Swadeshi Jagran Manch campaign against Chinese goods from July 5

Jhajjar: The Swadeshi Jagran Manch will launch a statewide campaign from Nuh on July 5  to motivate people to boycott Chinese goods. Two-wheeler rallies will be taken out in every district and public meetings organised during the campaign. Satish Kumar, national chief of the Swadeshi Rashtruta Suraksha Abhiyan, said the campaign aimed at apprising the people of the adverse effects of Chinese items on Indian manufacturing units. “The sale of items made in China is not only causing a trade deficit of $52 billion every year but also shrinking employment opportunities ,” he said. On May 11, the manch submitted copies of a memorandum to the Prime Minister through local authorities in 400 districts nationwide, demanding a ban on Chinese goods in India. Satish said China was making a huge profit by selling its items in India and using this money to cause problems for India in border areas . Vijay Vatsa, state convener of the manch, said after Nuh, the campaign would be held in Gurugram on July 6, Rewari(July 7), Hisar(July 10) and Karnal (July 11). A national conference would be organised in Delhi on October 29 against Chinese items, he added.

School for special children in Sonepat

SONEPAT:  Haryana Urban Local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain has called upon the people to help special children (deaf and dumb) become an integral part of society and contribute towards development of the country.  Addressing a meeting of  volunteers after inaugurating a newly constructed school— Koshish— for special children at Panchsheel Colony on Atlas road on Sunday, the minister said: “When we can take care of  our children and other relatives, we should also help special children make their lives meaningful not only for their own good but also for society in general,” she said.  The minister listed a number of programmes started by the government for special children.  

Jalandhar-based doctor’s novel released

Karnal: ‘Samandar and Safed Gulab’, a novel written by Dr Ajay Sharma, a Hindi novelist from Jalandhar, was on Sunday released at Karan Public School, Hansi road, by  famous litterateurs Prof. Madan Gulati, Acharya Mahavir Prasad Sharma, Dr. Ashok Bhatia, KK Malik, Neelam Sharma, among others . It is the 10th novel written by Dr Sharma, who believes literature is a way of life. “In most of my writings I have raised issues facing society. While my novel ‘Kagad Kalam Na Likhan Haar’ is based on yellow journalism,  ‘Kaal Katha’ focuses on the pain, anguish and agony of the 1984 Sikh riot victims, especially women,” he maintained. The latest novel ‘Samandar and Safed Gulab’ is based on film industry, he said.

Contributed by ravinder saini, BS Malik annd Parveen Arora