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Ban shows govt bias, say
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Be vigilant against ‘jehadis’: RSS leader SC upholds discretionary
plot allotments WTO not to affect
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BJP Yuva Morcha all set for meet Notice to UP over custodial
death CBI unearths arms licence racket
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Ban shows govt bias, say
experts New Delhi, September 29 Senior police officers said the efforts were also being made to trace some other activists of SIMI who were reported to have gone underground after the ban was imposed on Thursday night. To condemn the ban on SIMI, the Institute of Objective Studies (IOS) organised a symposium “World after September 11”. All speakers at the symposium criticised the government for banning SIMI. The Chairman of the IOS, Dr Manzoor Alam said the ban imposed on SIMI reflected biased attitude of the government which claimed to be secular. While addressing the symposium, he said this move of the government was aimed at polarising the voters in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. “We would like the Centre and state governments to rise above the considerations of the elections in UP and act in the national interest”, he said. Prof V.K. Tripathi of the IIT, Delhi, said such kind of acts by the government created communal disharmony in the country. The enlightened people should try to prevail to ensure peaceful atmosphere in their localities. A resolution passed at the symposium said, “We consider the recent Central Government decision to ban SIMI as politically motivated at a time when Islamophobia seems to be unleashed at different levels in different parts of the world, particularly the USA, Europe and Australia, and demand from the government to immediately lift the ban to take the entire Muslim community into confidence at this critical phase.” |
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Mulayam Singh scoffs at ‘saffron jackals’ Mangalore (Uttaranchal), September 29 He asked the Union Government to ban the RSS, the Shiv Sena, the VHP, the Bajrang Dal and all other such organisations which were also a threat to the national integration and unity. Working at the behest of these organisations the BJP is having an agenda of widening the gap between Hindus and Muslims, he alleged. The “open agenda” of the BJP to suppress the Muslims is not in the interest of the nation. Muslims have played a great role in the independence movement of the country, he added. Lashing out at Home Minister L.K. Advani, for his “cowardice” to shift his residence on the suggestion of the intelligence agencies, he criticised the Union Government for imposing ban on SIMI. “A person who is the in charge of the security of the whole nation is feeling insecure. This is very shameful”, he said. The BJP is all out to defame the nation in the international community. He called upon the people of the country to fight against terrorism but not by playing in the hands of USA. Where was the USA at the time of the Bombay blasts or during the time of the attacks on innocent people in Kashmir and Punjab he asked. It is foolish on part of the government to blindly extend support in fight against the Taliban or Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. Situation should have been analysed before taking such an important step. The nation is not facing danger from our Muslim brotherhood but from the saffron jackals who are selling the “self-respect” of every citizen of the nation to the USA, he alleged. He claimed that the Samajwadi Party would rout the BJP and its allies from power in the coming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. No party will be in a position to form the government in the state without the support of the Samajwadi Party. He announced that they did not accept Hardwar and Udham Singh Nagar as parts of Uttaranchal. He attacked the Nityanand Swami-led BJP government in the state for committing police atrocities on innocent teachers and farmers. The farmers of Hardwar and Udham Singh Nagar are demanding exclusion of their districts from Uttaranchal, while the teachers are demanding implementation of the fifth pay commission recommendations, he said. |
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Be vigilant against ‘jehadis’: RSS leader New Delhi, September 29 “From the September 11 terror attacks on the USA, the entire world came to know how far terrorism can go against humanity. All communities should work together to root out terrorism”, Mr Madan Das said in an interview to the RSS mouthpiece, “Panchajanya”. Stating that for the past several years Pakistan had been indulging in the cross-border terrorism against India by claiming Kashmir as a disputed territory, the senior RSS leader said, “India should be vigilant against those elements, who have made a call for ‘jehad’ and those who are spreading terrorism in the name of religion and inciting communal tension”. “Such (anti-national) elements are present in the country and are being prompted from across the border,” he said emphasising that the fight against terrorism was not only a duty of the government, but also of the common people. |
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SC upholds discretionary
plot allotments IN a significant judgement, the Supreme Court, yesterday, upheld the orders of allotment of discretionary quota plots made before April 23, 1996, by two successive Haryana Chief Ministers, Mr Om Prakash Chautala and Mr Bhajan Lal. Revoking the earlier judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High court which had quashed allotment of plots barring in a few categories, the Supreme court provided that the allotment could be cancelled if these were “not made in conformity with the decision in the case S.R. Das vs State of Haryana”. In this judgement the court held that no allottee or his dependent should have two plots in the same urban estate and that two plots under the discretionary quota could not be allotted. Yesterday’s order issued by Mr Justice S. Rajendra Babu, Mr Justice Duraiswamy Raju and Mr Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, said the declaration made by them would have a general application irrespective of the fact that allottees were parties in the proceeding or not. However, the court upheld the judgement made by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the case ‘Anil Sabharwal vs State of Haryana and Others’, declaring it would be effective from April 24, 1996. This implies that all plots allotted after April 23, 1996 have to fall within specified categories or they stand cancelled. These categories shall include bona fide purchasers who had begun construction before issuance of a notice by the court, all two and four marla plots and those members of armed forces, police personnel who fought against terrorism especially in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir as also civilians affected by terrorist activities. The Bench observed that ``it would be appropriate to fix the date from which the judgement of the High Court would become effective. If this course is adopted, various anomalies pointed out in respect of different parties referred to above and other instances to which we have not adverted to will be ironed out and the creases smoothened so that discrimination is avoided.’’ It may be recalled that appeals against the Punjab and Haryana High order of March 21, 1997, were filed in the Supreme Court. Earlier, the High Court, in its order, had stated that the government could make reservations to allot plots. |
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WTO not to affect
food security: Ajit New Delhi, September 29 Addressing a seminar on “WTO and sustainable development” here, the minister said India did not gave any direct export subsidy and the exemption of export profit from income tax and subsidies on cost of freight on export shipment of products like vegetables, fruits and horticultural products were compatible with the WTO norms. “Our food security programmes are not affected because expenditure on these are not subject to any reduction commitment” he said adding that the same was the case with the financial assistance to small and marginal farmers and public distribution system. Speaking on the sustainable development, the minister said the concept had been used in the context of the country’s growing needs and resultant pressure on utilisation of natural resources for production of food, fuel and
fibre. He said over-exploitation of natural resources had led to all sorts of problems and these and other environmental problems had raised questions about sustainability of development in the long run. Mr Ajit Singh said several problems had arisen in the implementation of the WTO agreements and the concern of developing countries had not been given due attention on account of the status quo approach of the developed countries. |
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BJP Yuva Morcha all set for meet Agra, September 29 The party’s preference for this tourists’ paradise came to the fore during the Vajpayee-Musharraf summit in mid-July. It is not a coincidence that the RSS had chosen Shastripuram (venue of the delegation, 7 km from Taj
Mahal) for its convention last October. Party observers here say that the presence of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, Home Minister L.K Advani, Union Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi, Minister for Information Technology Pramod Mahajan, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sushma Swaraj among other stalwarts would serve to motivate otherwise disillusioned party workers. While Mr Advani will address the delegates on the opening day, the Prime Minister’s speech has been reserved for the concluding session on October 14. Sources in the BJP here said of the 135 Assembly seats in western Uttar Pradesh, the BJP had 68 seats. Of the five Assembly segments in Agra, the BJP was represented in three seats, namely Agra (east), Agra (west) and Agra (cantonment). The other two seats in Agra (outer area) were represented by a BSP candidate and an Independent candidate. Asked why the BJP was focussing on Agra, the national President of the BJP Yuva Morcha, Mr Shiv Raj Chauhan said, “Election is one reason but not the only reason for opting for Agra for this convention. The morcha only had one reason for making Agra its final choice for the convention. The kind of space we wanted was readily available here and this made arrangements less complex. We are expecting over 50,000 delegates from all over the country, including senior BJP leaders and former morcha presidents like Mr Kalraj Mishra, Mr Rajnath Singh, Ms Uma Bharti and Mr Pramod Mahajan. We had even considered Sarnath in Benaras but the space available did not meet our requirements.” Party sources said the convention would cost the party over Rs 2 crore. The cost of pitching the tents alone was estimated to be about Rs 50 lakh. Spelling out the agenda for the convention, Mr Chauhan said the morcha would focus on fight against terrorism, discuss the draft of the National Youth Policy to give a new direction to youth politics and urge the Prime Minister to set up a national youth commission. |
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Notice to UP over custodial
death New Delhi, September 29 The commission got a complaint from a UP-based non-government organisation (NGO) that Ram Kishore, of Ghaziabad died in police custody on July 23, 1993, due to physical violence and torture. The NGO alleged that the police had tried to hush up the case by several means, including procuring false medical reports, destroying evidence of torture, changing the name of the victim to Raj Kishore. The commission sought a report from the Chief Secretary of the state. After detailed correspondence and reminders, the state government informed the commission that the case had been entrusted to the CID. The DGP, UP, sent a report spelling out the findings of the investigation conducted by CID. The report stated that Ram Kishore died of heart problem. The report further said that two police officers and Ram Kishore’s employer had been found guilty. It
recommended departmental action against the ASO and SI of the area, the Medical Officer and the SP (Rural), Ghaziabad, and SDM, Modi Nagar. |
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CBI unearths arms licence racket New Delhi. September 29 Some state government officials posted in the offices of ADM, Jammu, SDM, Gurgaon and SDM, Faridabad, have also been booked under various sections of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act. |
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