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Thursday,
January 10, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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BKU holds
rally over pending power bills Officials
deaf to phone complaints HUDA plots
sold to encroachers for a song Chautala
govt charged with discrimination Congress
plans anti-govt stir |
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Herb
Dhaliwal calls on CM No obvious injury marks on Abrol’s body Police
drawing up ‘citizens’ charter’
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BKU holds rally over pending power bills Jind, January 9 Mr Ghasi Ram Nain, State president of the BKU, presided over the rally. Mr Pishora Singh, State president of the BKU, Punjab, Mr Harkesh Malik, State vice-president of the BKU Haryana, Mr Ramphal Kandela, State General Secretary of the BKU Haryana, besides Mr Dharambir, district President of the BKU, Rohtak, Mr Vijender Singh, district president of Hisar, Mr Hundan Ram, district President of Kaithal, Mr Kura Ram, district President of the BKU, Kurukshetra, district President of Yamuna Nagar, Mr Sadhu Ram and some senior functionaries of the BKU also participated in the rally. Electricity bills of farmers was main issue at the rally. Addressing the rally, Mr Ghasi Ram Nain alleged that the government was coercing farmers to pay pending electricity bills. He said farmers were not in a position to pay the pending bills. He said the government should waive these and in future power should be billed at the tariff prevailing in 1992. He said that farmers were not getting remunerative prices of produce and had to sell it at a price lower than the support price fixed by the government. Mr Ramphal Kandela, General Secretary of BKU, Haryana, said that the recent announcement of the Haryana Chief Minister waiving surcharge and interest on the pending electricity bills of the farmers was not acceptable to the BKU. He wanted the government to decide the issue through a dialogue with farmers’ representatives. He said the BKU had set up a five-member committee for holding talks with the government on all issues of farmers. He said the government should invite the committee for resolving farmers’ issues. To prevent any clash between the police and the agitating farmers the district administration did not deploy the police in Kandela village. Roadways buses on the Jind-Kaithal road via Kandela village were also cancelled. The buses were plied via other routes. The private vehicles plied on the kandela road. |
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Officials
deaf to phone complaints Panipat, January 9 The General Manager and Deputy General Manager at a press conference held on October 5 had assured the public that their grievances would be attended to on priority basis. But so far nothing has changed for them. At a press conference on January 7 also the department highlighted their achievements but were the least concerned about the complaints in the district particularly in Samalkha and Panipat where 1000 to 3000 lines are out of order at present. Village subscribers are running from pillar to post to get their phone working but the department seems to be apathetic to their complaints. A doctor of Bandh village (telephone No 579633) is paying his telephone bills even though his phone is out of order for the past four months. The latest received bill showed 247 calls made. Similarly resentment prevails among consumers of Aher, Rer-Kalan, Israna, Buana Lakhu, Kaith, Karad, Puthar villages. In the town, majority of STD/PCO owners have manipulated their computerised machines and local services at 95, 96, 98 provided on all BSNL lines have been allegedly stopped purposely to force people to dial STD codes to get their respective numbers in Sonipat, Karnal or more than 150 km. Even prominent places like bus stands and the railway stations are not spared by these STD/PCO owners. Complaints lodged with the department have yielded no results as no action has been taken against erring STD/PCO owners at the railway station. The District Telegraph Office has also allegedly tampered with telephone line “638001” on which only local calls can be made and all facilities of code 95 has been barred. Surprisingly no action has been taken against erring officials even after repeated
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HUDA plots sold to encroachers for a song Sirsa, January 9 Mohan lal, an employee was suspended on the complaint of Chief Vigilance Officer in the matter. The district administration sealed the local HUDA office. The seal of this office was opened in the presence of Administrator HUDA, Hisar Mrs Deepti Umashankar. When contacted she admitted that the authorities had received complaints regarding anomalies in the working of local HUDA office. But added that she would be able to say something when her staff from Hisar checked the record in two/three days. Initial inquiry initiated the by district administration on the complaints of encroachment of HUDA land adjacent to SCF 22 CC-I had revealed that certain persons constructed a shops on the land meant for construction of public toilets. Sources revealed that the inquiry officer was not satisfied with the document of title and possession shown by the encroachers on the land. Orders of the inquiry officer asking to stop construction forthwith fell flat on the ears of the encroachers and they rather hurriedly completed the construction thereon. Market value of this plot is said to be Rs 40 lakh. Another plot in the local C-Block bearing number 105-B has also been sold at cheaper price although valued at rupees several lakhs. Similarly sale deeds of various plots in the C & D Block and industrial area-3 were executed and registered. According to the sources the deal has been finalised in a manner which creates suspicions regarding the sale. As certain persons involved in the deal are close to the powers, that be, outcome of this inquiry is awaited with eagerness.
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Chautala
govt charged with discrimination Chandigarh, January 9 Talking to newsmen here today Mr Nirmal Singh said while the people of this area supported Mr Chautala in the elections, they were being discriminated against in matters like admissions to professional courses and recruitment in government service. He said to highlight the grievances of the people of the area a big rally would be organised at Kurukshetra this month under the banner of the Kisan Khet Mazdoor Congress. Mr Nirmal Singh said he had requested the AICC President, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, to address the rally, which would be known as the “Hisaab Lagao Rally”, in which various speakers would highlight the failure of the non-Congress parties in providing even a stable government not to speak of good governance. Mr Nirmal Singh alleged that the Chautala government was registering false cases against the “emerging leadership” of other political parties so that there were no obstacles in the path of the Chief Minister’s sons in taking over political power in the state. |
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Congress
plans anti-govt stir Faridabad, January 9 Speaking at an “aakrosh” rally of the district unit of the Congress Youth wing here today, Mr Surjewala described the INLD government as a failure. He said Mr Om Prakash Chautala Chief Minister, had promised to provide at least 70,000 jobs a year to youths before the last elections, he added. He said funds from Haryana were being laundered in UP with a view to getting a foothold there. |
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Herb Dhaliwal calls on CM Chandigarh, January 9 Mr Dhaliwal appreciated the accelerated pace of development in the state and also the manner in which trade barriers and octroi had been abolished. Mr Sutherland appreciated the steps taken by the Haryana Government in attracting investment to the state. The Governor of
Mizoram, Mr A.R. Kohli, who was also the guest at the breakfast meeting, described the 21st century as an era of interdependence. |
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No obvious injury marks on Abrol’s body Ambala, January 9 Sources said the preliminary report suggested that there were no obvious injury marks. The viscera was sent to Karnal for testing. The police was not ruling out the possibility of the assailants being aware of the fact that the victim was alone at home at the time of the incident. Sudesh Abrol, wife of Dr M.L. Abrol, who practised at Topekhana, Ambala Cantt, was murdered by unidentified assailants and her body was dumped in a bed box in the drawing room. The 48-year-old victim was last seen by neighbours at about 5.15 p.m. When her son Rinku arrived home last evening, he found household goods scattered all over the place. When they were unable to locate Sudesh Abrol outside, they searched inside the house. It was then they opened the bed box and found the body. |
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Police drawing up
‘citizens’ charter’ Chandigarh, January 9 While stating this here today, Mr M S Malik, DGP, said that the charter would include the phone numbers of senior officers to be contacted in case of emergency. He said the charter would also provide information regarding the services being rendered by the police and how to benefit from these and the time frame for the completion of investigations. The rights of persons arrested by the police would also find a place in the charter, he said. |
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