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June 26, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Congress in a fix
Hooda may be replaced Hooda joins issue with Bansi Lal No need to import sugar from Pak: Cong Temple needs divine intervention
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Rs 27.25 crore for municipalities HUDA to develop new sectors
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Congress
in a fix Faridabad, June 25 Certain political parties and leaders have criticised or started condemning the Punjab stance and statement, the issue may embarrass Congress party in Haryana which concluded a ‘Padayatra recently and took credit for taking up pending demands of farmers relating to power problem and power bills. Although Congress leadership and activists seem satisfied over the response to Dharna and Padyatra in support of agitating farmers but the statement of Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, who leads a Congress government seems to have now sent a kind of shock wave to the party leaders in Haryana rejoicing over results of Congress agitation and rally recently. The Punjab CM’s statement that his government would approach the Supreme Court for taking back the “surplus water” being consumed by Haryana for past many years and SYL canal could be used for the purpose created a difficult situation for Congress leaders in Haryana, who till now had been blaming Akali-BJP government in Punjab for delay in SYL canal’s construction and release of more water for Haryana commented a local ruling party leader. He said how the Congress party in Haryana could justify its stand and demand for SYL canal water? when their party’s government in Punjab had been adopting a hostile and un-cooperative attitude, he added. The Janata Dal (United) President of Haryana Unit, Mr Ved Prakash Vidrohi has also condemned the Punjab CM’s statement in this connection. He said it was Congress party government at the Centre led by late Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi who reached agreements on sharing of river waters between Haryana and Punjab and the Rajiv-Longowal accord of 1985 had clearly stated that Haryana ought to get its share of water through the SYL canal. He said the statement and stand of Punjab CM was different and it was a kind of “insult” to former Prime Ministers Mrs Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, Mr Vidrohi has asked the Haryana Congress party to take up the matter with party president Mrs Sonia Gandhi, so that the party stand remain clear and unanimous on such issues. When contacted the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee President, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that he was studying the statement of Capt Amarinder Singh and his party would keep fighting for Haryana’s share of water and completion of the SYL canal. He said a resolution had been adopted in the Haryana Assembly and the battle would continue till we get water, no matter who says what. The Congress party was in favour of implementing the “Rajiv-Longowal accord”, he added. |
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Hooda may be replaced New Delhi, June 25 AICC sources said lack of discipline in the party’s June 21 rally in Delhi, where former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal was hooted, had forced the high command to take steps that would result in burying fissures in the state party unit. The high command is apparently unhappy both with PCC chief Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Mr Bhajan Lal over the developments following the rally. Since the Delhi rally was a show of strength by the supporters of Mr Hooda, he is being blamed for the hooting. Mr Bhajan Lal had later reacted angrily to the hooting, questioning the rationale of the party holding a ‘kisan rally’ in Delhi. The sources said while the high command had made up its mind to replace Mr Hooda as PCC chief, Mr Bhajan Lal was unlikely to replace him. “Both leaders are not known to get along too well and the Delhi rally seems to have increased the chasm between the two. It would not be appropriate to replace one leader with the other,’’ a senior Congress leader said. Since the high command does not want to loose the support of
Jats, who seem to have gravitated towards the party following recent incidents of firing by the Chautala government, former PCC chief Birender Singh may emerge as a choice as PCC chief. Mr Hooda, who described the hooting as “unfortunate,’’ said he was trying to ascertain why the incident occurred. “I am trying to find out why only Mr Bhajan Lal was hooted at the big rally which lasted for over five hours and in which several Central and state leaders spoke,’’ Mr Hooda told The Tribune here. Reacting angrily to the hooting, Mr Bhajan Lal had said it had damaged the Congress in the state. Questioning the rationale of holding a rally in Delhi, the former Chief Minister said there was no need for a CBI inquiry into the killing of farmers.
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Hooda joins issue with Bansi Lal Chandigarh, June 25 In a statement issued here today Mr Hooda said in a democratic set- up it was the people who decided which party should come to power. It was always the leader of the majority party who headed the government. He said Mrs Gandhi was an accepted leader of the country. She had the capacity to keep secular forces united and could oppose the rise of communal forces successfully. Mr Hooda said Mr Bansi Lal should not forget that when his government got a lease of life with the support of Congress MLAs, he had expressed his thanks to Mrs Gandhi. Mr Hooda denied that the Congress had ever promised to give power and water free to farmers. |
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No need
to import sugar from Pak: Cong Yamunanagar, June 25 Mr Satpal Kaushik, Secretary, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC), while talking to newspersons here today alleged that crores of rupees due to the peasants had not been paid by almost private or cooperative sugar factories. Mr Kaushik said the Central Government’s import-export policy had adversely affected the industries and added that billion quintals of sugar was lying in the godowns of these factories. He said there was no need to import sugar from Pakistan when enough stock was available within the country. According to the Sugar Cane Act every sugar mill was bound to repay the money within 14 days of the supply of sugar cane. He demanded direct intervention of the Central Government to ensure the lifting of sugar so that the management of the sugar industry would be able to repay the dues. Mr Kaushik said there were 11 cooperative and three private sugar mills in Haryana. Meanwhile, Saraswati Sugar Mill had decided to disburse the balance payments by July, 1. |
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Temple
needs divine intervention
Pinjore, June 25 The temple, which had been excavated by the State Archaeological Department in 1974, was built between the 9th century and 12th century. Today, wild grass and algae have engulfed most of the stone excavations of the temple. This has provided a perfect feeding place for stray cattle. The stench emanating from the area, mainly because of the cattle owned by the watchman of the temple, is also unbearable. If Muslim rulers between the 13th and 17th century were responsible for the razing down of this temple (as is evident from historical documentation), there seems to be total apathy on part of the state government in trying to save the ruins. The column of stones, which were supposedly part of this temple’s outer wall, lie scattered around the excavated ‘padsthana’ of the temple. These stones, which formed the outer wall of the temple, have beautiful stone carvings reminiscent of Gandharwa architecture. In fact, the architecture found on the stone excavations is quite similar to Khajuraho temple in Madhya Pradesh and Konark temple in Orissa , bearing carvings of various gods and goddesses, apsaras, etc. Parts of ‘kalash’ of the temple, which was also recovered after the excavations, has also been hastily set up on one side of the site. Though a large number of the statues of Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu , Lord Surya and Asht Digbal in their various manifestations, which have been picked up and stored in the site museum, a few yards away. Around 100 broken statues still lie in the open, braving the vagaries of nature and human indifference. Though senior officials in the state Department of Archaeology and Museums, on condition of anonymity, inform that they have received funds from the Central government for the expansion and restoration of this temple, it could probably be years before the temple could retain its lost glory.
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Rs 27.25 crore for municipalities Chandigarh, June 25 While giving this information, a spokesman for the department said here yesterday that last year’s budget was Rs 24.25 crore. He said under the environmental improvement of urban slums scheme, Rs 150 lakh had been approved, which would benefit 18,750 persons. For the centrally-sponsored integrated development of small
and medium towns scheme, Rs 150 lakh had been approved. This scheme aims to check pressure of increasing population on bigger cities by developing small and medium towns. |
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HUDA to develop new sectors Chandigarh, June 25 While stating this here today, a spokesman of HUDA said that Sectors 7 and 8 would be developed at Panipat, Sectors 1 and 4 at Hisar, Sector 52 at Gurgaon, Sector 1 (part 2) at Narnaul, Mansa Devi Complex Sector 6, Sector 21 (part 3), Panchkula and Sector 62 at Faridabad. He said HUDA sold 17,337 residential plots during the last financial year. |
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Polling
venue for Haryana MLAs Chandigarh, June 25 While stating this here today, the Secretary, of the Vidhan Sabha, who is also the Assistant Returning Officer for the election, said that any MLA, specially permitted by the commission, could cast his or her vote in room number 63, Parliament House, Delhi. |
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Two held in forgery case Yamunanagar, June 25
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Three drowned Yamunanagar, June 25
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S.P. Thakur Chandigarh, June 25 |
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