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Anti-incumbency to
benefit SAD-BJP: Jaitely Jalandhar, January 28 Mr Jaitely claimed that the anti-incumbency factor against the Congress would benefit the SAD-BJP combine. He said this elections were reversal of those in 2002. During the previous elections, the SAD-BJP was facing anti-incumbency to some extent, later SGPC chief G.S. Tohra had fielded his candidates and the Congress was in alliance with Left parties. “On the contrary, now anti-incumbency is against the Congress and it is contesting elections on its own,” he said, adding this would benefit the SAD-BJP combine and it would form its government in Punjab. Criticising the behaviour of the Chief Minister’s media adviser, Mr B.I.S. Chahal, against a journalist at a press conference in
Ludhiana on January 26, he said this indicated that how autocratic Capt Amarinder Singh was. He did not only show disrespect to the opposition leaders but he was also inaccessible to his own party leaders. Mr Jaitely hoped that most of 11 office-bearers of the Hoshiarpur unit of the BJP, who had resigned after the allocation of ticket to Mr Tikshan Sood, would start campaigning in favour of the party candidate from the next day. He said former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani would tour Punjab for electioneering. All the three candidates of the BJP from different seats of the city - Mr Manoranjan Kalia, Mr Chunni Lal Bhagat, Mr K.D. Bhandari - the BJP city chief, Mr S.D. Chugh, and the SAD city chief, Mr Charanjit Singh Channi, were present on the occasion. |
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Tension over house construction Phagwara, January 28 The government allotted 80 plots to Dalits for constructing houses in the village in 1974. In 1994, when the Dalits started the construction, members of the other community “razed” their houses. The Dalits again started the construction this morning. Some Ambedkar Sena activists threatened the administration that atrocities on Dalits would not be tolerated and the administration would be held responsible for any acts of violence between the communities. However, the Phagwara SDM, Mr Balwinder Singh Dhaliwa, summoned members of both the communities on January 31 to sort the issue. Three hospitalised
A group of nearly six youths allegedly attacked Jatinder Walia, Gurjinder Singh and Raja with swords. They were admitted to the Civil Hospital. The police has registered a case. |
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Manifesto within three days: BJP Batala, January 28 He criticised the government on various issues, including rising prices, especially of food items, and ignoring the industry. He said the SAD and the BJP would bring out their separate manifestos in the next three days and after winning the elections the government would be run on a common minimum programme. He said the presence of Ms Uma Bharti would have no effect on the election result. Mr Jaitley was accompanied, among others, by Mr Navjot Singh Sidhu, the BJP candidate for Amritsar Lok Sabha seat; Mr Jai Kishan Sharma, a member of the national BJP council; and Mr Jagdish Sawhney, the BJP candidate from the Batala Assembly constituency. |
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Independent to support Kalia Jalandhar, January 28 This was announced by the SAD city president, Mr Charanjit Singh Channi, at the press conference of the BJP general secretary, Mr Arun Jaitely, here today.
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Foetus found Jalandhar, January 28 The foetus, seemingly of a girl, was reduced into skeleton, said the SHO of Division No. 5, Mr Balwinder Iqbal Singh Kahlon. He said the foetus had apparently been buried in the plot a few days ago and was pulled out by stray animals.
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Poll observer changed Kapurthala, January 28 The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Raminder Singh, said Mr Barua was not well. Mr R.K. Meena has been appointed as poll observer his place. |
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The BJP General Secretary and
in-charge of the Punjab BJP affairs, Mr Arun Jaitely, talked much
about the arithmetic of the Assembly elections instead of his party
programmes and issues at his press conference here today.
