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It’s time for parties to open their cards
BJP leaders happy with turnout at Jalandhar rally
Robbers target petrol pump again, decamp with
Rs 11,000
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Honour Killing
DPS inaugurated in Gurdaspur
Former sarpanch booked for fraud
127 cases settled during lok adalats
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It’s time for parties to open their cards
Jalandhar, December 25 Till date, the names of just two Akali candidates out of six seats have been officially announced - in Shahkot and Nakodar. Rest all political parties are yet to open their cards.
It is Wadala junior vs Samra at
Nakodar: It is for his son Gurpartap Singh Wadala that the octogenarian SGPC member and former MLA Kuldip Singh Wadala has got ticket from Nakodar. Kuldip S. Wadala had himself unsuccessfully fought the seat against the sitting Congress MLA Amarjit Singh Samra in the last Assembly polls. Forty-eight year old Gurpartap is his third of the four sons. The Wadalas have already been preparing for a rally in their native Sarin village tomorrow which is to be addressed by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The candidature of the only Congress sitting MLA and former minister Amarjit Singh Samra is also almost undisputed.
Most likely Bhandari vs Henry at Jalandhar North: In Jalandhar North, the last year contestants are likely to pitch in from the same poll battlefield. A BJP seat, sitting MLA and Chief Parliamentary Secretary KD Bhandari is likely to re-contest from here. Bhandari has been banking on being able to get three flyovers constructed in his tenure. Former Congress minister Avtar Henry too has been gearing up to trounce his rival this time.
Most unclear position at Jalandhar
Cantt: The most Dissidence within Congress has been open ever since especially with former Congress minister Gurkanwal Kaur showing stiff opposition to Brar’s candidature. While it yet is not certain as to who would get the Congress ticket, the PPP is also now on a lookout for its fresh candidate. Manpreet has announced to hold a rally in the constituency on January 2 but things would perhaps be clear prior to that. Phagwara sugarmill owner Jarnail Singh Wahid is perhaps the most likely candidate for the SAD ticket.
Situation vague in Adampur (SC) too: As the sitting Akali MLA Sarabjit Makkar shifted to Kapurthala with the constituency getting declared reserved, it is Pawan Tinu who emerged as the front runner for the party. Now with dissidence from within the Akalis, the name of Gian Chand is being propagated by the leaders of the Sant Samaj. For the Congress, the newly-elected Punjab Youth Congress chief and son of former minister Ch Santokh Singh Vikramjit Chaudhary is the front runner. The name of dalit leader Satnam Singh Kainth is also doing rounds.
Change also likely in Phillaur (SC): There are talks of former Deputy Speaker Parliament Charanjit Singh Atwal returning to his seat. There are plans to field the sitting Akali MLA Sarwan Singh Phillaur from the reserved Banga seat instead of Phillaur so as to displace Ch Mohan Lal from there. Former MP Ch Santokh Singh is trying for a ticket of the Congress from Phillaur. Happiness factor
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BJP leaders happy with turnout at Jalandhar rally
Gurdaspur, December 25 In Gurdaspur, at a meeting held at Geeta Bhawan road a week ago, Ashwani Sharma asked each of the ten BJP Municipal Councillors to bring two buses full of supporters. Sources said the BJP leadership was impressed by the number of supporters brought by BD Dhupper, a front runner for the ticket from Dinanagar, which at present is being represented by BJP legislator Sita Ram Kashyap. Observers said while the sitting MLA managed to bring in half-a-dozen bus loads of workers; Dhupper, a former Deputy Director with the Punjab Industries Department, managed to bring in nearly 35 buses full of supporters. Dhupper has earlier claimed to have the blessings of the BJP high command to get the party ticket ahead of Sita Ram Kashyap. The Gurdaspur District BJP President, Rakesh Jyoti, said nearly 110 buses were ferried to the rally from Gurdaspur, Dhariwal and Dera Baba Nanak Vidhan Sabha segments. Sources said Jagdeesh Sahni, Batala BJP MLA, and a leading bus transporter of the area, managed to bring in 57 buses that is said to have put the party leadership “in a happy frame of mind.” Batala BJP President Vivek Modgil, who was on a fast-unto-death against the SAD’s decision to take the Batala Assembly seat out of the BJP fold, ferried his supporters in nearly 30 buses. Counting buses
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Robbers target petrol pump again, decamp with
Rs 11,000
Phagwara, December 25 Employees at the petrol pump said the entire robbery was captured on the CCTV cameras and the video clips were handed over to the police. The filling station owner, Dilabar Singh, lodged a complaint with the police soon after the incident. He said the robbers also fired in the air to create panic before leaving the station. The petrol pump manager, Sarabjit Singh, said he tried to contact the police over the phone but no one received his call. He ultimately informed the PCR team, who rushed to the site. However, the robbers sped away after firing upon the PCR team. Nobody was hurt in the firing, said Sarabjit Singh. Despite police alert, no arrest could be made so for. Such incidents are on rise as only a few days back armed robbers looted seven petrol pumps at Paragpur, Phagwara, Chiherru, Chachoki, Ladhuwal, and Sahnewal. Police has failed to nab the miscreants. On the other hand, a shop of electrical goods was reportedly bugled on Phagwara-Khotrra road last night. The burglars entered the shop and took away valuables worth lakhs of rupees. |
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Honour Killing
Tarn Taran, December 25 The deceased girl, Kawaljit Kaur (then 18), was said to have a relationship with Gurjinder Singh of the same village. Both wanted to get married but Sajjan was against it. Sajjan was accused to have killed his daughter on February 1, 2010. Shinder Kaur, a resident of Mohammad Ali Khan village, Kapurthala, in her written complaint to the police said she heard Kawaljit’s cry as her father beat her on that day. She gave the complaint a year back to the police. The police said the three SP ranked officers were investigating the matter during this period. Shinder Kaur approached the higher police authorities who ordered to register the case. The police said SP (Traffic) Ranbir Singh has been assigned to investigate the matter. |
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DPS inaugurated in Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur, December 25 This is the fourth franchise allotted to Punjab by the Delhi Public School Society
(DPSS), New Delhi. DPS has already opened its branches in Amritsar,
Rajpura, Ludhiana and Bathinda and this is the fifth branch in the entire state. Speaking on the occasion, Principal Surjeet Singh Goel said teachers recruited by the school will undergo a training programme at the DPSS Human Resource Centre at
Dwarka, New Delhi, before they start teaching in the school. For the time being, the school will have classes from pre-nursery to VIIth standard after which it will be upgraded to XIIth standard. “The school was the need of the hour as good schools are less in this district. The institution will keep up to the challenges of moulding a new generation of students into well integrated personalities,” said Renu
Kaushal, Pro-Chairperson of the institute. |
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Former sarpanch booked for fraud
Tarn
Taran, December 25 According to the information collected by this
correspondent here today, the Social Security Department of Punjab, issued a cheque of Rs 15,000 dated September 20, 2010 under Shagun Scheme to Jaimal Singh for the marriage of his daughter. The accused withdrew the said amount from the bank by submitting forged identification, said police.
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127 cases settled during lok adalats
Hoshiarpur, December 25 Claims of Rs 42,87,905 were settled in these cases. District and Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur, said ten benches were set up in Hoshiarpur, two each in Mukerian and Dasuya and one in Garhshankar in the Lok Adalats. As many as 45,752 cases were settled in 162 Lok Adalats in Hoshiarpur district. Free legal aid to 3,161 persons had been given in the district and 249 legal aid camps had been organised to create awareness among the people. |
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Cong yet to open its cards in
Shahkot: After the old Lohian constituency was dropped, Revenue Minister Ajit Singh Kohar is set to fight from Shahkot for the Akalis. His name has been officially announced by the party two days back. Congress is yet to open its cards even as the names of Brij Bhupinder Lally and CD Kamboj have been doing rounds.
unclear picture of the political parties is at Jalandhar cantonment. The constituency has been without an MLA for the past more than a year after Akali MLA Jagbir Brar had quit party to join Manpreet Badal’s PPP. The area residents received a jolt again a few days back after Brar again defected towards Congress in the presence of Capt Amarinder Singh. 
Kalia frontrunner from Jalandhar Central:
Again a BJP seat, former Minister and sitting MLA Manoranjan Kalia seems to be the frontrunner from this seat. Mayor Rakesh Rathour had also staked his claim from this seat as well as Jalandhar North. The situation in the Congress camp is the most unclear. While earlier the name of hotelier Gautam Kapoor had been doing the rounds from the Congress side, now it is businessman Sheetal Vij who has emerged as the front-runner. Former MLA Raj Kumar Gupta, councillors Rajinder Beri and Jagdish Raja have also claimed tickets.
MP’s wife trying from Jalandhar West:
Congress MP from Jalandhar Mohinder Singh Kaypee is trying to field his wife Suman Kaypee from his family’s old turf. It was his slain father Darshan Singh Kaypee and then MS Kaypee himself who have been contesting from this seat. MS Kaypee lost in last tenure against BJP’s Bhagat Chunni Lal and then successfully contested Parliamentary polls. Instead of Deputy Speaker Bhagat Chunni Lal, it was his son Mahinder Bhagat who was more actively seen in political circles. Bhagats are facing contest from Vijay Sampla and Bhagat Manohar Lal from within the party.
Akalis may change ticket from Kartarpur (SC):
Akalis perhaps are thinking of changing the ticket of their sitting MLA and CPM Avinash Chander. The name of sitting MLA of Koom Kalan, Inderiqbal Singh Atwal, is also being discussed as an option. Former Local Bodies Minister Ch Jagjit Singh may again be given ticket from the Congress.
Even as political leaders claim that the Election Commission had given them the shortest time to prepare for the polls (just 35 days instead of 45 in the normal course), they are happy about the same. “Less time would mean less expenditure. Sometimes when more time is given, the enthusiasm comes down among voters after a climax”, said Congress councillor Jagdish Raja, who too is in fray for ticket. Less time also means that the parties would have to announce tickets in just five to six days, the leaders say.