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uttarakhand civic polls
Rift among UKD leaders ends as Upadhyaya withdraws name
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Haridwar Round-up
Candidates told to seek permission before holding rally
Multi-cornered contests in Kumaon for top posts
Four withdraw names for Mayor's seat
BJP leaders appointed election in charge
Hans Karuna Hospital dedicated to people of Garhwal region
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uttarakhand civic polls
Dehradun, April 15 Manorama told mediapersons that she had filed her nominations as an alternative in case the Congress candidate, Suryakant Dhasmana, withdraws his papers for any reason. She called herself a disciplined and committed Congress worker. “I am not at all sad for not being given the ticket for the Mayor’s post. Only one out of many hopefuls could get the ticket and hence there is nothing to be sad about.” Asked whether she would help the Congress candidate, she said it was up to the latter to seek her assistance. Rawat said Manorama had filed her nomination as an alternative in case Dhasmana withdraws his name. Since Dhasmana is contesting the poll, Manorama withdrew
her nomination. He said, “Manorama Sharma withdrew her nomination in good spirit. There is no acrimony between her and Dhasmana.” Asked about the reason for not taking up Manorama in the committee constituted for the election, Rawat said, “Manorama could not be included in the election coordination committee as she had already filed her nomination when it was constituted. But the party will certainly benefit from her vast experience. Since she has significant clout in the Pauri and Tehri belts, we will use her influence there.” The Agriculture Minister also indicated that she would be amply compensated for withdrawing her nomination. “The party will certainly honour her contribution by bestowing upon her a dignified position.” He, however, did not clarify about
the ‘position’. Three more candidates for the Mayor’s post withdrew their nominations. They are Anil Sharma and Vishal Dobhal of the Congress, who had filed their nominations as an Independent candidates, and Jay Prakash of the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal.
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Rift among UKD leaders ends as Upadhyaya withdraws name
Dehradun, April 15 However, resentment against the party president has intensified with the move. Now the party leaders have begun demanding his resignation. Upadhyaya switched off his phone after the withdrawal but party spokesman Shiliash Guleri clarified that since the party president backed candidate of Uttarakhand Jan Manch Manmohan Lakera, legally he would be considered the party's candidate for mayoral post. In case Upadhyaya insisted then he would have to fight as an Independent. Since he is a committed worker of the party, there is no question for him to fight as an Independent. Hence he withdrew his name. Guleri said Upadhyaya took the decision in the interest of the party and at the behest of those who were fighting for the position of councillors. He said now they would campaign for the victory of these candidates vigorously. He could not contain his bitterness for the party president Trivender Singh Panwar and said: ''We no longer consider Panwar as our party president. We waited for Panwar to reach office and clear the muddle in the day today but he did not show up. It shows he was at fault and wanted to
avoid interaction with party people. In the morning today when Upadhyaya was available, he had said:'' Panwar seemed angry with me over my questioning him for his arbitrary decision to withdraw support to the state government. He not only got upset but made me write an apology letter, which I wrote. Despite that, he is nursing ill will against me.'' He said he and others would respect Panwar as long as he reciprocated in equal measure. Senior leader Latafat Hussain said:''Panwar has become lonely now. There is no one to support him from within the party. His ouster from the party is imminent. We will no longer allow him entry into the party office.'' Trivender Singh Panwar, who had been avoiding the media, responded to the phone call today
by saying:'' Earlier it was the state government led by BJP which tried to split apart the UKD. Now Congress is instigating my party members against me after I withdrew support to the government. Those who are against me are actually Congress supporters.'' Justifying his stand on the nomination imbroglio, he said he never declared the name of Upadhyaya for mayoral post. Upadhyaya's name was one among three who were on the panel. On the matter where other party leaders had banned his entry into the party office, he said:'' Party office is not the property of anybody. Being the party president, I can go there any time. No one can stop me.''
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Cong leaders, MLAs appeal to public
to ensure party's victory in civic poll
Dehradun, April 15 The occasion was opening of an election office of the party at Race Course where observer of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Maj Ved Parkash (Retd) and Uttarakhand Planning and Sports Minister Dinesh Aggarwal, who is also legislator from Dharampur Assembly segment of the city and Raj Kumar, Congress legislator from Rajpur Assembly segment, were present. Also present was Umesh Sharma, Congress legislator from Raipur Assembly segment of the city, and Ashok Verma, Leader of Opposition in the Dehradun Municipal
Corporation. Speaking on the occasion, Uttarakhand Minister Dinesh Aggarwal said that Surya Kant Dhasmana is a leader who had been fighting for the peoples’ cause for the past two decades in the city. He appealed to citizens of the Dehradun to overwhelmingly vote for him and elect him as the next Mayor of the city. Raj Kumar, Congress legislator, said that the previous Dehradun Municipal Corporation run by BJP did nothing for the city. He said that the anger of the citizens of the city against BJP would be reflected in the results of the civic polls. Ashok Verma refuted the allegations of his rebellion against the party and said that all Congressmen would unitedly ensure the victory of the party in the coming polls. Surya Kant Dhasmana, addressing the gathering, said that the previous BJP Mayor and the four-year stint of BJP state government failed to do anything to improve the civic amenities in the city, which was known for its natural beauty and education. He said that in the coming elections Congress would win by a thumping majority and he promised to change the face of the city. He said that the problems of traffic, transportation, parking, hygiene and waste disposal would be tackled on priority basis. A large number of Congress workers were present
on the occasion.
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Cong mayoral nominee claims support of Rawat faction
Haridwar, April 15 All major leaders belonging to the Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna faction were present, who extended their support to Rishiwaranand. Braham Swaroop Brahamchari, Pradesh Congress Committee treasurer, who is regarded as bete noire of Harish Rawat, conducted the proceedings during the brief, giving impression that all was well within the party regarding the Mayoral candidate selection. Thanking all leaders present, Swami Rishiwaranand claimed that with support of all, he would be able to win the April 28 election. “I am with everyone and every party leader is with me. Be it Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, state party chief Yashpal Arya or Union Minister for Water Resources Harish Rawat, everyone has reposed their faith in me. My work will speak if people of Haridwar vote me in the election and also address grassroot party workers' grievances,” said Rishiwaranand alias Sanjay Mahant. City Congress unit chief OP Chauhan asserted that the Congress was in a winning position as the party had opted for a saint whose father (Swami Bageshwaranand) had done commendable work as the Municipal
Chairman. Former Women Commission state chairperson Dr Santosh Chauhan also refuted speculations of Rishiwaranand not being a unanimous choice. “Swamiji’s candidature is acceptable to all. The party is in a winning position owing to his candidature and mass acceptability. It’s quite in sync that the Congress has opted for a saint for the pilgrim city,” said Chauhan. Among other leaders who were present were Dr Sanjay Paliwal, Rajesh Rastogi, Purushottam Sharma, Vimla Pandey, Pradeep Chaudhari and Vishal Deo.
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Haridwar Round-up
Haridwar, April 15 Dr Parvez described Chaudhari as a better candidate to defeat the Congress and BJP's candidates from Jhabreda. Samajwadi Party leader Rajendra Chauhdary said Dr Parvez had apprised him of the decision.
22 candidates in fray for top post in Laundora
The number of candidates vying for the top post is the highest in the Laundora Nagar Panchayat, where 22 candidates are in the fray. The number of candidates vying for the post of Haridwar Mayor is 17 while in Roorkee it is 20.
Time ripe for
dissidents
With just two weeks to go for the civic bodies' elections, dissidents are having a good time. Naeem Qureshi, a close associate of the Haridwar MP, who, along with Rao Affaq Ali, was shown the door for "misbehaving" during Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Dehradun on March 8, is all set to enter the party again. As a mark of protest, Qureshi had filed his papers as Independent candidate for the post of Haridwar Mayor. Qureshi has a significant hold in the minority community in suburban Jwalapur. However, during a press conference by Congress mayoral candidate Swami Rishiwaranand today, Naeem Qureshi, along with his supporters, entered the conference room and started talking about "injustice" being done to him. In the presence of the media, it was ordered that Qureshi’s case be taken to the party high command.And from the dais only, it was announced that a fax had been forwarded to state party chief Yashpal Arya, who has assured of Qureshi’s re entry into the party. After this announcement, Qureshi announced that as a loyal party worker,
he would not contest the elections as an Independent candidate and would support the Congress candidate.
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Candidates told to seek permission before holding rally
Holding a meeting of department officials at the district election office here today, Kurwe said strict action would be taken against candidates who would defy the order.
Kurwe said a control room had been set up at the district election office,
Roshanabad, where a complaint against any candidate violating the norms could be lodged. The district election officer said since Section 144 had already been imposed in the city, candidates should ensure that permission before holding public gatherings was sought, otherwise action would be taken against the violators. It is also being ensured that no shrine or ashram is used for campaigning.
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Multi-cornered contests in Kumaon for top posts
Pithoragarh, April 15 In Pithoragarh, 9 contestants remained in the fray as one contestant Gynesh Kapri withdrew his name from the contest of Chairman of the Palika Parishad. "While all four contestants remained in Dharchula, in Gangolihat there remained only 8 contestants in the fray as three nominees withdrew from the fray, while Didihat town has still 7 contestants in the fray as two candidates, Udai singh and Shre Singh, took their names back from the contest," said a district election office source. Eight contestants remained in the fray in Almora as two candidates, Nadim Ansari and Manoj Varma, withdrew from the contest. According to information received from Bageshwar district, the Bageshwar urban body has remained only 5 candidates for the post of president of the urban body as two contestants withdrew from the contest.
"In Kapkot, all four contestants have remained in the fray as none of them withdrew from the contest," said Ghansyam Joshi in
Bageshwar. In three urban bodies of Champawat district, only one member withdrew his candidature leaving 8 candidates in Champawat, 5 each in Tanakpur and Lohaghat in the fray for the post of chairman of the urban body.
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URA protests Dhasmana calling himself true statehood agitator
Dehradun, April 15 Dhasmana, vice-president of the state Congress, allegedly said he was a true statehood agitator and had participated in the struggle for the formation of Uttarakhand. The URA activists held a dharna and demanded an apology from the Congress over Dhasmana’s remark. Mayoral candidate of the URA Rajiv Kothari said, “Dhasmana’s remark exposes his shallowness as a political leader. He is a leader of the party which opposed the struggle for the formation of the state. He shamelessly unleashed brutal and barbaric action against the statehood agitators.” President of the Uttarakhand Jankranti Dal, BD Raturi said, “What else we can expect from the advocates of the Khatima, Mussoorie and Rampur Tiraha massacres. Their statements have proved time and again that just by changing robes, they cannot change their mentality. This type of arrogant statement incites communal feelings. This is a conspiracy to divide the people of the state living in hills and plains.” DK Pal, chief spokesperson of the Uttarakhand Jankranti Dal, said they appealed to the public to help in teaching such leaders a lesson with a sound drubbing in the civic bodies’ polls. He demanded an apology from the Congress over Dhasmana’s statement. Deepak Gairola, Johrilal Suman, Harjindar Singh, NK Gusain, Anil Chand Baluni, Kuldeep Madhawal, Vijender Rawat, DD
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Four withdraw names for Mayor's seat
Dehradun, April 15 Purushottam deputed 41 master trainers whom the basic training regarding EVM machines in the wake of the civic poll was given in the collectorate premises. He asked the master trainers to get complete information about the operation of EVM machines so that they could provide correct information to the other officials deputed in the election work. He cautioned them that lapses on their part could create a big problem during the election process. They must get complete information about the subject.
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BJP leaders appointed election in charge
Dehradun, April 15 Jyoti Prasad Gairola and Munna Singh Chauhan for Vikas Nagar and Hebertpur, Khazan Das and Virender Bisht for Mussoorie, Mayank Gupta and Kailash Pant for Rishikesh, Swargashram and Doiwala, Narayan Singh Rana for Uttarkashi and Chinyalisaur, Rishiraj and Ravi Mohan for Purola and Barkot, Karanprayag , Gajraj Bisht for Nainital and Prakash Suman Dhyani for Gairsain. Besides, all MPs and MLAs have been entrusted with the responsibilities of keeping a watch over election activities
in their areas.
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Hans Karuna Hospital dedicated to people of Garhwal region
Dehradun, April 15 '' For several years the area was bereft of any hospital, as a result the local population faced hardships. Along with addressing the needs of the patients, special focus would be on providing free services to
BPL card holders and those hailing from the weaker sections,'' said Mata
Mangala. On the occasion Bhola Maharaj donated a school bus for Navdeep Children Academy School and also handed a cheque of Rs 1.5 lakh to the authorities of Sanskrit School located in the area.
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Abhimanyu, Himalayan academies win
Dehradun, April 15 In the first match, the Abhimanyu Cricket Academy defeated Doon Tigers by 53 runs. Batting first after winning the toss, the Abhimanyu Cricket Academy scored 188 runs all out in 39 overs. Anzar Ahmed remained unbeaten on 38 runs while Kunal also scored 35 runs. Shashikant, Niveet, Pawan and Rohit took two wickets each. In reply, Doon Tigers were all out for 135 runs in 34.3 overs losing the match by 53 runs. Opener Amar scored 48 runs. Ravi Negi took four wickets for 20 runs while Anzar took three wickets for 33 runs. In the second match, the Himalayan Cricket Academy defeated the Little Masters Cricket Club by 72 runs. Batting first after winning the toss, the Himalayan team scored 248 runs in 25.3 overs. Opener Vijay scored a magnificent 103 runs in 63 balls with the help of 16 boundaries and three towering sixes. Sumit scored 38 runs. Akshay took four wickets for 28 runs while Shubham Negi and Saurab took three wickets each. In reply, Little Masters’ Cricket Club was all out for 176 runs losing the match by 72 runs. Saurab scored 60 runs. Shekhar took six wickets for 33 runs.
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Former Mayor and Congress leader Manorama Dobriyal Sharma, who had filed her nominations for the Mayor’s post as an Independent candidate, withdrew her name today.
Haridwar, April 15