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Delhi University employee's death
Teachers, students protest over police inaction
New Delhi, October 10
Clamour over "inaction" by the Delhi Police to ensure "Justice for Pavitra" looks to be growing with the Delhi University Vice-Chancellor openly refusing to suspend the accused principal of Ambedkar College, GK Arora, even as the National Commission for Women (NCW) had recommended him to do so to allow an impartial inquiry into the allegations levelled by the lab assistant of geography department.

BSP MLA Hajji Aleem asked to join probe
New Delhi, October 10
The Delhi Police have asked BSP legislator Hajji Aleem Chaudhary to join the investigations into the brutal murder of his 40-year-old wife Rehana Chaudhary at her home in Jafrabad, north-east Delhi, by tomorrow morning.

BJP youth morcha seeks tickets for four candidates
New Delhi, October 10
The Youth Morcha of the BJP is demanding tickets for its four activists to contest the Delhi Assembly elections on the ground that they have been working for the party in the educational institutions and assembly constituencies.

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Delhi University employee's death
Teachers, students protest over police inaction
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 10
Clamour over "inaction" by the Delhi Police to ensure "Justice for Pavitra" looks to be growing with the Delhi University Vice-Chancellor openly refusing to suspend the accused principal of Ambedkar College, GK Arora, even as the National Commission for Women (NCW) had recommended him to do so to allow an impartial inquiry into the allegations levelled by the lab assistant of geography department.

Members of the Delhi University and College Karamchari Union (DUCKU), DUTA and DUSU, who were also joined by social activist Kavita Krishnan and Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Prof Yogendra Yadav today demonstrated in front of the Delhi Police Headquarters, demanding the arrest of Arora.

DUTA president Nandita Narain said, "There is a complete collusion between the principal and the administration. The VC has always tried to crush dissent within the university and there have been many such cases. The police said it would deal with the case as per the merit of the case."

NCW member Nirmala Samant Prabhakar said, "We have received the papers related to the case from all sides today and we are examining them. It will take a few days and for this we had recommended the VC to put the principal under suspension or send him on leave till the investigation is on for a fair process. Concerns have been raised on that the documents could be tampered with."

It is learnt that the principal has put up notice that the employees participation in protests called by DUCKU amounts to working against the interests of the college, seen by DUCKU as a step to intimidate those going against him.

"There is a dying declaration yet the principal has not been arrested. It is clear that he is politically protected. We demand an independent inquiry into the case," said AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.

Prof Yadav said, "The behaviour of the police gives basis to suspect that it is under pressure from above. Even DU has almost come in defence of the principal."

BSP MLA Hajji Aleem asked to join probe
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 10
The Delhi Police have asked BSP legislator Hajji Aleem Chaudhary to join the investigations into the brutal murder of his 40-year-old wife Rehana Chaudhary at her home in Jafrabad, north-east Delhi, by tomorrow morning.

Hajji returned to India last night from Mecca, where he was on the Haj pilgrimage. Hajji headed to Bulandshahr to perform the last rites of his wife.

Investigators have questioned about 50 persons in relation with the murder. Senior police officers claimed that the motive behind Rehana's murder may be a long-lasting enmity.

Sources in the department said that Hajji is a prime suspect in the case. There were some differences between Hajji and Rehana over some property issues.

BJP youth morcha seeks tickets for four candidates
Syed Ali Ahmed
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 10
The Youth Morcha of the BJP is demanding tickets for its four activists to contest the Delhi Assembly elections on the ground that they have been working for the party in the educational institutions and assembly constituencies.

The ABVP has won three seats in the DUSU elections because of the hard work of the youth wing along with the members of the ABVP.

The activists, who are in race for the tickets, are Sunil Yadav from the New Delhi Assembly Constituency, Nukul Bhardwaj from Patparganj, president of the morcha Gaurav Khari from Burari and Suman Dagar from Najafgarh.

Khari said tomorrow he will have discussion with Delhi BJPunit chief Vijay Goel. He is asking the ticket from the Burari Assembly Constituency which is already represented by BJP MLA Kishan Tyagi. But there is rumour in the party that in this election he will not be given ticket.

Sources in the party said that Khari is popular in the area.

CM misleading people on power tariff issue: BJP
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 10
Slamming the city government, Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel said that the Chief Minister's claim that Delhi has lowest power tariff was misleading.

Goel said, "Power tariff in states like Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Haryana are much lower as compared to the existing power tariffs in Delhi. The Chief Minister is misleading the people of Delhi by making false claims. Cities like Chandigarh and Dehradun too have lower power tariffs."

"It is surprising to see that the Delhi Government colludes with power discoms to fleece the people of Delhi. The Congress has allowed a hike of over 72 per cent in power tariff in the past couple of years and more than 300 per cent hike in power tariff in the past 10 years," Goel said.

He said, "The power tariff slabs in Delhi are not consumer friendly. Several other states have better power tariff structure and offer flexibility to accommodate the power requirements of poor people."