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Haryana Votes 2014
Constituency watch: Assandh
Parties in a hurry to name nominees, courtesy ‘shraadhs’
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Bishnoi flays BJP for making ‘hollow promises’
Keen to contest against Abhay: Beniwal
BJP holds meetings to pre-empt rebellion
BCs’ neglect to cost Cong, BJP dear: BSP
Rift shows in Fatehabad HJC
BKU (U) extends support to Hooda
Leaders’ effigy burnt in Rohtak
Sirsa College in a shambles
Minor girl ‘missing’ from hospital, police contradict claim
Man stabbed to death, son hurt
HC orders action against illegal miners in Karnal
FD’s nod must for all new schemes, orders govt
Roadways buses remain off the road for six hours
Two teachers killed in Jind road mishap
3 IPS officers shuffled
Rs 3.55 lakh looted
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HJC to forge alliance of non-BJP, non-Cong parties
New Delhi, September 3 As part of tactics, the HJC has internally decided not to show hurry in announcing its candidates even if it stitches an alliance with the BSP. This strategy is grounded in it party seniors’ anticipation of a good number of BJP leaders quitting the party following the denial of ticket. Sources said the BSP central leadership had directed its Haryana leaders to consider an offer of the HJC for an alliance with it for the Assembly elections. BSP leaders and HJC leaders held a series of meeting in the Capital in the past two days. Senior HJC leaders told The Tribune that both parties were keeping the talks secret. “The talks between the two sides are going on well. Something positively concrete is expected to come out of it,” said a senior leader. They said the BSP had already acquiesced in HJC’s precondition that Kuldeep Bishnoi was being projected as future Chief Minister. The talks have taken place only after the pre-condition has been met. The details, with regard to the number of seats to be shared, are being discussed between the two parties. “However, nothing can be said with certainty about the final outcome,” a senior HJC leader said. The party leaders are said to be cut up with the BJP for allegedly reneging on the terms of agreement of its alliance with the HJC in the wake of its good performance in the Lok Sabha elections. In talks with BSP
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Drinking, irrigation water scarcity main issue here
Parveen Arora Tribune News Service
Karnal, September 3 People of the assembly segment allege that all the political parties always assure them on this count but no action has been taken so far at the ground level. Residents of Danoli, Bandrala, Ardana, Jaisingh Pura, Dupheri and Assandh city of this segment have highlighted their plight on a regular basis but to no avail.
Shortage of staff in various government departments is also a major concern and has resulted in deterioration of the services in the segment. The condition of the roads is also not good. Commuters have to face a lot of problems while travelling.
Post delimitation this seat was changed to general category and underwent several changes. The Jundla segment was finished and some areas were merged into the Assandh seat while and some of Assandh’s villages were merged with the Israna Assembly seat. This segment is Sikh dominated, around 27,000 voters, followed by Jats at around 24,000, Brahmins and Rors at around 18,500 each and Rajputs at about 15000. There are also 34,000 BC and 49,000 SC votes. Criminal case against MLA
In 2009, the HJC candidate Zile Ram Sharma won the seat but later he joined the Congress. This seat remained in the limelight during the last five years as the incumbent MLA has been facing charges of abetment to suicide in the Kambopura Sarpanch Karam Singh’s death case and he also deflected from the HJC after winning. The defending MLA claims to have done the development work of more than Rs 550 crore in the segment but the opposition is accusing him of hoodwinking the people on this account. There is no development and MLA had allegedly lined his pockets from the projects.
No party’s stronghold
As per records, eight elections were held in this constituency since 1977. Out of these, the LKD and Janta Party won twice each, the INLD, Congress, HJC, Samta Party (SAP) had each won once each. The BJP is still to open its account. Legislatorspeak The Congress government has carried out works of more than Rs 550 crore due to my efforts during the past five years. The long pending demands of a college, ITI, sub-tehsil status for Jundla, upgrading of the CHC to general hospital, maintenance of roads and power houses have been fulfilled. — Zile Ram Sharma, congress MLA Oppositionspeak The MLA has failed to provide basic amenities to the people of this segment. He is an accused in a graft as well as an abetment to suicide case of the Kambopura sarpanch. Here, irrigation water is not fit for crops. Bakshish Singh Virk, BJP
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Parties in a hurry to name nominees, courtesy ‘shraadhs’
Chandigarh, September 3 With “shraadhs”, the Hindus’ annual ritualistic custom of commemoration for the departed souls, beginning on September 8, the Congress, BJP and Jan Chetna Party-HJC alliance is in a hurry to beat the “inauspicious days” and announce the first list of candidates for the Assembly elections. While the Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) is expected to meet tomorrow to deliberate on the first list of candidates which may be release subsequently, the BJP is likely to announce the first list of candidates around September 6. The HJC-JCP alliance, too, will try to come out with a small first list, sources said. So far, only the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have declared their candidates for some seats. “The Election Commission should have kept this in mind and announced elections at least by August-end so that candidates had about a week to file nominations. With shraadhs to continue till September 23, there will be hardly any ‘auspicious’ days left for filing nominations,” a ticket aspirant and senior leader of the BJP said. With filing of nominations closed 18 days before the polling day, politicians have already worked their way backward assuming that elections will be held in the second week of October, as expected. “We will get four days during navratras (auspicious days) to file papers if things go as per our calculation. It will become difficult to manage all candidates in those four days which means that if candidates want to file papers with roadshows and rallies, it has to be done beforehand,” a Congress leader said. State Congress chief Ashok Tanwar said if the CEC did meet tomorrow as per schedule, the party could be ready with its first list a couple of days later. Though the HJC-JCP alliance has recently been announced and the two parties are yet to decide on seat-sharing, a token list could be released to get the process rolling. |
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Girls block NH over
govt apathy
Tribune News Service
Sirsa, September 3 Students alleged that despite repeated protests by them outside their college and the Deputy Commissioner’s office, the authorities were apathetic towards their demand. “Over 1,350 of us are forced to study in a dilapidated building built in 1937. We study amid constant fear of being buried alive. There is no library, no common room and no proper facilities for toilets in the building,” alleged a girl. The students also decried the recent hike in hostel fees by the government, which, they alleged, had gone out of the reach of poor parents. The road jam continued for several hours, leading to inconvenience to commuters. The issue of new building for the girls’ wing of the college is old and has been raised by the students before the authorities many times before. Kartar Singh, an RTI activist, has also taken up the matter with the higher authorities several times, but to no avail. “The college building was constructed during the British rule. When a separate wing of the college was made, this was allocated for the girls’ wing,” alleged Kartar Singh in his memorandum sent to the Haryana Chief Secretary and other authorities. Deputy Commissioner Anshaj Singh said the project had been delayed due to lack of coordination between two government department— PWD (B&R) and Haryana Urban Development Authority. He said he would expedite the matter now and ensure that the work begins soon.
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Bishnoi flays BJP for making ‘hollow promises’
Beri (Jhajjar), September 3 “The BJP fooled people by making hollow promises in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections to assume power,” he said during a Parivartan Rally organised by Mahant Daya Sagar here today. People needed answers on why the party failed to fulfill its promise, Bishnoi said, adding that the BJP could no longer mislead people as its real face had been exposed. He described the BJP as the “traitor of the highest order” and said the NDA Government had started following in the footsteps of the previous UPA regime. “People gave the BJP mandate to get rid of UPA’s misrule but, so far, the Centre has not taken any significant step for people’s welfare.” Taking a dig at the BJP’s slogan of achhe din aane wale hai (good days are round the corner), the HJC chief said good days had come for BJP leaders only and not for the common man. On the possibility of the HJC allying with the BSP in the Assembly elections, Bishnoi told media that anything was possible in politics. “At present, our alliance is with the Jan Chetna Party. The alliance candidates will be announced soon,” he added. |
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Minor girl ‘missing’ from hospital, police contradict claim
Sirsa, September 3 “The girl had regained consciousness and revealed her identity as Manjit (19) from Sardulgarh in Punjab. The police were informed about this, but they did not show any interest in recording her statement. The girl is now missing,” an official said. Suresh Pal, SHO of the city police station in Sirsa, said since there was no complaint with the police, the case did not come under their purview. “If the police come across a mentally challenged woman, we admit her to an asylum. But in this case, no police intervention was needed,” Pal added. An auto-rickshaw driver, who was returning to the city after dropping passengers at Dera Sacha Sauda on Monday night, noticed the girl lying on the Begu road and admitted her to hospital. The hospital authorities informed the Kirti Nagar police post in view of the possibility of any sexual crime against her. |
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Keen to contest against Abhay: Beniwal
Sirsa, September 3 However, no members from his aunt, former Rajya Sabha member Vidya Beniwal’s family, who have maintained that would support the Chautalas, were present during Beniwal’s roadshow. Addressing the people, Beniwal, who recently joined the BJP, alleged the INLD never thought of working for the people and accused both the INLD as well as the Congress of grabbing votes by making false promises. Beniwal said, “If a worker like me was ignored in the INLD, the plight of a common worker in that party can be easily imagined.” Later, Beniwal organised a rally in Ellenabad town, where local leaders of the BJP addressed the people. Karambir Fauji, a Haryanvi singer, enthralled the audience on this occasion. |
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Man stabbed to death, son hurt
Ambala, September 3 Tension prevailed in the village after the incident. According to villagers there was no any old revelry between the two parties, and it was a sudden provocation, which led to this incident. According to the police, Ram Chandar and his son were coming home from their fields last evening. Some persons of the village were thrashing a person from the adjoining village. When Ram Chandar attempted to stop them they threatened him. After a few hours the attackers reached Ram Chandar’s residence and stabbed him with a knife. When his son came to his rescue, he too was stabbed. Both father and son were brought to the local civil hospital, where doctors declared Ram Chandar brought dead, while his son was referred to PGI, Chandigarh, following his serious condition. On the complaint of Sham Lal, the deceased’s brother, the Sadar police registered a murder case against seven assailants.
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HC orders action against illegal miners in Karnal
Chandigarh, September 3 The directions by a Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Ashutosh Mohunta and Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu came on a petition filed in public interest by Roop Singh and other villagers against Haryana and another respondent. They were seeking directions to the respondents to stop illegal mining activities in the area for protection of environment and maintenance of ecological balance in the Yamuna river bank area in Bishangarh village. The petitioners had contended that the land mafia was indulging in illegal mining activities in the area; and some persons were also grabbing land for personal use. Taking up the matter, the Bench asserted: “The petitioners have neither given the names of alleged so-called land mafia nor the names of any land grabbers. Counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners have submitted representations dated December 1, 2012, and July 5, 2012, to both respondents, but no action has been taken thereon. “After hearing counsel for the petitioners, we dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to look into the grievance of the petitioners and in case certain persons are indulging in illegal mining then appropriate action may be taken”. The development is significant as the National Green Tribunal too has directed Haryana to file a status report on FIRs lodged over alleged illegal cutting of trees and sand mining in the state. In the petition before the Bench of Justice Swatanter Kumar, the Noida Lok Manch and Ashok Kumar had alleged that illegal sand mining was going on in the Tilpat area of Faridabad district, with the authorities doing nothing to prevent it despite complaints from villagers. What the Bench stated
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FD’s nod must for all new schemes, orders govt
Chandigarh, September 3 Similarly, the requests for additional funds over and above the existing Budget will be considered only at the time of the second supplementary estimates (2014-15) subject to the availability of funds. “However, the departments can meet their intra-head requirement through diversion within allotted Budget with the FD’s approval on a case-to-case basis except for the salary, DA and the wages components,” the circular clarified. The circular said under the centrally sponsored schemes, the state’s share should be released only after actual receipt of the central share. This condition, however, would not apply to those schemes in which it was mandatory for the state to incur expenditure out of the state Budget before the release of the central share. Finance Dept’s diktat
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BJP holds meetings to pre-empt rebellion
Jind, September 3 Sources said the political equations have changed after Chaudhary Birender Singh joined the BJP. Earlier, there were 100 aspirants in all the five assembly constituencies of Jind but after his joining the number has risen to 115. The long list of aspirants was a headache for the party before but entry of Birender’s supporters appears to have added to the problems of the selection committee. A majority of BJP leaders still see them as “outsiders” and are against giving tickets to them. “We have requested senior leaders to consider only loyal party workers who have served the party for long. The newcomers have recently joined BJP only for getting tickets. Their selection would send a wrong signal to the rank and file of the party,” said a BJP leader from Jind on condition of anonymity. As many as 23 aspirants have applied from Safidon assembly constituency, 26 from Jind, 22 from Narwana, 21 from Julana and 10 from Uchana. |
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Roadways buses remain off the road for six hours
Kaithal, September 3 The Haryana Roadways staff objected to the plying of a private bus on the route taking the plea that it was unauthorised and illegal. Private bus operators, who also reached the bus stand in large numbers, were adamant on plying the bus. They said they were authorised to ply the bus and they had provisional authorisation from the Transport Department. Following heated arguments between the two groups, the roadways employees resorted to “Chakka jam” around 8am. They parked the buses on the bus stand and refused to ply the buses till action was taken against the erring private operator. The staff sat on a dharna and raised slogans against the government for its “liberal” attitude towards private bus operators. Senior police officials reached the spot and held discussions with both the parties. The matter was resolved around 2 pm and the bus services were restored. |
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Two teachers killed in Jind road mishap
Jind, September 3 The driver of the SUV suffered serious injuries and was referred to the PGI, Rohtak. His condition is stated to be critical, while the truck driver fled the spot. The deceased have been identified as 60-year-old Mewal and 40-year-old Labina. They were posted in a local private school located on the Narwana road. The incident took place when the victims were on their way to New Delhi in the morning. When their vehicle reached Gosai Khera village, a motorcyclist suddenly came in front of their vehicle. In a bid to save the motorcyclist, the SUV driver turned the vehicle the other way and collided head-on with a speedy truck. Driver Sushil and both the teachers suffered serious injuries and were taken to the Jind Civil Hospital, where both the teachers were declared dead and the driver was referred to the PGI.
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BCs’ neglect to cost Cong, BJP dear: BSP
Ambala, September 3 Sharma said the BSP was all set to provide the electorate with an alternative to repressive governments in the state, which had paid no heed to the downtrodden sections of society. Targeting both the Congress and BJP governments for bringing other communities within the ambit of the reservation, Sharma said the new reservation policy had put the backward classes at the receiving end as it was aimed at benefiting the top-section of society. He appealed to the party’s state in charge Rajram to ensure that more and more candidates from the backward classes were given party tickets to contest the Assembly polls. |
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Beri (Jhajjar), September 3
Ellenabad MLA Abhay Singh Chautala’s former associate Pawan Beniwal today said he was keen to contest against his former friend on a BJP ticket.
In a show of strength, Beniwal today organised an impressive roadshow from Chopta village to Ellenabad, where hundreds of people participated in the event and vouched their support for him.
Ambala,
September 3
Otherwise, it is known as a historical place that has a over a 2,000-year-old Buddhist stupa. It was a reserved constituency till 2009.