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| Sunday, May 7, 2000, Chandigarh, India  
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Liberty group staff gherao MLA
City Centre in utter neglect Rise in crime causes alarm Artificial insemination for
animals CM to review farm production |
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Concern at law &
order situation Two killed in road mishaps Eight booked for abusing sarpanch Gang busted, 5 arrested 2 boys poisoned
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Liberty group staff gherao MLA KARNAL, May 6 — More than 1,000 shoe manufacturers and labourers attached to the Liberty Group gheraoed the local MLA, Mr Jai Parkash Gupta, at his residence here today to protest against the alleged "excesses" being committed by the Haryana Government against the company. The demonstrators blocked traffic near the residence of the MLA and raised slogans against the state government. They complained to Mr Gupta against raids on the Liberty Group by the Excise and Taxation Department, Labour Department, Haryana Vidyut Parsaran Nigam, the Anti-Pollution Board and various other agencies. The demonstrators alleged that due to these successive and uncalled for raids the group was planning to declare a lock out in its units. Work in most of the units was at a standstill and all this had adversely affected the employees and workers and they were on the verge of starvation. They urged the MLA to support their cause. Mr Gupta told TNS that he had promised the workers to take up their case with the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Parkash Chautala. Mr Gupta also asked the agitators to remain peaceful. However, during the gherao no policeman was present on the scene to prevent any untoward incident. The police arrived on the scene after the agitators had left Mr Gupta’s house. Later, the protesters took out a procession and met the Deputy Commissioner of Karnal. They complained about ditches dug along the road in front of the manufacturing units of the Liberty Group at Gharaunda. The Deputy Commissioner is reported to have deputed the SDM to look into the matter. Meanwhile, according to sources, Mr Chautala has called a meeting at his residence at 2 p.m. tomorrow to sort out the Liberty Group issue. Mr Chautala is learnt to have also invited public representatives to the meeting. The Beopar Mandal has also condemned the action of the government against the Liberty Group. According to sources in view of the sensitive nature of the case, the government has deputed Mr Yudhvir Singh, Joint Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Faridabad, to find out the truth about tax evasion and other alleged malpractices being committed by the company and its dealers. Mr Yudhvir Singh visited Karnal and inspected the records as well as premises of Liberty dealers. Meanwhile, owners of the group, including Mr D.P. Gupta, Mr P.D. Gupta, Mr Raj Bansal, who had been granted anticipatory bail till May 9 by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Karnal. The owners had sought
anticipatory bail as the Karnal police had registered a
case against them under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC
on a complaint by the Excise and Taxation Department. |
City Centre in utter neglect YAMUNANAGAR: The City Centre in the heart of the city has turned to be the most neglected place by the District Administration as well as by the Municipal Council, Yamunanagar. The centre was established in 1983 at the cost of Rs 2.33 crore. The people used it for morning and evening walk. It also provided amusement to children. Thousands of old people used to have their morning and evening walk and sit there to enjoy pollution-free air. But now stray animals are seen roaming around. When this reporter visited the complex, he was informed by the people that no proper care has been taken by the Municipal Council’s staff. It is alleged that people around this complex throw garbage in the complex. It results in heaps of garbage all around. There was provision for a traffic park in this complex, which was inaugurated by Mr Rajesh Sharma in 1993, the then Labour and Employment Minister, Haryana. Now the traffic park gives an ugly look because congress grass has grown. At the time of construction it was decided that one head constable and three constables will be deployed in the complex round the clock to give training to people regarding traffic rules. It may be added when the traffic park was constructed the students from educational institutions used to visit the park to learn traffic rules. Now it is noticed that half of the City Centre has turned into a part of a ‘nullah’. The stadium which is adjoining the City Centre is also in bad shape. At the same place a number of national festivals like Republic Day and Independence Day functions used to be held, but now it gives a barren look because it is not properly maintained, allegedly by the Municipal Council, Yamunanagar. It is feared if things do not improve there is fear of epidemic because neither is there any drainage nor any safai karamchari. There was provision of a lake in the City Centre earlier when there was a facility of boating for the general public. The Municipal Council used to earn Rs 50000/- annually from this facility but now there is no water. The Samaj Hitkari Sangathan has demanded that the City Centre should be handed over to some educational institution so that it can be used for students. Even the Municipal Council can generate revenue from the same. About half a dozen shops
which were constructed by the Municipal Council,
Yamunanagar, have not been rented out because there is
hardly any scope for customers. It is alleged even the
police also never bothers to visit this complex resulting
which a number of anti-social elements frequent this
complex. |
Rise in crime causes alarm AMBALA, May 6 — The incident whereby a jeweller of Uttar Pradesh was looted of cash and jewellery in the heart of Ambala Sadar area recently, coupled with other incidents of chain snatching has caused concern among local residents. Mr Sajjan Singh, Sarafa Bazar Association President, said they have demanded intensified patrolling by the police, especially during the night time. “The jeweller was looted near Rukmini Devi Hall as the road leading from Football Chowk up to the bus stand is poorly lit. Police personnel should be on duty there to prevent such incidents,” he said. He said a few weeks ago a jeweller’s suitcase containing valuables was picked from his car from the main market. “It is apparent that the jewellers are being targeted and the police must take action against the culprits,” he said. The state Senior Vice-President of the Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dr N.C. Jain, said a deputation of traders had met the IG Ambala Range in connection with the murder of the petrol pump owner. “The IG has informed the deputation that they are short of staff and the present staff has to attend to VVIP duties as Ambala Cantonment is sandwiched between GT Road and Jagadhari road, which is frequented by them,” he said. Dr Jain said last month
several cases of chain snatching in Mahesh Nagar and
Ambala Sadar area were reported. This can only be
curtailed by intensified patrolling. |
Artificial insemination for animals CHANDIGARH, May 6 — The Haryana Government will promote artificial insemination of animals in a big way, an official press note said. The press note, quoting Mr Mohammad Illyas, Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, said that so far the facility of artificial insemination was provided in the veterinary institutions only but now it would be made available to farmers at their houses at an extra cost of Rs 50 only. A sum of Rs 1.96 crore would be spent for strengthening the artificial insemination infrastructure, the minister was quoted as saying. The Livestock Development Board has already purchased liquid nitrogen, cryocan jars of different capacities, A.I. guns, straws, sheaths etc. at the cost of about Rs 61 lakhs for this purpose. The minister said that
production of semen, which was 4.5 doses last year, would
be doubled to give a boost to the livestock. Mr Illyas
added that it had also been decided to extend the Murrah
germplasm development scheme to all the districts of
Haryana. |
CM to review farm
production CHANDIGARH, May 6 — The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, would preside over a meeting of the high powered committee on agricultural production here on May 16 to give final shape to the kharif action plan. This was stated by the Agriculture Minister, Mr Jaswinder Singh Sandhu. Mr Sandhu said that he
would discuss various issues concerning the wide gap that
exists between the yields realised and the yields
potential claimed by the breeders, at a meeting with
agricultural experts and senior officers of the
department at Karnal on May 11. The availability of
various farm inputs in all districts would also be
reviewed in the meeting. |
Concern at law & order
situation CHANDIGARH, May 6 — The Congress today expressed concern at "the deteriorating law and order situation of Haryana". A HPCC statement, quoting its president Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, expressed Mr Hooda’s "deep sense of grief and anguish" at the murder of one Ms Ramratti by armed robbers at Taoru in Gurgaon district last night. Three other members of the family were also seriously injured in the incident, the statement said, and added that the dacoits decamped with arms and jewellery worth several lakh. The statement recalled
that on March 8 also unidentified armed men indulged in
dacoity for several hours on the Bahalgarh-Basoudi road. |
Two killed in road mishaps KALKA, May 6 — Two persons were killed in two separate accidents which took place near Kalka last evening. Ravinder Singh (36), a resident of Pinjore town, died near Basola village on the Pinjore-Nalagarh road when his scooter HR-03-7316 was hit by a gas tanker CH-01-V-5088. Ravinder Singh died on the spot. The driver of the tanker fled from the scene but later surrendered himself at Marrawalla police station, about 5 km from the accident place. The Pinjore police has registered a case. The body was handed over to the relatives after post-mortem at the Civil Hospital, Kalka. In another road
accident, Rajan (26), a newly married shopkeeper of
Kalka, died when his scooter HR-03-9005 was hit by a
Haryana roadways bus HNE-1968 near Government College,
Kalka, on the Kalka-Chandigarh road. The police has
registered a case. |
Eight booked for abusing
sarpanch FATEHABAD, May 6 — The police today booked eight persons, including a woman, for preventing an assistant police inspector from performing his duties and using derogatory and abusive language against a Dalit sarpanch of the village. According to police
sources, Mr Sukhchain Singh, sarpanch of Ratta Khera
village, had lodged a complaint with the Rattia police
station, wherein he had alleged that certain villagers
were preventing him to auction the common panchayat land.
When an ASI, Mr Harish Chander, reached the village Ratta
Khera to investigate the case, Makhan Lal, Mukesh,
Hanuman, Bhajan Lal, a woman and three other persons
allegedly manhandled the ASI and used abusive language
against the Dalit sarpanch. The police has registered a
case. |
Gang busted, 5 arrested HISAR, May 6 — With the arrest of the five persons, the district police claims to have busted a gang of robbers operating in the district. A spokesman of the Police Department said here today that they were arrested on a tip-off that they were hiding in a room near Sheikhpura village in Hansi subdivision. A police party led by ASI Dharam Pal conducted a raid at their hide-out and arrested them. The police recovered four .315 bore pistols and 10 cartridges from their possession. A case under the Arms Act has been registered against them. They are identified as Rajbir, Mahabir, Kudeep, Vinod and Ravinder, all residents of Sisai village. In another case, CIA staff have busted a gang of vehicle thieves with the arrest of six members of the gang and are recovered six motorcycles. They are identified as
Dalip, alias Dolia, Mange, alias Kalu, and Surya Kant,
alias Banti, Rajinder Yadav and Naresh. |
2 boys poisoned ROHTAK, May 6 (UNI) — Two minor boys were poisoned to death allegedly by a woman at Bumalia village, about 60 km from here, in Matan Hel block under the Salhawas police station of Jhajjar district today. According to reports available here, the woman identified as Kamli had a verbal duel over some petty matter with Rohtash and Surender, residents of the same village, a few days ago. To take revenge, Kamli allegedly invited Navin (6), son of Rohtash, and Anil (5), son of Surender, and offered them ‘sherbet’ laced with some poison. Both of them were rushed
to Pt B.D. Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical
Sciences (PGIMS, Navin breathed his last at the hospital. |
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