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March 14, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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QUESTION HOUR Vigilance bureau records statements of councillors Rathore files application in Ruchika case Technical training for under-matric sought 3 students caught impersonating |
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QUESTION HOUR Chandigarh, March 13 This was stated during question hour in the Assembly today by Mr Chautala in reply to a question attributed to Mr Karan Singh Dalal and Mr Krishan Pal Gujjar, two legislators who are known for their animosity towards the Chief Minister. In his written reply to the question, Mr Chautala said that Rs 35,07,288 was spent on travel, accommodation and local conveyance and DA of the official team. Further, an expenditure of Rs 11,76,991 was incurred in organising road shows and business meetings, he said. While earlier the state government had played down the number of persons who were part of the entourage, the statement laid down in the House today revealed that there were 12 members in the Haryana team. It comprised the Chief Minister, the Finance Minister, five IAS officers, a doctor attached with the CM, two personal security officers attached with the CM, the Executive Director (Finance) of the HSIDC and the Manager, HSIDC. Regarding the result of the trip, Mr Chautala said in his reply that five foreign companies had purchased land from the HSIDC (Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation) which would catalyse investment of Rs 520 crore. Moreover, 18 Indian companies having collaboration with industrial houses based in the four countries toured by the Chief Minister and his team were in the process of making fresh as well as additional investments in various projects, Mr Chautala said. Though tempers in the House could have soared on the issue of the foreign jaunt by the Chief Minister, it did not happen as the question was listed as the last one in the starred category and consequently it did not come up in the House for inviting supplementary questions. Heated exchanges between the rival formations were, however, witnessed on questions about the power sector. There was a verbal duel between the Opposition and Treasury Benches with the former alleging inadequate power supply in the state and latter denying that charge. Among the Opposition MLAs, Mr Dharam Vir and Mr Jai Parkash Barwal of the Congress, Mr Ramkishan Fauji of the HVP stood out for severely attacking the state government on the issue of power. Mr Rampal Majra, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, while replying to a question on the power sector asked by Mr Padam Singh Dahiya and Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, gave details about the power generation projects being taken up in the state. According to Mr Majra, who was replying on behalf of the Chief Minister, during 2002-07, six new projects were expected to be set up in the state. These were the WYC hydel Stage II (14.4 MW), units 7 and 8, Panipat (500 MW), the
Yamunanagar Thermal Project, Phase I (500 MW), YTP, Phase II (500 MW), the IOC Project, Panipat (360 MW), and the Faridabad gas-based Project (432 MW). It was also proposed to set up the Hisar thermal project (Stage-I) during the 11th Plan. On a starred question asked by Mr Amar Singh Dhanday, Mr Bahadur Singh, Education Minister, said that education facilities were being provided to handicapped children through 12 centres run by the Education Department for this purpose. He said 16635 such children had been identified and medically examined by the government in eight districts covered under the DPEP. In reply to an unstarred question of Mr Anil Vij, the Chief Minister, in a written reply, stated that 1,725 cases were registered by the National Human Rights Commission from Haryana in 1998-99. Information on the 1999-2002 period had not been made available by the NHRC yet, it was stated. |
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Budget lacklustre, says Hooda Chandigarh, March 13 Mr Hooda said the Budget would lead to the debt trap as the state already had a Rs 20,000 crore debt against it. The Budget showed a deficit of Rs 888 crore which would further increase and the government would resort to extra-constitutional methods to increase revenue without the vote of the House, Mr Hooda alleged. |
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Vigilance bureau records
statements of councillors Ambala, March 13 The four councillors who were also the members of the finance subcommittee of the council are Kamal Kishor Jain, Dr Ved Prakash, Raj Kumar Garg and Rajesh Kumar. Two of them belong to the BJP and the Congress. It is notable that the council has rented out its four shops in Sadar Bazaar. In 1999, the shopkeepers applied to the committee to permit them to replace their tin roof with concrete. The council had agreed to their proposal on the condition of increase in the rent of the shops from 150 to 2000. The shopkeepers did not agree to this proposal and the matter was closed. After one year they again filed an application in this regard. The finance subcommittee consisting of the above four councillors recommended their proposal at a meeting on August 10, 2000, and suggested that the rent should be increased to 300. The subcommittee dismissed the earlier proposal. The subcommittee also permitted them to raise the height of their shops up to 10 feet. Later the house of the council resolved a proposal in this regard at its meeting on August 31 and they further allowed the shopkeepers to raise their height up to 12 feet. Without any formal agreement with the council, the shopkeepers started the construction and raised the height of their shops to 16 feet. The shopkeepers had stated that the chairman of the council had verbally allowed them to raise the height to that extent. Some of the political parties opposed the move. The local MLA, Mr Anil Vij, also wrote a letter to the Deputy Commissioner in this regard. The Deputy Commissioner ordered an inquiry on October 13, 2000, into the matter. The Additional Deputy Commissioner who conducted the inquiry held responsible the chairman and the four councillors of the subcommittee in his report submitted on January 5, 2001, to DC, Ambala. While appearing before the bureau authorities here today, the four councillors said that whatever the decision they had taken was in the interest of and within the framework of the council. They said that after their recommendation the house of the council had also passed the proposal with majority. Even if it was a wrong decision, the Deputy Commissioner was competent to dismiss it. They said they were not responsible to any extent for this illegal construction. |
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Rathore files application in
Ruchika case Ambala, March 13 The application was submitted, under Section 311 of the CrPC, by his counsel, Mr Ajay Jain, in the court of the Special Magistrate for CBI cases in Haryana, Mr J.S. Dhanjal. “The accused-applicant has moved an application under Section 258 of the Cr PC. At the time of deciding this application, the court will also have to form an opinion as to whether a prima facie evidence exists against the accused or not. For this purpose, the court shall also have to check the authenticity of the document which forms the basis of the FIR in the case”, the application states. “It is disputed by the accused that Ruchika ever signed the document (the memorandum submitted to the Home Secretary), which forms the basis of the FIR. Signatures alleged to be of Ruchika’s in the memorandum and those found in the statement, purportedly signed by her during Mr R.R. Singh’s enquiry, show discrepancy,” the application claimed. The application further state, “The accused prays that in the interest of justice and for the proper adjudication of the case, the memorandum, forming the basis of the FIR may be sent to the office of the Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, for testing the authenticity of signatures.” |
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Technical training for
under-matric sought Panipat, March 13 Addressing a state-level yuva sammelan, organised to celebrate his 42nd birthday, here today, Mr Chautala pointed out that many large industrial units in the state had been employing people from outside the state due to non-availability of local technical hands. There were technical institutes and polytechnics for post-matric students whereas no such facility was available for under-matrics. The Punjab and Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industries (PHCCI) has been urged to suggest ways for creating job opportunities for the Haryana youth, he said. Union Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution Ashok Pradhan praised the Government in Haryana for starting development programmes in the state, particularly for the youth and rural areas. Union Minister of State for Rural Development Subash Maheria praised the Haryana Government for giving incentives to farmers and martyrs. The state has also been leading in giving representation to the youth in panchayati raj institutions, he said. The ocassion was marked by a blood donation camp, mass marriage of 42 poor girls, including 19 Muslims, distribution of 25 hearing aids, 300 blankets, 130 sewing machines, fruits and sweets among the destitute women, inmates of local blind school and leprosy patients of Baikunth Dham by Mr Chautala at a function organised by the District Red Cross Society in the local Bal Bhavan. |
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3 students caught impersonating Sirsa, March 13 According to information, the local Maharaja Aggarsain Senior Secondary Girls School, where the maths examination was being held, the Chief Superintendent of the centre, Mrs Veena
Sachdeva, and member of the flying squad Kavita Chopra suspected the identities of the three students. On enquiry they found that
Sandhya, Seema and Vikram Dhillon were being impersonated by Garima, Seilja and Vikram Rana. The three have been handed over to the police.
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