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SYL: HVP, others to put pressure on Advani
Hisar, September 8
Mr Surender Singh, former MP and general secretary of the Haryana Vikas Party, today said that his father and former Chief Minister, Mr Bansi Lal along with representatives of other political parties would meet the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, to put pressure on the Centre for the early completion of the Satluj-Yamuna Link canal.

Bhajan lashes out at INLD leaders
Narnaul, September 8
Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee President and former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal made several promises, including service to one person of each family, round-the-clock electricity and water to farmers of southern Haryana, at a rally organised by the District Congress Committee on the premises of mini-secretariat here today.

Hooda for  Rs 700 as MSP for paddy
Chandigarh, September 8
Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Leader of the Opposition in Haryana, has demanded that the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy should be Rs 700 per quintal in view of the rise in the cost of inputs.

Ex-chief of MC joins Cong
Kurukshetra, September 8
The former chairman, of the Thanesar Municipal Council Mr Subhash Sudha, has joined the Congress. Declaring this here yesterday, Mr Sudha said the formal announcement to this effect would be made at the former Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhajan Lal’s rally being organised here on September 29 and he himself would conduct the stage.

New judge sought in Dalal case
Faridabad, September 8
The ‘Sumitra murder case’ in which the RPI MLA from Palwal and a former minister, Mr Karan Singh Dalal, is one of the accused, took a new turn yesterday, when the complainant filed a petition in the court of the District and Sessions Judge, to seek a new judge.

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259 cases settled at lok adalat
Kaithal, September 8
As many as 259 cases were settled at a lok adalat held in the district courts here yesterday. Mr Baljeet Singh, member secretary of the District Legal Services Authority-cum-Judicial Magistrate. Mr V.K. Bakshi, Additional District and Sessions Judge, presided over the lok adalat.

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SYL: HVP, others to put pressure on Advani
Our Correspondent

Hisar, September 8
Mr Surender Singh, former MP and general secretary of the Haryana Vikas Party, today said that his father and former Chief Minister, Mr Bansi Lal along with representatives of other political parties would meet the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, to put pressure on the Centre for the early completion of the Satluj-Yamuna Link canal.

Addressing mediapersons here, he said the HVP was holding discussions with other political parties of Haryana. Mr Bansi Lal had already discussed the issue with Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, former HPCC president and Mr Krishan Pal Gujjar, a legislator and senior BJP leader. Mr Gujjar had given his consent on the issue.

He said in the all-party meeting called by the Chief Minister, Mr Om Parkash Chautala, at Chandigarh recently, it was decided to submit a memorandum to the Governor. Mr Bansi Lal had objected this saying that the Governor was not in a position to put pressure on Punjab for the early completion of the SYL. He said a delegation of political parties of Haryana would meet Mr Adwani soon.

He alleged that Mr Chautala was not serious on the SYL canal issue and he was only issuing statements to mislead the people of Haryana. He alleged that Mr Chautala was tight-lipped when his family friend Mr Parkash Singh Badal was the Chief Minister of Punjab.

Mr Surender Singh also criticised the Chautala government for not submitting a detailed report on drought situation to the Centre. He said the recent statement of the Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Ajit Singh, had exposed the anti-farmer attitude of Mr Chautala in which he said that the state government had not submitted any memorandum to the Centre.

Later, he addressed a meeting of party workers at Jat Dharmshala here. Mr Jogender Singh, senior Congress leader and former minister and Ms Bhajan Kaur, a former member of Zila Parishad, also joined the HVP. Mr Surender Singh welcomed them in the partyfold Mr Kanwal Singh, Chairman, HVP Parliamentary Board and Mr Attar Singh Saini, a former minister also addressed the meeting.

Bhajan lashes out at INLD leaders
Our Correspondent

Narnaul, September 8
Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee President and former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal made several promises, including service to one person of each family, round-the-clock electricity and water to farmers of southern Haryana, at a rally organised by the District Congress Committee on the premises of mini-secretariat here today.

Lashing out at INLD leaders, the Congress leader said they had attained power each time with the help of false promises and attractive slogans.

On the SYL issue, Mr Bhajan Lal said the stone of the canal was laid during his regime and 95 per cent of its construction work was completed during his rule. He said the historical decision given by the apex court recently was the result of a writ lodged during his tenure. He categorically said, “I will bring water share of south Haryana by completing the construction of the canal.”

Several leaders from other parties like former Minister Amar Singh, Kailash Soni and Iqbal Saini, Municipal Commissioners, Surender Yadav, Nripender Yadav announced to join the Congress. Earlier, addressing the rally the general secretary of AICC Ms Mohsina Kidwai, flayed the union and state governments for the Tehelka episode, petrol pump, gas agencies distribution and UTI scams.

All-India Congress Committee secretary Hanumant Rao also spoke.

Hooda for  Rs 700 as MSP for paddy
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 8
Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Leader of the Opposition in Haryana, has demanded that the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy should be Rs 700 per quintal in view of the rise in the cost of inputs. A special bonus should also be announced to give relief to farmers who have been reeling under the effect of drought, he said.

In a statement issued here today, the Congress leader also alleged that paddy arrivals had already started coming in the markets of Haryana but the state government had neither taken the initiative to get the MSP announced nor it had so far fixed a date for the government agencies entering the market for purchase of paddy. Farmers were compelled to resort to distress sale of their produce due to the apathy of the state government, Mr Hooda alleged. He lamented that the drought-affected farmers were yet to get any help from the government.

Ex-chief of MC joins Cong
Our Correspondent

Kurukshetra, September 8
The former chairman, of the Thanesar Municipal Council Mr Subhash Sudha, has joined the Congress.

Declaring this here yesterday, Mr Sudha said the formal announcement to this effect would be made at the former Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhajan Lal’s rally being organised here on September 29 and he himself would conduct the stage.

Mr Sudha, who met Mr Bhajan Lal in Delhi on Friday said a Congress workers meeting had been convened at Congress bhavan here on September 9.

Various senior Congress leaders, including former Haryana Forest Minister, Devender Sharma, former Member Parliament, Tara Singh, former MLA Sahab Singh Saini and District Congress President, Pawan Garg would participate in this meeting, he added.

New judge sought in Dalal case
Tribune News Service

Faridabad, September 8
The ‘Sumitra murder case’ in which the RPI MLA from Palwal and a former minister, Mr Karan Singh Dalal, is one of the accused, took a new turn yesterday, when the complainant filed a petition in the court of the District and Sessions Judge, to seek a new judge. The district court stayed the proceedings of the case till September 21, the next date of hearing. The court had been recording the statements of the witnesses produced by the prosecution. Mr Dalal and his kin, including his nephew and nephew’s wife had been booked by the police on September 6 on a complaint lodged by kin of the victim, Sumitra Devi. Mr Dalal was booked under Section 120-B for his alleged involvement in the conspiracy while his kin were booked under Section 302 of the IPC. Two of the witnesses produced by the police had turned ‘hostile’ in the case. Meanwhile, Mr Karan Singh Dalal has alleged that one of the witnesses Virender, who had turned hostile was being harassed by the Police, as he was booked under a ‘false’ criminal case recently.

259 cases settled at lok adalat
Our Correspondent

Kaithal, September 8
As many as 259 cases were settled at a lok adalat held in the district courts here yesterday. Mr Baljeet Singh, member secretary of the District Legal Services Authority-cum-Judicial Magistrate. Mr V.K. Bakshi, Additional District and Sessions Judge, presided over the lok adalat.

Two cases under the Hindu Marriage Act were settled at the adalat. Besides, 12 cases under the MACT were decided and a compensation totalling Rs 14.59 lakh was awarded to claimants in accidental cases. As many as 38 civil cases, 33 petty criminal cases and 19 bank loan disputes at pre-litigation were settled and 155 summary challan cases were decided. An amount of Rs 44,400 was recovered, on account of fine.

Unwanted hall
Tribune News Service

Ambala, September 8
Residents of the Municipal Council Ward 12 have expressed their resentment against a banquet hall in their colony. The residents have submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, Ambala, Mr D.D. Gautam, to this effect.
“A banquet hall has been constructed in the Mahesh Nagar area. Though the front side of the marriage palace is on the Jagadhari road, the remaining three sides are surrounded by residential areas.