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Friday, September 27, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Jind
rally a damp squib: Oppn BMS holds protest rally
Distress sale of paddy on Police
party attacked; cop, 3 others injured |
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Mazdoor union flays govt policies Disbursement of drought relief sought MARKET PULSE 
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Jind
rally a damp squib: Oppn Chandigarh, September 26 In a statement issued here today the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, alleged that official machinery was blatantly misused for organising the rally. The organisers, he alleged, did not spare even school buses, putting children to great harassment. At many places, even vehicles carrying patients were taken to the police stations for carrying people to Jind. A former Haryana Congress President, Mr Shamsher Singh Surjewala, and RPI MLA Karan Singh Dalal also levelled similar allegations. All three leaders criticised Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala for not making any concrete announcement regarding relief to farmers, who had been badly hit by drought. Mr Chautala had failed to raise even the demand of an early announcement of the minimum support price for paddy and other kharif crops, in the absence of which farmers were forced to make a distress sale of their produce. While appreciating Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for forcefully raising the demand for the MSP, Mr Hooda and Mr Surjewala said Mr Chautala’s silence on the issue was mysterious. They said though the INLD was supporting the BJP Government at the Centre, Mr Chautala had not brought any package for the farmers from Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, whose praises were sung by the INLD leader untiringly. Mr Hooda said the fact that residents of Kandela village resorted to a peaceful but forceful protest against the rally proved that despite managing a big crowd, the INLD had lost popular support. Mr Surjewala said the Central and State Governments had to be forced by the farmers by launching a massive agitation against them. “These Governments do not understand any other language,” he added. Mr Dalal demanded that the government should issue a White Paper on the expenditure incurred on the Jind rally and how it had been met. He said the treatment meted out to senior Haryana ministers, like Mr Sampat Singh and Mr Dhir Pal, was outrageous. “If these ministers have any self-respect, they should quit the Cabinet,” he said. Demanding a CBI inquiry into the rally, Mr Dalal alleged that the posters of the rally were printed at Government Press. He also alleged that the MP son of the Chief Minister, Mr Ajay Singh Chautala, addressed inmates of the Jind jail in an unauthorised manner. |
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BMS holds protest rally Chandigarh, September 26 Speaking at a protest rally, he called upon the workers to strongly oppose the state government’s policy of contractual labour and closure of various departments. The state level protest rally was organised at Sector 17 in front of the office of the Labour Commissioner. The National Secretary of the BMS, Mr Uday Patwardhan, alleged that the government policies over the past five decade had created widespread unemployment among rural and urban areas. The state and central governments, he felt, were working under the pressure of the IMF and the World Bank. Speaking on the occasion, State Secretary of BMS, Mr Pawan Kumar, said, the Haryana government had not even implemented the Minimum Wages Act, according to which workers should be paid Rs 3,000 per month in the state. |
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Lukewarm response to bandh Ambala, September 26 In Ambala Sadar on Thursday Shiv Sena activists took out a rally to protest over the terrorist attack. The activists requested the shopkeepers to down their shutters. Although the shops were closed in the morning hours, they re-opened by early afternoon. The Sena activists condemned the attack by militants in the Akshardham temple. The traders federation, while condemning the incident. observed that the killing of innocent people was an unpardonable crime against humanity. Early this morning, the Shiv Sena activists gathered at their office and a two minute silence was observed for those commandos and people who had been killed in the militant attack. Thereafter, the Shiv Sena activists went through different markets and asked the shopkeepers to close shop. |
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Distress sale of paddy on Karnal, September 26 The farmers have been hit by double tragedy. Firstly, because of drought they had to spend Rs 30000 per acre more according to Mr Shingara Singh, a farmer of Bhour-Saidan village. Secondly, as they are unable to keep their mature paddy standing in the fields because of the uncertain weather, they have no alternative but to bring the paddy to the market and sell it at very low rates. As the government agencies have not yet entered the market, they have to sell paddy on far less rates as compared to last year. Mr Gurdeep Singh, a farmer of Dhani Rampura, told this correspondent in Pehowa grain market that he had to sell his paddy at Rs 450 per quintal as against Rs 560 last year. Even popular varieties like PR-8 are being sold at this very rate. Mr Hazara Singh of Samana Bahu in Nilokheri market said by the time the government entered the market, almost half the produce would have been bought by private traders. The farmers are being fleeced as they cannot store paddy for fear of an increase in the moisture content. Inquiries made at official level show that the paddy arrivals were increasing every day. So far, 2.31 lakh quintals of paddy have reached the markets of Karnal district. District Food and Civil Supplies office sources say that so far no instructions had been received for starting the purchases. |
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party attacked; cop, 3 others injured Fatehabad, September 26 According to reports, the police party had gone to arrest Bhup Singh, wanted by the police under the Gambling Act. The SHO, Mr Charan Singh, led the police party. When the police party tried to arrest the accused, kin of the accused protested and attacked the police force. An ASI Bahadur Singh was injured and uniforms of some other cops were torn. Later a police party went to the village and beat up the accused and his kin. Khushi Ram, Ram Swaroop and Sadhu Ram all kin of the accused were injured and admitted to the local general hospital. Bhup Singh, Subhash, Jagdish and Balwan have been apprehended by the police under Sections 332, 353 and 186 of the
IPC. |
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Mazdoor union flays govt policies Fatehabad, September 26 Mr Bahbalpuria said installing submersible pumps was not within the reach of farmers and added that due to the “anti farmers” policies of the government over 90 per cent farmers were under debt. He said it was quite ironical that there were legislations for the safety of animals and birds but the government had failed to make laws for the safety of landless farm labourers even after 55 years of Independence. He added that a rally of the farmers and land labourer organisations would be held at Chandigarh on October 3 and a dharna would also be organised there in this regard. |
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Disbursement of drought relief sought Yamunanagar, September 26 Talking to newsmen here today, he condemned the killing of devotees at Akshardham Mandir in Gandhinagar. He demanded an inquiry by a Supreme Court judge. He said the Central Government should impose President’s rule in Gujarat. Earlier, Mr Chander Mohan addressed a party workers’ meeting at Jagadhri. |
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MARKET PULSE Ambala September 26 The Maxx Lx was launched at a tour operators meet. The
Maxx Lx comes with features like independent suspension, front disc
and sporty looks. “This vehicle is designed a view to give more
space, more comfort economy to the customers,” Mr Nimish Danani,
from M&M, Mumbai said. DGM M&M, Haryana, RakeshMaru,
announced a special scheme of free all India tourist permit on every
Maxx sold upto October 30, 2002. He highlighted the extended warranty
period of three years of unlimited mileage. |
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Trains suspended Ambala, September 26 The Additional Railway Manager, Mr B.K. Sonawane, said that the overhauling would take about 14 hours to finish. The work would start at 7 am and close at about 9 p.m. Four trains, 1
USN, 1SUN and their pairs 2 Sun, and 1 4 USN, will remain suspended tomorrow. |
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Pension records to be computerised Chandigarh, September 26 |
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