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February 17, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Cong meetings at Gohana, Hansi Dalits give up Hinduism for Buddhism ‘Check atrocities against Dalits’ Free Nain by Feb 19 or face
bandh, says BKU Sudan wants trade ties with Haryana Cane-laden trucks set afire |
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Five of marriage party killed Two of a family
killed in mishap 2 students die after taking ‘prasad’ Work on Kali Paltan bridge begins
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Cong meetings at Gohana, Hansi Chandigarh, February 16 Since Jhajjar is part of the home turf of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the “adhikar rally” has become an issue of his personal prestige. Initially the rally was planned by the anti-Bhajan Lal factions in response to the Haryana Congress President’s rally held in Delhi on January 15 on the SYL issue. The anti-Bhajan Lal factions had boycotted the Delhi rally. However, with the INLD announcing its decision to hold the “vikas rally” in Rohtak on March 2, the dimensions of the Jhajjar rally have completely changed. Now the anti-Bhajan Lal leaders will no longer prove their mettle vis-a-vis their own party leader but also against the Chautala clan, which is known for its ability to organise rallies in a big way. The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, is expected to participate in the Rohtak rally. One silver lining for the anti-Bhajan Lal factions is the unity being shown by their leaders these days. Though in the recent past these leaders were not able to swim together, they are holding joint meetings with Congress workers to mobilise them for the rally. Mr Hooda, Mr Birender Singh, a former Haryana Congress President, and Rao Inderjit Singh, who has considerable influence among the Ahirs, addressed workers’ meetings at Gohana (for Panipat and Sonipat districts) and at Hansi for
Hisar workers. These leaders plead with Congress workers to reach Jhajjar on March 2 in large numbers so that their party could stand up to the ruling party which, they allege, would use every possible means to outnumber the opposition rally. The Congress leaders will address their supporters at Karnal, Ambala and Kaithal tomorrow. On February 24, they will hold similar meetings in Faridabad, Gurgaon and Mahendragarh districts. |
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Dalits give up Hinduism for Buddhism Kaithal, February 16 The decision was taken on a call given by Mr Udit Raj, national chairman, All-India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations and chairman, Buddha Club, who while addressing a gathering of Dalits at the Geeta Bhavan here urged them to give up Hinduism, which had failed to protect them from humiliation and atrocities by upper castes. Those opposing the move argued that conversion was not a solution to the problem. They advocated that the Dalits would have to muster courage and get united to face the onslaught of the upper castes. Mr Raj further said Dalits could not take up arms to safeguard their interests and he was also not in favour of any violence on the issue and added that the only alternative left with them was to give up the religion which was not allowing them to enter temples and celebrate their religious and social functions. When all this was happening the government and the law enforcement agencies remained mute spectators as if the Dalits had no sentiments, he added. A number of prominent Dalit leaders, including Mr Karam Singh, state president, Confederation of SC/ST, Mr Om Parkash Sinhmar, president, Delhi unit, Mr Jogi Ram Pathania, Mr Rakesh Bahadur, Mr Dharam Veer Bhola, MC, and other were present on the occasion. In a separate statement Mr Bhola appealed to members of various political parties to desist from widening the gap between different communities by their utterances but rather help in defusing the situation. Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Agarwal, informed mediapersons today that till now 14 members of the Jat community had been arrested in connection with the recent violence at Harsola village. On the other hand the Dalits told mediapersons that they had provided a list of 80 suspects involved in the attacks on their families. |
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‘Check atrocities against Dalits’ Kaithal, February 16 He said it was a serious matter that most of the senior officials posted in various districts were toeing the line of the ruling party. He said when five Dalits were killed at Dulina, the Chief Minister advocated the case of the guilty policemen rather than punishing
them Mr Surjewala demanded that all those who attacked Dalits should be arrested and strict action should be taken against members of the police force in whose presence the incident took place. He urged the Chief minister to check the activities of anti-social elements and take immediate steps to check atrocities and violence against Dalits and poor sections of society. |
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Free Nain by Feb 19 or face bandh, says BKU Kaithal, February 16 Addressing the gathering, Mr Dharam Singh said if the government did not release Mr Ghasi Ram Nain by February 19 the BKU would intensify its agitation and would not allow movement of trains passing through Haryana. He gave a call to the activists to remain united. The BKU organising secretary, Mr Fateh Singh Fatwa, in his address alleged that Mr Chautala was ruling the state in a dictatorial manner and had ruined the farmers economically. Mr Guni Parkash, president, BKU Ambala mandal, said several farmers had sacrificed their lives to safeguard their interests during the past few years while Mr Chautala was shedding crocodile tears in the name of farmers. Mr Ram Phal Kandela, general secretary, Mr Kundan Lal, Mr Narender, Mr Bijander, Mr Mahender Ghimana, and Mr Jiya Lal were other prominent leaders who addressed the rally. Earlier, a large number of farmers from various parts of the state arrived at the venue of the meeting at Anaj Mandi, Kalayat, beating drums and this process continued till afternoon. The members of the executive who were expecting the release of Mr Ghasi Ram Nain by 2 p.m. today, then left for the market committee rest house to decide the further course of action. The meeting continued for three hours. Fearing aggressive postures by farmers may spoil peace, the administration had made elaborate security arrangements. Mr Anurag Agarwal, Deputy Commissioner, and the SP, Mr A.S. Chawla, personally visited Kalayat town last evening to oversee the security arrangements. However, in spite of presence of a few hundred policemen in the area the authorities avoided making a show of the police force. Anticipating something untoward most of the shopkeepers at Kalayat kept their shops closed during the day. |
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Sudan wants trade ties with Haryana Chandigarh, February 16 The Sudanese Ambassador said this during an interactive session with the Finance Minister of Haryana, Prof Sampat Singh, and the Chief Secretary, Mr A.N. Mathur, here today. Recounting the cordial relations between Sudan and India, he said that these were deeply rooted in history and had always been warm and amicable. He said that the common ties of friendship and brotherhood as well as strong bonds of common heritage were further augmented by shared objectives and unique similarities of social and cultural diversities in both the nations. Thus, he said, it was only natural that the two countries should come closer to each other and form a firm basis for sound cooperative relations. The Ambassador also invited the Finance Minister along with an official delegation of the state to visit Sudan. |
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Cane-laden trucks set afire Yamunanagar, February 16 When the trucks reached near Kail village on the Yamunanagar-Ambala highway a mob blocked the road and pelted these with stones. The driver of one of the trucks, Mahinder Singh, fled the site where as the driver of another truck, Karnail Singh was mercilessly beaten. Thereafter the mob set afire both trucks. The drivers of other trucks also fled after seeing the mob. The Sugarcane Growers Sangharsh Samiti, here on February 12 had announced that the supply of sugarcane for crushing would be stopped if their demand to increase the rates was not accepted by the Saraswati Sugar Mill management. Mr Rajinder Singh, Superintendent of Police, said today that after getting the news a police contingent headed by the DSP, Jagadhari along with the fire brigade reached the site. He said a case under various sections of the IPC had been registered. The fire was brought under control in the wee hours today. Two trucks were destroyed. Dr Shamsher Singh Tyagi, general secretary of the samiti demanded that the sugarcane price should be the same as being given by cooperative sugar mills of the state. Meanwhile, Mr V.K. Sachdeva, Executive Director of Saraswati Sugar Mill, made it clear that if they did not get sugarcane in future mill would be closed. He said all outstanding payments had been made to the farmers who were supplying sugarcane to the mill and no arrears stood. He added that they were paying the MSP of Rs 87.54 per quintal to the sugarcane growers as per the direction of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. |
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Police solves woman murder mystery Ambala, February 16 The Superintendent, Ambala, Mr Hardeep Singh Doon, talking to mediapersons said Ramesh had taken some amount on interest for his business, which he was unable to pay. On the day of incident he came to his grandmother and demanded Rs 10,000 from her which she refused. Ramesh picked up a brick and hit that on the forehead of his grandmother. Prakashwanti succumbed to her injuries on the spot. Ramesh took out the ornaments from her neck, hand and finger and the earrings. According to the police, he himself informed some mediapersons about the incident and shared the grief over the death of his grandmother with family members. None could judge that
Ramesh could be allegedly involved in the murder. Mr Doon said the police achieved the clue when he inquired about the maidservant and the milkman who was the first person to witness the murder. On suspicion basis, the police rounded up Ramesh and during interrogation he confessed that he had committed the crime. It is learnt that earlier Ramesh was an employee in a
tyre-manufacturing firm. Later he started his own business. His father is a retired officer in the Post and Telegraph Department. |
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Five of marriage party killed Jind, February 16 The dead were Rejesh (23) and Ram Niwas (23) of Rajpura Behan village and Naresh (25), Sukhbir (20) and Sandeep (25) of Jhanj village in this district. The injured has been identified as Devinder of Jhanj village. All five deceased died on the spot. According to report, the marriage party from Jhanj was on its way to Ghimana village. The bodies were brought to the local General Hospital for post-mortem. The injured was referred to Medical College Hospital, Rohtak. The police has registered a case. |
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Two of
a family killed in mishap Ambala, February 16 The deceased were identified as Ravinder Kumar (35), his mother Shakuntla Devi (65). The five-year-old son of Ravinder sustained serious injuries in the accident. The accident occurred when Ravinder Kumar along with his family members was on the way to Dhurkara village in his Maruti car. A truck collided with his car. The car was badly damaged. Ravinder and his mother died on the spot while the child was admitted to local hospital as he sustained multiple injuries in the accident. The driver fled away from the accident site. The police registered a case against the truck driver. The bodies were shifted to civil hospital for a post-mortem examination. |
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2 students die after taking ‘prasad’ Bhiwani, February 16 Pushpa and Yogita (both students of BA Part-I) were given ‘prasad’ by another student and after taking the ‘prasad’ their condition deteriorated. Pushpa was declared dead by the doctors of Pilani (Rajasthan) Hospital where she was taken and Yogita died while on her way to the hospital here. Mr Bahadur Singh, State Education Minister, Haryana, has expressed shock over the death of the girl students and assured impartial inquiry in the matter.
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Work on Kali Paltan bridge begins Ambala, February 16 The Kali Paltan bridge has been lying incomplete for more than three years despite the fact that about 220 metre-long bridge portion had already been completed. The bridge will link the cantonment area with Kali Paltan, Kaula, Jandli, P&T Colony and Railway Colony. The Commander, Works Engineer, Col, Puneet Sethi, was instrumental in getting the work on Kali Paltan bridge restarted. A sum of Rs 3 crore will to be spent on the project, which will be supervised by Railway officials and the
MES. The new bridge will replace the old bridge which was constructed about 90 years ago. |
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Single-window system Yamunanagar, February 16 |
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