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Withdraw resolution or face action, varsity tells teachers
Rohtak, August 17
Annoyed at the resolutions recently passed by the executive committee of the Maharishi Dayanand University Teachers Association challenging the fee hike and some other actions of the university, the administration has retaliated sharply. It has directed the MDUTA to withdraw the letter containing the resolutions.

Chautala ignoring backward classes, says Karmvir Saini
Chandigarh, August 17
Mr Karamvir Saini, President of the newly formed Haryana Backward Classes Welfare Front, today accused Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala of neglecting the backward classes.

Farmers’ plight worries ex-minister
Fatehabad, August 17
Former Haryana Agriculture Minister Ranjit Singh today expressed concern at the deterioration of the economic condition of farmers in the country due to the alleged anti-farmer policies adopted by the governments which have been in power for the last decade.

‘Chintan shivir’ of BJP concludes
Yamunanagar, August 17
The three-day state-level ‘chintan shivir’ of the BJP concluded today at Kalesar, 40 km from here. It was attended by all five BJP MPs from Haryana and at least 100 senior delegates of the party.

Lok Janshakti stir today
Ambala, August 17
The Lok Janshakti Party, Haryana, will organise a demonstration on Monday at Ambala city to protest against the manhandling of a martyr’s brother on the Independence Day function at Ambala cantonment.

Youth stabbed to death
Hisar, August 17
A youth was stabbed to death at Netaji Colony here today. According to the police, Sonu, a resident of the same colony, was sleeping when some persons entered his house early in the morning and stabbed him. 

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Withdraw resolution or face action, varsity
tells teachers
Tribune News Service

Rohtak, August 17
Annoyed at the resolutions recently passed by the executive committee of the Maharishi Dayanand University Teachers Association (MDUTA) challenging the fee hike and some other actions of the university, the administration has retaliated sharply. It has directed the MDUTA to withdraw the letter containing the resolutions.

In the event of its failure to execute these directions, the MDUTA has been threatened with disciplinary action. In the memo issued to the MDUTA secretary, Dr H.S. Ratnoo, the university has also termed the actions of the association seditious.

The executive committee of the MDUTA on August 6 had condemned the university for its recent decision to hike fee. It had also crirticised the administration for wasting money on converting the newly built university guest house into the Vice-Chancellor’s residence. Reacting to these accusations, the VC, Maj-Gen Bhim S. Suhag (retd), had termed the MDUTA resolutions as a deliberate attempt to erode the sanctity of the university.

The Vice-Chancellor views the issues contained in the resolutions as irrelevant to the welfare of the teaching community. Communicating the anger of the Vice-Chancellor to the association, the letter issued by office of the Registrar has declared this activity not only unacademic but also mischievous and unprecedented.

When contacted, the MDUTA secretary, Dr Ratnoo, denied having received any such letter. However, a copy of it has been procured by The Tribune. On the other hand, the MDUTA president, Dr Sudha Jain, termed the contents of this memo as dictatorial. She said the letter was an indicator of the hostile attitude of the administration towards the teaching community. A new battle of allegations and counter allegations has started.

Chautala ignoring backward classes, says
Karmvir Saini
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 17
Mr Karamvir Saini, President of the newly formed Haryana Backward Classes Welfare Front, today accused Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala of neglecting the backward classes.

Mr Saini told newspersons here that only one member of the BC category was holding the post of Chairman of corporation. Mr Chautala had repeatedly announced before the last assembly elections that at least one person from the BC category would be given the ticket in every district of Haryana. However people from the BC category were completely ignored” at the time of distribution of the ticket.

Mr Saini, who was earlier general secretary of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, said the front would organise a meeting at Jind on September 28 to formulate a strategy for achieving its demands.

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda also the Leader of the Opposition, would be the chief guest. Other senior Congress leaders, including PCC chief Bhajan Lal and former union minister Selja, had also been invited to the meeting.

The front would demand 27 per cent seats in the Lok Sabha and the Vidhan Sabha for members of the BC category. He demanded that 10 per cent reservation of seats for backward class candidates in the all-India services and the state services in Haryana should be increased to 27 per cent.

He demanded that vacancies meant for the backward classes should not be filled by candidates from the general category.

A backward classes welfare council was also formed during a conference held earlier in the day at Saini Bhavan here.

Farmers’ plight worries ex-minister
Our Correspondent

Fatehabad, August 17
Former Haryana Agriculture Minister Ranjit Singh today expressed concern at the deterioration of the economic condition of farmers in the country due to the alleged anti-farmer policies adopted by the governments which have been in power for the last decade. He said the policies being followed by the NDA government in particular had driven the farmers to the verge of ruin.

Mr Ranjit Singh said in the advanced countries, the average subsidy on agriculture was 74 per cent while in India it was 9 per cent. Agricultural production per acre was 75 mounds in the USA and 60 mounds in China while in India, it was 20 mounds, he added.

The Congress leader said the agricultural sector was to be hit the most once the 542 clauses of the World Trade Organisation were signed by India. He said out of the 542 clauses, 390 affected the agricultural sector. Agriculture would be ruined once the conditions of the clauses came into effect, he added.

‘Chintan shivir’ of BJP concludes
Our Correspondent

Yamunanagar, August 17
The three-day state-level ‘chintan shivir’ of the BJP concluded today at Kalesar, 40 km from here. It was attended by all five BJP MPs from Haryana and at least 100 senior delegates of the party.

The speakers stressed strengthening of the base of the party in the state. It was resolved that the next alliance in Haryana would be finalised after consultations with party workers. The leaders asked the party men to convey to the general masses the development activities undertaken by the BJP government at the Centre. The BJP leaders lauded the Prime Minister for giving a package to sugarcane growers.

It was decided that the ‘jan jagriti’ mission would be launched in all 10 constituencies of the state on September 25 and the party men would cover 4,000 villages and meet three million people. The delegates decided that a rally would be organised in Haryana, which would be attended by senior BJP leaders from the Centre. A few RSS leaders also spoke.

Lok Janshakti stir today
Our Correspondent

Ambala, August 17
The Lok Janshakti Party, Haryana, will organise a demonstration on Monday at Ambala city to protest against the manhandling of a martyr’s brother on the Independence Day function at Ambala cantonment.

The president of the state unit of the party, Capt Shamsher Singh Malik, said that that the march would start from Agersain Chowk. A memorandum addressed to the Governor of Haryana would be submitted to the Deputy Commissioner here.

The mother of the martyr has also sent a fax to the President of India and the Prime Minister in this regard.

Meanwhile, an officer of the District Administration said the brother of martyr, Vikas Gupta, was not manhandled and was simply asked to leave the venue, as he was disturbing the function. 

Youth stabbed to death
Our Correspondent

Hisar, August 17
A youth was stabbed to death at Netaji Colony here today.

According to the police, Sonu, a resident of the same colony, was sleeping when some persons entered his house early in the morning and stabbed him. He was admitted to the local Civil Hospital in a critical condition. Later, he succumbed to his injuries.

The city police has registered a case in this connection.

Meanwhile, one person was electrocuted and another injured at Barwala, near here last evening. According to the police, Chander Bhan, a resident of Pokri Kheri village in Jind district, had gone there to meet his sister in a car. When they were crossing a road, their vehicle touched an electric wire. Chander Bhan died on the spot while his driver Azad Singh was admitted to a private hospital in a critical condition.