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Cong deriving mileage out of Tohra’s death: Badungar
Ludhiana, April 4
The Congress is trying to exploit the death of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee President and veteran Sikh leader Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Tohra for their nefarious designs of earning political mileage in the coming Lok Sabha poll.
This was stated by Prof Kirpal Singh Badungar, a former SGPC President, here today. He was here today in connection with ‘Gurmukh Chetna March’ on the occasion of 500 birth anniversary of Guru Angad Dev which started from Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran here this morning.
A flower bedecked bus carrying the holy Guru Granth Sahib during the chetna march in Ludhiana on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari |
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Cong campaign picks up
Ludhiana, April 4
The Congress campaigning in the city has picked up considerably during the past 24 hours. It launched the campaign yesterday. The state Congress President, Mr H.S. Hanspal, and ministers namely Mr M.S. Birmi, Mr Rakesh Pandey and Mr Tej Parkash Singh have been working overtime to compensate for the delay in the launch of the campaign.
SAD forgets its morcha shaheeds
Kup Kalan, April 4
Leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a party which prides on the history of sacrifices and morchas
fought for the redressal of the problems of the masses, were too busy in electioneering to observe the 21st death anniversary of 12 persons, including Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus, killed in the police firing in the state on the eve of the dharam yudh morcha on April 4, 1983. As many as 12 persons were killed and 65 were seriously injured during the rasta roko stir.
Feel good factor a poll ploy: samiti
Ludhiana, April 4
The Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Suraksha Samiti today ridiculed the “feel good factor” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Party activists staged a dharna against what they termed as the attempt by the major partner in the NDA government to fool the masses.
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Suraksha Samiti workers stage a dharna against the BJP
‘feel good factor’ in Ludhiana on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph |
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Lok Sabha candidates share a common manch
Ludhiana, April 4
A seminar on national awakening, organised by the newly formed Punjab Jagriti Manch at Punjab Extension Library here today, achieved its objective partially as SAD nominee from Ludhiana parliamentary constituency Sharanjit Singh Dhillon and Lok Bhalai Party candidate Balwant Singh Ramoowalia shared a common platform to put forth their agenda before the electorate. Congress candidate Munish Tiwari, who could not attend due to other preoccupations, was represented by Prof Satish Sharma.
Shiv Sainiks make bonfire of
obscene posters
Ludhiana, April 4
Activists of the Shiv Sena (Hindustan) today organised a protest march against the pasting of indecent posters in the city. They also removed such film posters from various places. Later, the protesters made a bonfire of these posters at the Raikhy Cinema chowk here calling upon the people to rise against the social evil.
Addressing party workers, the general secretary of the Shiv Sena, Mr Pawan Sharma, and the district unit president, Mr Krishan Sharma, took strong exception to the activities of some of the cinema owners in the city who were showing pornographic movies to corrupting the young minds.
A Shiv Sainik tear away a poster of a movie as part of a campaign to check obscenity on Sunday.
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Dissolve barriers, says Pak delegation
Ludhiana, April 4
“The time has come when both the governments of Pakistan and India should see the writing on the wall. They should understand the common man’s heartfelt desire to come together.
Members of a Pakistani delegation were welcomed at a function held by the Rotary Club at Shingar Cinema on Saturday.
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