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Ekta Shakti in field to stop the rot Advancing poll a blunder: ex-CM Hari Singh at 83 is oldest candidate The eldest man in the Lok Sabha poll fray in Haryana is 83-year-old Hari Singh who is contesting the Rohtak seat as an Independent candidate. The youngest candidates are 26-year-old Sityender and Sanjeev, who are contesting from Sonepat and Bhiwani, respectively, as Independents. Congress wave waning, claims BJP candidate
Haryana Class X, XII results on
May 12, 15 No more trees to be felled in Aravali forest High Court
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Vote for pro-farmer parties, appeals Farooq Palwal (Faridabad), May 4 Speaking in Urdu and Hindi, he claimed that no party would be able to get a majority and form the government independently. The formation of the government would not be possible without the help of the regional parties like the INLD and the NC. He said the new government would be talking with Pakistan on the Kashmir problem and “we would not allow anyone to go in for a compromise on this issue”. Attacking the BJP government
indirectly, he said he wanted to warn people that they should be careful so that another Kargil was not repeated. Advocating the interests of the farmers, the NC leader said: “Jab tak kisan nahin uthega, tab tak koi tarrakki nahin ho sakti” Charging the BJP with taking up the issues based on communal factors, he said the BJP was now talking about the rights and interests of the Muslims but forgot it during the Gujarat riots. India would be “real” India when there was no difference between a Muslim and a Hindu, he said. The INLD supremo, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, also said whichever party won it would have to take the support of the regional parties to form a government. He described the BJP and the Congress as “saanpnath” and “naagnath”. FATEHABAD:
Dr Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday predicted a hung parliament and said the regional parties would have a major say in the formation of the next government at the Centre. He was talking to mediapersons and had come here to address a rally in favour of Mr Chautala. He said in the post-poll
scenario, the regional parties like the National Conference and the INLD would support the candidature of that leader for the post of Prime Minister who would not make the people fight over “mandir and masjid”. He said unemployment was another issue that was on the list of priorities for him. Mr Chautala denied that he had said he would become the next Prime Minister. He added that he along with Dr Abdullah and Mr Parkash Singh Badal, SAD chief would decide as to who would be the next Prime Minister. YAMUNANAGAR: The INLD, the National Conference and the SAD, besides other regional parties, will play a pivotal role in the formation of the Central Government after the elections, said Mr Chautala while addressing a rally here on Tuesday. He lambasted the BJP government for having failed to provide support to Haryana in the completion of the SYL canal and also refused to accept Haryana’s proposal for taking over three privately-run sugar mills which were not paying remunerative price of sugarcane to farmers. Dr Abdullah delivered an emotional speech and recounted the double speak of the Congress and the BJP. He appealed to the parties to desist from testing the nationalism and patriotism of Muslims. The Muslims would not allow anybody to bargain the interests of the country by giving in some areas of Kashmir to Pakistan which
continued to indulge in terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. The shedding of blood of innocent people of Kashmir must be stopped so that the relations between the two countries could be improved, he said. Ambala: Dr Abdullah said there was a need to build a strong and vibrant country where there would be peace and prosperity. Addressing a public meeting at Ambala Sadar in favour of INLD candidate Balwant Singh, he said the Congress and the BJP could not form the government at the Centre. “Government formation will take place when Mr Om Prakash Chautala, Mr Parkash Singh Badal and I extend support to it,” he said. He said “One section has caused fight over mandir-masjid, but Lord Rama is in the heart of people and so is Allah. We want a country where Mr Chautala will see Lord Rama in my eyes and I will see Allah in Mr Chautala’s eyes.” “Pakistanis want Kashmir. However, our leaders state that Kashmir is an inseparable part of India. Then what are we going to talk about. So many of our people have sacrificed their lives. Are we ready to accept the Hurriyat demands,” he asked. |
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Naidu asks voters to rise above regionalism Ambala, May 4 Addressing a rally at Ambala city this afternoon, he promised that the ‘Feel Good’ factor would turn into ‘Feel Great’ factor over the next five years if the party was voted to power. “It is not an election of Mr Chautala, Mr Bhajan Lal or Mr Bansi Lal. You must forget about local issues and rise above regionalism and caste factors. You must think about who can lead the nation. Local parties cannot form the government at the Centre. They dream of becoming kingmakers but the post of King has already been filled by Mr Vajpayee,” he said. He said the Congress had ruled the country for 50 years. “The Congress government failed to perform. From Parliament to panchayat, the Congress did not solve the problems of people. Congress leaders always thought about themselves and not about the people,” he said. Mr Naidu, who arrived nearly two hours behind schedule, said: “We have fertile land, good people, artisans, intellectuals, workers, traders and water availability. Then why are we still backward. Mrs Sonia Gandhi must answer. The problem of terrorism in Kashmir, insurgency in Assam, Naxalites in Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh took place during the Congress regime. There was unemployment, illiteracy, poverty and poor connectivity,” he stated. He said villages could not develop without resources. “While there was highway in cities, there were no roads in villages. There was wireless in cities but no wire in villages. Nobody had stopped the Congress from carrying out development,” he said. Mr Naidu wondered how the Congress could talk on the issue of corruption. “From 1952 onwards, Congress leaders have been involved in innumerable scams. There are several incidents of Congress leaders like Sukhram, Ajit Jogi and Roshan Baig who have been accommodated back in the Congress,” he said. “Why is the Congress silent on the wheat scam, telecom scam, Bofors, urea and several other scams. The Congress of today is not the original Congress. Leaders like Laxman Singh, Maneka Gandhi, V.C. Shukla and Feroze Gandhi have joined the BJP because they were disillusioned,” he said. Mr Naidu pointed out that while on he one side Mr Vajpayee was the prime ministerial
candidate, on the other side there were many leaders like Sonia Gandhi, Laloo Prasad Yadav, Mulayam Singh and Sharad Pawar. “The country wants Mr Vajpayee as the Prime Minister. We will form our government,” he said. “Others are going to decide about their captain after the cricket match is over,” he added. Mr Naidu said the Congress was not feeling good due to its loss in the Assembly elections held recently. “In our tenure, there is no queue or blackmarketing.” He admitted that the minority representation in the party was less as compared to that of Dalits, backward classes, farmers and women. “However, new thinking is emerging among the minorities and they want to give us vote. We are laying stress on their education and economic empowerment. The BJP is a party which is striving for the betterment of the country,” he said. |
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Ekta Shakti in field to stop the rot Karnal, May 4 Different from other parties, workers of the Ekta Shakti mostly belong to the Ror community. Brain child of Maratha Virender Verma, an HCS officer presently under suspension, the party seeks to settle political scores with Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala who did not recommend his promotion to the IAS. Early last year he banked on his father’s legacy who was a minister. Later, he used the caste card to attract the Ror community. Now he has the support of sizeable section of Sikhs, Rajputs and middle and lower middle class people in rural areas. Within months the party became a forum for criticising Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his predecessors Mr Bansi Lal and Mr Bhajan Lal. He is hopeful of winning three seats. It may not be easy for the Ekta Shakti in the first of their electoral battle but political observers feel that it will leave a mark of its presence in the state Assembly elections. The bureaucrat-turned politician is aggressive and sees Mr Bhajan Lal, Mr Om Prakash Chautala and Mr Bansi Lal as birds of the same feather, and claims that the highhandedness of the Chautala Government, exploitation of common man, rampant corruption, deteriorating law and order, injustice to the people of northern districts and above all falling standards of education had forced him to form a party to challenge traditional leadership for a change in the administrative system, values and customs of society. |
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Advancing poll a blunder: ex-CM Yamunanagar, May 4 He said the Congress lost elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh because of anti-incumbency factor. He said even Chandrababu Naidu overestimated his popularity and decided for the mid-term poll and is likely to pay the price. Mr Gupta who remained the Chief Minister of Haryana twice, said Ms Sheila Dixit, Chief Minister of Delhi, was able to remain in power because her performance was excellent during her first term. Mr Gupta, who was here to campaign for Mr Naveen Jindal, said the performance of the Congress in Haryana was good and claimed that the Congress would win more than 50 per cent seats in the state. He criticised the NDA government as well as the state government for wrong economics policies. He said even there was irrational taxation in a country due to which most the people do not pay the due taxes. He said Haryana has done a good job in spreading education but it has failed to provide employment to the youth. He emphasised that there should be industrialisation, which will minimise the unemployment. He pleaded to the people of Kurukshetra constituency to vote in the favour of Naveen Jindal who is young, energetic and a sportsman of national level. |
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Hari Singh at 83 is oldest candidate Chandigarh, May 4 The youngest candidates are 26-year-old Sityender and Sanjeev, who are contesting from Sonepat and Bhiwani, respectively, as Independents. While there is only one candidate above 80 years of age, there are 58 candidates between the age group of 25 to 40 years. The maximum number of candidates are in the age group of 41 to 60 years. They number 92. In the age group of 61 to 80 years, there are nine candidates. Among the candidates of the recognised parties, the oldest is Mr I.D. Swami of the BJP, who is contesting from Karnal. He is 74. He is followed by Mr Kanwal Singh of the Haryana Vikas Party (HVP) and Mr Atma Singh Gill of the Indian National Congress (INC). Both are 66. The eldest Indian National Lok Dal candidate is Major-Gen Bhim Singh (retd), who is 62 and contesting from Rohtak. Among the candidates of the recognised parties the youngest is Ms Geeta Grewal (28 years) of the BSP. She is contesting against her father-in-law, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda of the Congress from Rohtak. Among the Congress candidates, the youngest is Mr Naveen Jindal (34) who is contesting from Kurukshetra. Capt Abhimanyu is the youngest BJP candidate. At the age of 36, he has entered the fray from Rohtak. He is followed by Dr Sudha Yadav (39). She is contesting from Mahendragarh. The youngest INLD candidate is Mr Abhey Chautala, younger son of the Chief Minister. He is 41 and contesting from Kurukshetra. Out of the 160 candidates in the fray, only eight are women. |
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Congress wave waning, claims BJP candidate Kurukshetra, May 4 He said the BJP wave was strong and regional parties had lost their base. He said, if elected to power, his priority would be to link Kurukshetra, Ladwa, Radaur and Haridwar by rail and as also, Pehowa, Cheeka and Patiala. Meanwhile, the BJP Mahila Morcha Mandal president, Ms Sukanya Chowdhary, in a statement released to mediapersons here today, has condemned the statement reportedly issued by the Congress that she had joined the Congress. She said she was a faithful worker of the BJP. |
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BSP predicts hung House Yamunanagar, May 4 He said that the party would take action against Dr Bishan Lal Saini, lone BSP MLA in Haryana Assembly, who had extended support to INLD candidate. He refuted the charge that the BSP sold ticket. He said that in Haryana all parties were contesting on party symbols resulting in four or five cornered contest all seats. Mr Kashyap predicted a hung Parliament. He said without the support of the BSP government at the
Centre could not be formed. |
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Haryana LJP chief quits Rohtak, May 4 In a statement here, he said Mr Paswan had humiliated the party leadership in Haryana by deciding to withdraw the candidates without taking state leaders into confidence. Mr Malik had announced the withdrawal of all LJP nominees in Haryana from the contest. While doing so, he had warned partymen of disciplinary action if they disobeyed the directive of the party high command. |
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Haryana Class X, XII results on
May 12, 15 Chandigarh, May 4 Disclosing this here today, the Chairman of the board, Brig O.P. Chaudhary (retd), said that the results were being declared within 40 days of the conclusion of the examinations. In the past the results were often declared within 60 to 80 days of the conclusion of the examinations. The secretary of the board, Mr Rakesh Gupta, said that the results would be available on IVRS No 011-24357270 from 8 a.m. onwards and 60 lines had been provided on it. The results would also be available on helpline No 951664-254000 from 8 a.m. onwards on 10 lines in this system. The results would also be available on the BSNL, Reliance, Reliance R-World and Escotel mobile services. Candidates could also log on to Internet websites http://results.nic.in, http://haryana.nic.in and the board website http://hbsc.inc.in from 8 a.m. onwards. |
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SDO, JE held captive, rescued Sirsa, May 4 According to the information, water of Sadeva minor didn’t reach the tail because of water theft from the canal by some influential persons. Due to this farmers of
Ghoranwali, Gidran, Chakan, Bhunan, Khajakhera, Sadewala and Dodianwali villages had to face the problem of water scarcity. This condition had prevailed for about four years during which the residents of these villages had complained and appealed to concerned officers and political leaders but the condition didn’t improve. At a meeting they decided to stop water theft themselves and started patrolling during the night. When the water was being stolen through pipes, angry young men dug out the pipes, they reported the water theft to the Rania police and the SDO and the JE. But both the police and the officers didn’t pay heed to their complaint. Later they reported the matter to the Deputy Commissioner. When in the morning, the officers reached Ghoranwali village, angry villagers made them captives. They alleged that they were hand-in-glove with the water thieves. The driver of the official jeep reported the matter to the Executive Engineer who sought the help of the Rania police. The villagers released the officers only after the intervention of the Rania police. At last a case of water theft was registered at the Rania police station by the concerned officials. Residents of Sadewala village, that has about 1100 voters, at a panchayat meeting decided to hold demonstrations at the local bus stand and to boycott the forthcoming elections. |
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No more trees to be felled in Aravali forest Chandigarh, May 4 Taking up an application filed in an ongoing case, seeking directions to the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon and the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) not to cut trees and dump garbage in the area as it will lead to pollution and degeneration of environment, a Bench of the High Court restrained the respondents from cutting any more trees. In their public interest petition, Mr Muni Lal and other residents of the area have highlighted the fact that the Municipal Corporation and HUDA have been cutting trees and dumping garbage in the area. This, they have said, was against the provisions of the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. They have asked that the Municipal Corporation be restrained from depositing solid waste in the area. It may be recalled that The Tribune had highlighted the issue in a April 29 report ‘Dumping toxic waste on Aravali hills’. The case will now come up for hearing on May 18. |
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Govt’s claim rebutted Chandigarh, May 4 In a replication filed to counter the claim of the government, Mr Sahni said that the claim of the Haryana Government that even the Supreme Court of India had expressed satisfaction on the functioning of the Public Grievances Committees was false. He has said that the case that the state government has cited to buttress its claim does not make any such mention. The case is scheduled to come up on May 6. |
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High Court Chandigarh, May 4 In their writs, D.S. Rawat and the National Consumer Awareness Group had said that the Haryana Government had not appointed president of the commission since the time the last President, Justice Amarjit Choudhary retired. |
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Trader shot at, hospitalised Sirsa, May 4 In another incident of looting, two persons shot at a trader near Ramnagaria village of the district. The trader has been admitted to the Civil Hospital from where he has been referred to the Rohtak medical college. According to information, Vinod Kumar of Multani Colony had gone to Rania to collect payment with his helper. When he was returning to Sirsa with Rs 1 lakh in his bag, two youths on a motorcycle asked him to stop. They then pushed his helper while Vinod managed to seek refuge in a house at a village. The youths fired at him and tried to snatch the bag containing the money but people gathered there, making them flee. The police has registered a case under Sections 397 and 398, IPC.
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