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Bishnoi describes Chautala’s concessions ‘too little, too late’
Announcement on jobless allowance
10 members to miss Assembly session
Review decision on fly ash, demand
RSS not to enter politics, says Jain
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National seminar on career growth organised
2 killed, 6 injured in cracker factory blast
Sarpanch killed, 10 injured in accident
2 HVPM employees succumb to burns
Youth beaten up by police
Dacoits loot 5 houses
2 arrested for printing
fake currency notes
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Bishnoi describes Chautala’s concessions
Chandigarh, September 26 In a statement issued here yesterday the Congress MP from Bhiwani, Mr Kuldip Bishnoi, said most of the announcements made by Mr Chautala were either the withdrawal of anti-people policies initiated by the INLD government itself or were the implementation of the Congress agenda. Mr Bishnoi said the people of the state would not be misled by Mr Chautala’s pronouncements made on the eve of the Assembly elections and would ensure a crushing defeat for his party. The Congress MP, who is the younger son of Haryana Congress President Bhajan Lal, said the withdrawal of the fee charged from the unemployed youth along with the application forms for jobs was an admission by Mr Chautala that he had been doing injustice with this category of the youth. Mr Bishnoi said if Mr Chautala was really repentant, he should announce that various recruitment agencies refunded the money charged from the unemployed youth in the past five years. He said after exploiting the unemployed youth for the past five years. Mr Chautala was now trying to win their sympathy in the election year. Mr Chautala should explain why a fee of Rs 500 was imposed on the unemployed youth for seeking job. If the decision was correct, why was he withdrawing it now. If it was wrong why did it take Mr Chautala four years to repeal it. The Congress had promised to pay unemployment allowance about a year ago. Mr Chautala had now only implemented the Congress agenda. Similarly, he said Mr Chautala’s announcement that a farmer would have to mortgage only three acres of land for availing loan to purchase a tractor instead of 10 acres was far below what the Congress had promised. He said his party was committed to give a loan of Rs 3 lakh without interest to those farmers who owned merely three acres. Mr Bishnoi said the announcements pertaining to drought and flood relief made by Mr Chautala also did not match what the Congress had done during its regime. He said the Congress government had paid impressive flood relief to farmers and other affected sections of society in 1995. On the other hand the drought relief provided by the Chautala government was as low as Rs 2 in many cases. Ridiculing Mr Chautala’s claim that he would fight to the finish for the SYL canal, Mr Bishnoi said it had always been the Chautala family which had created a hurdle in the construction of the canal. The Congress leader said in 1999, Mr Chautala had promised to double the old-age pension on every birth anniversary of late Devi Lal. However, he had not fulfilled his promise to the old. |
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Announcement on jobless allowance “cruel joke”
Chandigarh, September 26 Mr Bishnoi had described the announcements as “too little and too late”. The other opposition leaders in Haryana today joined him in describing the unemployment allowance as “a cruel joke” with the youth in the state. In separate statements issued here today a former Haryana Congress President, Mr Birender Singh; the officiating leader of the Congress Legislature Party, Capt Ajay Singh Yadav; the President of the Youth Congress, Mr Randeep Surjewala; the BJP President, Prof Ganeshi Lal; Mr Karamvir Singh Saini, President of the Haryana Backward Classes Welfare Morcha; Mr Sat Pal Kaushik, Secretary of the state Congress; and Mr Karan Singh Dalal, Congress MLA, said first the Chautala Government collected Rs 500 from each unemployed youth applying for a job and now he was promising them unemployment allowance. They said when the government had advertised almost all the available jobs in the state and had collected Rs 500 from each applicant, the abolition of application fee tentamounted to cheating the unemployed youth. If the government was sincere in helping the unemployed youth, it should refund the huge amount collected as the application money during the past five years. It should at least refund the application money to unsuccessful applicants because, the Opposition leaders alleged, the jobs were not given on merit. Mr Surjewala said the announcements were part of the “politics of deception and deceit” being
practiced by the Chautala Government in the state. He said Mr Chautala could not buy the votes of the unemployed youth by giving them a “pittance” for the next two months. He said when the Congress would come to power, it would order an inquiry into the functioning of the Public Service Commission and the Haryana Staff Selection Commission. Mr Birender Singh said a political rally organised by the misuse of official machinery would not fetch votes for the INLD, which had organised a similar rally before the Lok Sabha elections also, in which Mr Chautala’s party was wiped out. |
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Move on allowance decried
Hisar, September 26 The convenor of the Haryana Berozgar Yuva Sangathan, Mr Udayveer Punia, said the allowance was an insult to the educated unemployed youth of the state. Terming the move a poll gimmick, he said the government had exempted the youth from the form fee only after collecting Rs 300-crore from them in the name of recruitment. The district president of the Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Mr Mandip Malik, has said the provision of unemployment allowance was a cruel joke with the jobless youth. He said by exempting the form fee, the Chautala government had admitted that its earlier move to charge the fee was wrong. Mr Ishwar Singh Mor, the general secretary of the District Congress Committee (rural), has said the unemployment allowance was a classic case of “too little, too late.” Mr Hari Singh, a local Congress leader, asserted that allowance was not the solution of the basic problem of unemployment. |
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10 members to miss Assembly session
Chandigarh, September 26 Those who will not be attending the session this time include Congress MLA Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who was the Leader of the Opposition, and Mr Jai Parkash, a firebrand MLA, also from the Congress. Both Mr Hooda and Mr Jai Parkash got elected as members of the Parliament in the Lok Sabha elections held in May. Mr Gujjar on the other hand belonged to a party which fought the 1999 Lok Sabha elections as well as the Assembly elections held in February in alliance with the ruling Indian National Lok Dal. But provoked by the Chief Minister and INLD supremo, Mr Om Prakash Chautala’s policy of treating the state leaders of the BJP with sheer disdain, Mr Gujjar took up the cudgels against the government. The coming session will see the presentation of the Bill regarding advancing panchayat elections as well as another Bill to hand over the management of temples of Kurukshetra to the state government. Both decisions are being opposed by the BJP, but Mr Gujjar will not be there to oppose the Bills since he along with his five colleagues had resigned from the state Assembly to protest against the Centre’s reluctance to take action against Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for passing the controversial Act abrogating water sharing agreements between Punjab and other states. Among the existing members of the Opposition in the House, fireworks can be expected from the officiating leader of the Congress, Capt Ajay Singh Yadav, and Mr Karan Singh Dalal, who won the elections on the Republican Party of India ticket, but later switched loyalty to the Congress. Mr Karan Singh Dalal has already come to be known as a detractor of the Chief Minister. He was earlier the only member of his
party (RPI) and was seldom allowed an opportunity by the Speaker to participate in the debate. His chances of speaking in the Assembly look brighter now in view of his alignment with the largest Opposition party in the House. |
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Review decision on fly ash, demand kiln owners
Kurukshetra, September 26 A call to this effect was made by the Haryana Brick-Kiln Owners Association
(HBKOA) to its members at its emergency meeting held here today under the chairmanship of its president, Mr Surender Singh. When contacted, association general secretary Gulshan Narang said that almost all the brick-kilns in the state had already been closed. Mr Narang said that, moreover, refusal of mixing the fly ash with the clay by the brick-kiln labourers had already led to virtual closure of the brick-kiln industry in Haryana. While on the one hand, the labourers opine that their involvement in mixing the fly ash in clay would cause serious ailments followed by heavy expenditure on medical treatment, on the other, Mr Narang claimed that manufacturing of bricks with fly ash mixing was possible only in mechanical kilns and not in manual kilns. Mr Narang further said that as per another resolution, it was also decided that the brick-kiln owners who had deposited sales tax for four quarters, would not deposit the advance sales tax till the process of brick manufacturing was restored. |
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RSS not to enter politics, says Jain
Hisar, September 26 Mr Jain said the previous NDA government at the Centre had not fulfilled the expectations of the
Sangh. He said the RSS was opposed to the establishment of a slaughter house at Faridabad in Haryana and condemned the Haryana Government for the move. He maintained that the RSS supported the Sarvkhap Mahapanchayat’s stance on the issue. Mr Jain said the anti-RSS stance taken by the Human Resource Development Minister, Mr Arjun Singh, was a result of his vested political interests. |
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National seminar on career growth organised
Yamunanagar, September 26 The resource persons at the seminar were Mr Bal Kishan Sharma, assistant manager (Exports), Vardhman General and Spinning Mills, Ludhiana and Mr Anoop
Goswami, vice-president, Mahavir Spinning Mills, Ludhiana. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Balkrishan Sharma stressed upon the need of building skills for career growth. He spoke on the significance of nurturing ‘next generation’ managers and that of multiple exposures in ones career growth. He emphasized that the process of change was crucial for one’s success and growth. Mr Anoop Goswami in his presidential address, emphasised that credibility was more important than ability to be successful. He said even today successful people were in minority. According to him, the major reason for this was that the man was haunted by the worries of the past and anxiety of the future and consequently was unable to live in the present. He stressed that in today’s world one had to move from the managerial position to leadership position. Earlier, industrialist and chairman of
MAIMT, Mr Desh Raj Goel, inaugurated the Seminar and Dr Rajkumar Goel , advisor
MAIMT, welcomed the guests. Vote of thanks was delivered by Mr Sushil Gupta, general secretary
MAIMT. |
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2 killed, 6 injured in cracker factory blast
Yamunanagar, September 26 The injured include a 13-year old child
Aasif. The licence of the manufacturing unit had expired six months ago. A blast had also taken place in the same factory three years ago but there was no casualty. The cause of the blast was not known yet. A forensic team from Madhuban arrived at the spot today and took samples. The police sources said the blast was so powerful that bodies of Naim Ahmed alias
Mohin, 25 and Khatoom, 40, who were working inside the factory premises, were blown into pieces. The police was yet to recover the head of Naim Ahmed. The injured
Javed, Rajni, Shaira, Haseena, Roshni and Aasif have been admitted to the Jagadhri Civil Hospital and there condition was said to be stable. They were injured when they came under the debris of the building. Sources said as per the licence (now expired), the owner of the factory ‘Taj Fire Works’, was allowed to manufacture only light crackers but it was being alleged that he was manufacturing heavy crackers. Even the district administration, allegedly, at times had ordered crackers for public functions from the factory. However, a senior official while denying the allegations said when ever required the administration used to purchase crackers from
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The impact of the blast was so powerful that the roof of the hall in which the crackers were being manufactured was blown up and the walls developed cracks, beyond repair. The sources said the factory owner had given a go-by to all safety norms. The factory owner, Mr Shabir Ahmed, could not be contacted for comments. No arrests have
been made so far. |
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Sarpanch killed, 10 injured in accident
Kaithal, September 26 The victims were returning from the Fatehabad rally organised by the INLD on the birth anniversary of Devi Lal. According to reports, the accident occurred when the driver of Sumo in which all the victims were travelling, lost control over the vehicle and it dashed against a tree. |
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2 HVPM employees succumb to burns
Fatehabad, September 26 According to HVPN sources, Ishwar Mukhija, an assistant substation attendant with the nigam, who sustained 80 per cent burns in the substation mishap, and Rajinder Prasad, an assistant line man, who received 60 per cent burns, died yesterday. It may be recalled that three employees of the nigam had been injured when an oil circuit breaker busted in the 132-KV substation here on Monday night. Mr Ajit Singh, another injured person, escaped with minor injuries. Ishwar Mukhija and Rajinder Prasad were shifted to Hisar in precarious condition where they succumbed to their injuries. |
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Youth beaten up by police
Sonepat, September 26 The youth was rushed to the local Civil Hospital. Tarun was picked up by the police from the Ashok Nagar (kutchy quarters) bazar and taken to the Civil Line police station where he was beaten up mercilessly without any crime. Later he was thrown out in an injured condition. Shopkeepers of Ashok Nagar informed Tarun’s parents, who took him to the hospital. A large number of shopkeepers and other residents gathered outside the hospital raised slogans against the police and the state government. They demanded action against the guilty police officials. The irate residents also announced to gherao of the police station and the officials. Some people then intervened and prevented the mob from doing so. Meanwhile, the parents of the youth have alleged that the police in connivance with some of their rivals had beaten up Tarun due to an old enmity. |
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Dacoits loot 5 houses
Yamunanagar, September 26 The affected families were yet to ascertain their respective losses, when the reports last came in. According to the police sources, the dacoits, six to eight in number, were wearing masks and were carrying iron rods and other weapons. They entered the house of Mr Ramesh sometime after midnight. The dacoits, who were speaking in Hindi, locked the occupants in a room and took away valuables. Later, they entered houses of Mr Gopal, Mr Balwant, Mr Beeram and Mr Kashyap and adopted almost similar tactics in each house. The police sources said the dacoits might have slipped to the neighbouring Uttar
Pradesh. |
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2 arrested for printing
fake currency notes
Hisar, September 26 The police seized equipment, including a computer, a scanner and a printer, used in printing fake currency notes. An accomplice of Kuldeep was also arrested. |
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