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MCPI flays cane charge on farmers
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 4
The Marxist Communist Party of India (MCPI) has flayed the cane charge on agitating farmers by the police recently. Comrade Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, national unit general secretary, and Kuldip Singh, state unit secretary of the outfit, have condemned the police action reportedly on the instructions of the state government on peacefully agitating farmers highlighting the distress sale of cotton and narma.

The leaders described this as an attack on the democratic rights of the farmers. By such action and misdeeds the Congress has exposed itself as an anti-farmer and pro-trader government, they added.

The government should focus its attention on stopping the open exploitation of farmers in markets at the hands of unscrupulous traders and take adequate steps to ensure full price of cotton.

Mr Lyallpuri has demanded immediate release of arrested activists and withdrawal of false cases against the leaders of the movement. They have also rejected the increase of Rs 10 in the MSP of wheat and described it a cruel joke on the farmers.

College stir probe begins
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, November 4
A seven-member SGPC team headed by senior vice-president Gurpal Singh Gora is investigating the cause of students strike in Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College. Mr Gora said that no indiscipline would be tolerated in the college and whether the miscreants are the teachers or students , the matter would be investigated and the guilty punished. He was referring to a skirmish between two teachers of the college.

A few days ago NS Grewal had attacked another teacher Deepinder Singh and this had led to a protest by the students.

Mr Gora met Prof. R.P. Singh, the under suspension college principal, at Alamgir for two hours yesterday.

SPORTS

Manpreet, Bhupinderjeet win 3-km walk
Our Sports Reporter

A Jalandhar raider being checked by Ludhiana players during a kabaddi match in the Inter-Polytechnic Kabaddi Tournament in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

Ludhiana, November 4
Manpreet Kaur of Government Senior Secondary School, Barsal, and Bhupinderjeet Singh of Government High School, Gill finished ahead of others to win the 3-km walk in the girls’ and boys, Under-17 categories, respectively, on the second day of the District Schools Athletics Meet being organised by the District Schools Tournament Committee, Ludhiana, at Guru Nanak Stadium here today.

In long jump for girls (Under-19 category ), Mandeep Kaur of Government Senior Secondary School, Sawaddi, won the first place, while Parminder Kaur of SGHG School, Raikot, and Gurleen Kaur of Guru Nanak Public School, Mullanpur finished second and third, respectively.

Second day’s results: Girls (Under-17) 3-km walk— Manpret Kaur of Government Senior Secondary School, Barsal, 1; Navdeep Kaur of Government High School, Gill, 2; and Neetu Dhillon of Joseph School, Dugri, 3; long jump (under-19) Mandeep Kaur of Government Senior Secondary School, Sawaddi, 1; Parminder Kaur of SGG School, Raikot, 2; and Gurleen Kaur of Guru Nanak Public School, Mullanpur, 3; long jump (under-17) —Mandeep Kaur of Dashmesh Model High School, Doraha, 1; Manpreet Kaur of Government High School, Ramgarh, 2; and Gurpreet Kaur of Government High School, Tokhra 3.

Long jump (under-14) —Harpinder Kaur of Joseph School, Dugri, 1; Jagdeep Kaur of Raikot Public School 2; and Jagdip Kaur of Dashmesh High School, Doraha 3; 5000m (under-19) Beant Kaur of Govt High School, Takhra 1, Kuldeep Kaur of Govt High School, Takhra 2 and Priya Bawa of BVM School, Ludhiana 3; discus throw (u-19) —Jagdeep Kaur of GTB National Senior Secondary School, Doraha, 1; Manpreet Kaur of Government Senior Secondary School, Gungrali, 2; and Harvinder Kaur of New Punjab Public School, Hambran, 3.

Discus throw (under-17) Diljit Kaur of Guru Nanak School, Ludhiana, 1; Sandeep Kaur of Government High School, Haibowal 2 and Manpreet Kaur of Government High School, Cheemana 3.

Boys (under-17) 3 km walk —Bhupinderjit Singh of Government High School Gill 1; Ajaypal Singh of Government High School, Lalheri, 2; and Subheg Singh of Government Senior Secondary School, Sahibazpur, 3; long jump (under-14) Gurdeep Singh of Government Senior Secondary School, Bheela 1, Harpreet Singh of Government Senior Secondary School, Sahnewal, 2; and Shivam Kumar of Shree Guru Harkishan Public School, Ludhiana, 3; long jump (under-17) Dalvinder Singh of Government High School, Takahar, 1; Harpreet Singh of Government High School, Ayali Kalan, 2; Manmohan Singh of Government Senior Secondary School, Manak Majra, 3; long jump (under-19) Malkiat Singh of Arya Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana, 1, Amritpal Singh of GGN Public School, Ludhiana, 2; and Jatinder Singh of GTB, Khanna, 3; 5000m — Mohd Shamshad of Government Senior Secondary School, Bhaini Sahib, 1; Kuldeep Singh of Government Senior Secondary School, Sahibzapur, 2; and Amandeep Singh of AS Senior Secondary School, Khanna, 3.

Amritsar eves enter kabaddi final
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, November 4
Amritsar eves secured a berth in the final of the Punjab Inter- Polytechnic Colleges Kabaddi Tournament for women being held at the Government Polytechnic, Rishi Nagar, here today. In the semi-final Amritsar defeated Government Polytechnic, Patiala, while the second semi-final was played between Ludhiana and Jalandhar in which the former won.

Earlier, in the league matches Ludhiana beat Amritsar while Patiala outnumbered Jalandhar. Ms Shweta Verma, wife of Mr Anurag Verma, Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana inaugurated the tournament. Ms Harvinder Kaur Toor, Principal of the host college, welcomed the chief guest and the participating teams.