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Ram Babu holds the reins, denies rift with CM
DPCC president Ram Babu Sharma being felicitated at the party office in the Capital on Monday.
— Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal
News Analysis
20 dacoits strike in Loni trader’s house
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CM gives quite a few sops to Gurgaon
Youth killed, thrown out of car
Farmer killed
Mira holds Leadership Camp
Sheila lauds CRPF association
11 snatching cases solved, six held
CPI(M) flays govt for price hike
Car-jackers held, arms seized
Fire safety tips through interactive workshops
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Ram Babu holds the reins, denies rift with CM
New Delhi, November 8 “All sections of the society will be given due representation in the DPCC and their interests will also be protected. The political character of the DPCC shall be transparent and the party would protect the interests of the citizens,” he said. Stressing on greater co-ordination between the party and the government, Mr Sharma said the practice of weekly meetings between the ministers and the committee will be revived. “The weekly meetings will allow us at DPCC to brief the ministers about the problems of the people and improve co-ordination between the party and the government,” he said. He denied there were any differences in the local unit of the party and declared complete co-operation to the Sheila Dikshit government. He also downplayed suggestions that there was friction between him and the Chief Minister saying, “Both of us follow the directions of the Congress High Command. Where does the question of having disputes arise?” Fifty-one-year-old Sharma, who has risen through the party ranks en route to the DPCC president’s post, took over amid a lot of fanfare with a huge crowd witnessing the function. Slogans like “Sonia Gandhi Zindabad” and “Ram Babu Sharma Zindabad” rent the air as jubilant supporters of the newly appointed DPCC president and party workers gathered at the office of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee. Speaker Prem Singh, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, her Cabinet colleagues, Members of Parliament from Delhi, councillors, and representatives and office-bearers of All India Congress Committee (AICC) were present on the occasion. Member of Parliament Sajjan Kumar moved a resolution, which was unanimously adopted, thanking Congress president Sonia Gandhi for appointing Ram Babu Sharma as president of DPCC. A general secretary of All India Congress Committee, Mr Janardhan Dwivedi, said, “The time has come when all of us should sink our differences”. He praised Ms Gandhi for making a grassroot worker like Ram Babu Sharma the president of the DPCC. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, in turn, said that her Council of Ministers would extend support and co-operation to the new president and take the sentiments of the party worker into consideration while formulating programmes and policies for Delhi.
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The red flag over JNU: Nothing ideological about it
Raghubansh Sinha Tribune News Service
New Delhi, November 8 Even if such a corollary is dismissed outright, it is certainly interesting to understand why the present generation of students on the JNU campus continues to support the Left forces as strongly as in the years past, despite the fact that the socio-economic forces in and around the campus have undergone dramatic transformations. It is intriguing to many that the Left parties have maintained their hold over JNU politics even though the number of students from the deprived sections of the Indian society, who often form the base of the Left activism, has considerably declined on the campus. Even as signs of aberrations in the form of electoral disturbances and violence have surfaced in recent years, the election process in JNU is an island of sanity in a world full of scepticism at the deteriorating standard of democratic process in and around us, a senior professor remarked. No doubt, a trend towards depoliticisation of the campus has been evident in the last decade with the “Me and Now Generation” making its presence felt. However, the election code of conduct, heavily biased against the use of money and muscle power, is followed both in letter and spirit, and the authority of the all-student election committee has not been challenged, as it has been able to conduct free and fair elections over the years. In effect, the election environment on the campus continues to resemble the swinging sixties and the early seventies when Leftism was the flavour on university campuses around the world. The students at JNU come from diverse region and with varied background, yet the campus life acts as a great leveller. It is a tribute to the JNU culture that students from different social strata are the activists for the Left cause on the campus. However, it is not always the Marxist ideology that attracts the new converts, but often the idealism of showing concern for people and issues that may have little relevance to their own future career. Even though they may have no affiliation with the Left organisations or sympathy for the revolutionary ideology, it is often intoxicating for the youths, fed up with the crass materialism existing outside the campus. Not surprisingly, the winning presidential candidates of the radical Left AISA managed to garner a large chunk of the fence sitters, who in all probability would have little sympathy for the revolutionary call. The fact that the radical Left AISA managed to rope in an American, Tyler Walker William, as one of its candidates, clearly exemplifies the non-ideological nature of its support base on the campus. To many, the Left activism has given a certain character to the life on the campus, which is associated with tolerance for different shades of opinion—symbolised in the culture of debate and discussion—highlighting national and international issues of social concern and generally making the discourse on the campus intellectually vibrant. Clearly, the Left formations have had a major say in creating such an environment and maintaining it over the years. In effect, the continuing hold of the Left over JNU politics is a determined message of the majority that they want the campus to stay that way.
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20 dacoits strike in Loni trader’s house
Loni (Ghaziabad), November 8 The police were informed of the loot and attack. The injured were rushed to Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, after the assailants had left. The dacoits had even taken jewellery worn by the ladies in the house. The residents of the area were shocked as the police turned up only after an hour of being informed and even then they registered a simple theft case instead of a dacoity. Having noticed the police approach, the residents of Vikas Nagar Colony had resolved to patrol the colony at night. Harun, Attar Singh, Mohan Ram, Seeta Ram Siddiqqui, Vijay Pal Singh and others were patrolling at the time when the dacoits struck. Harun, injured in the head, was rushed to Delhi’s SGTB Hospital. Soon after the incident, some armed dacoits had scaled the boundary wall of Pandit Ram Kishen’s house in the colony and took away Rs 30,000 from the almirah along with other valuables from one room. Similarly cash, jewellery and valuables from the almirahs of adjoining rooms were also taken away. Ram Kishen and his wife Shanti were seriously wounded when they tried to resist the dacoity. They were locked up in a room along with their son Raju. The intruders then forcibly went into the room of Ram Kishen’s other son Sanjay and snatched the jewellery that his wife Kavita was wearing at gun-point. The jewellery included gold ear tops, rings, chains, bangles and anklets. Sanjay and his wife were also beaten up and huddled into a corner. The steel almirah in this room was broken open and the desperados looted all cash, gold and other valuables. The dacoits then took 1 kg gold and 2 kg silver jewellery apart from cash and saris worth Rs 50,000 after breaking open the steel almirah in Shanti Devi’s bedroom. The intruders then looted desi ghee, cigarettes, soap, shampoos, etc worth Rs 50,000 from the shop in a room of the house. In more than two hours of stay in the house, the criminals had reportedly decamped with over Rs 1 lakh, jewellery worth Rs 6.50 lakh and other valuables from the shop. The incidents of loot have increased during the last two months in Loni. The residents are finding it quite hard to defend their life and homes as the dacoits seem to be striking the area at will.
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CM gives quite a few sops to Gurgaon
Gurgaon, November 8 Many, however, wondered how the development projects announced would be completed when the present government had just about three months at its disposal. Presiding over the final leg of his government’s “Aap ke saarkar aap ke dwaar” programme for this Assembly segment, Mr Chautala did not disappoint any of the 31 village panchayats and residents of the city, who approached him for the redressal of their grievances. He also ordered that all encroachments on the government and semi-government land be removed forthwith. Addressing a gathering on the occasion, he said that any village that deposited Rs 33,000, the government would provide an additional Rs 2.5 lakhs for setting up an Anganwadi centre in it. Besides, any village that deposited Rs 75,000 would make the government spend about Rs 2 lakh for setting up a stadium in it. He said that all the iron electricity poles would be replaced by concrete cement poles and the poles that fell on the wayside of residences, hospitals, schools and public places would be removed to avoid a possible mishap. According to him, any village that fulfilled the norms would be entitled for upgradation of its schools. Also, the sewerage and drinking water system in the villages would be strengthened. Moreover, the roads in all the villages would be repaired and where there is need, new roads would be laid along with the boundary walls for the burial ground of the Muslim community.
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Youth killed, thrown out of car
Ghaziabad, November 8 A few miscreants came in a car and dumped the body of the youth who appeared to be their companion, after shooting him dead. The police team that chased the criminals’ car, however, returned disappointed. According to SP (city) Umesh Srivastava, a vehicle-checking campaign was immediately launched in the whole area. The incident happened at around 10 am, when a gunshot was heard near the Nithora police post. According to the eyewitnesses, some miscreants in a Maruti Zen sped away after pushing a person out. Inspector Vishesh Kumar Singh, SO of Loni police station, SI Tej Bahadur Singh and cops of the police post, combed the area for the car, but neither the killers not the car could be traced. SO Vishesh Kumar Singh said the deceased, who was in his twenties, had definitely been killed by his companions in the car and then dumped on the road. Rajesh and some telephone numbers were written in a dairy found in the pocket of the victim. The police hope to nab the killers with the help of these telephone numbers, SO Vishesh Kumar Singh added.
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Farmer killed
Dadri (Greater Noida), November 8 The irrigation channel banks had given in at Silarpur village under Jarcha police station. When the channel was being repaired, the neighbouring farmer Pawan objected. As the dispute escalated, Pawan’s five companions attacked Shohan Lal and his sons in his house with lathis and clubs. Sohan Lal and his sons Bhawan and Rajkumar were wounded. They were rushed to NTPC Hospital by the villagers. Sohan Lal succumbed to his injuries. The police are looking for Pawan and his companions.
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Mira holds Leadership Camp
New Delhi, November 8 It is the school’s constant endeavour to help these children hone their skills in leadership and at the same time prepare them for life. The camp was unique this year as a special interaction session for the parents of the board members was organised to provide them a better understanding of the potential/uniqueness of their child. Team-building exercises by Holiday Moods, theatre by the players of Kirori Mal College, dance workshop by Mr Praveen Shandilya and session on Leadership and Social Responsibility by Mr James Luitel of Helping Hands were some of the key sessions of the camp. A special session by Swami Agnivesh was also held for the students. Swamiji addressed the students on the importance of religion, spirituality and social action.
Annual Day
Laxman Public School organised its Annual Day function, with students putting forth an enthusiastic performance. The Delhi Chief Secretary, Mr S. Raghunath was the chief guest and Ms Sudhamahi Raghunath, Vice Chancellor of Jain Vishwa Bharti University, Rajasthan, distributed the prizes. The school principal, Ms Usha Ram, read out the annual report and said the school is working towards obtaining an ISO 900 certification and plans to introduce International Baccalaureate Organisation programme with an international resource centre in the school. A cultural programme was also staged on the occasion.
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Sheila lauds CRPF association
New Delhi, November 8 She said that such exhibition would generate competitiveness among the womenfolk, which ultimately help them realise their economic independence.
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11 snatching cases solved, six held
New Delhi, November 8 All the accused were active in West district, the police said. The police recovered two mobile phones and one gold chain from them.
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CPI(M) flays govt for price hike
New Delhi, November 8 Speaking at a protest meet organised to condemn the recent hike in petroleum products, Marxist leaders said the people voted out Vajpayee government because of its “pro-rich policies”. It was now compelling the CPI(M) to take a stand against similar policies of the present government at the Centre, they said. They said the party’s support could not be taken for granted as it was “not unconditional and out of compulsion”. If pushed to the wall, the party will take to the streets in a big way and force the government to fall in line, a speaker said, but hoped that such a situation did not arise.
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Car-jackers held, arms seized
New Delhi, November 8 On October 3, the accused robbed the Tata Indica car from its driver. The car was on contract with HCL Ltd. Noida. The accused stopped the car near Delhi Cantt area and asked the driver to drop them at Dhaula Kuan for Rs 50. The driver agreed and as the car reached near Brar square, they asked to stop the car. One person got down the car and whipped out a pistol and put it on the temples of the driver and asked to leave the car. Thereafter, the accused sped away with the car. During interrogation, the Sanjay revealed that he did his B.Sc with Zoology, Botany and Chemistry as subjects from Meerut College in 1992. Then, he worked as a chemist in Vikram steel Factory in Baghpat.
Dacoity bid foiled, 8 held
With the arrest of eight persons, the Delhi Police claimed to have foiled a dacoity bid that the suspects were planning in the Najafgarh area. The eight accused have been identified as Satbir, Babu Khan, Lal Babu, Mohammed Iqbal, Manohar Lal Misra, Chand Ram, Suresh Kumar Jain and Narender. The police claimed to have seized one country-made pistol, two spring-actuated knives, one punch and two crowbars from their possession. The suspects were allegedly involved in selling stolen property from the Metro terminal under construction in Najafgarh area, the police said. Babu Khan and Mohammed Iqbal were arrested earlier in 2002 for breaking into a house
in Najafgarh.
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Fire safety tips through interactive workshops
New Delhi, November 8 Through this programme the Delhi Fire Service and McDonald’s India will endeavour to raise the awareness levels of the children on various aspects related to fire safety such as recognition of fire alarms and understanding certain emergency signals apart from applying basic first aid. These workshops have been launched keeping in mind the current festive season and thereby, addressing the need of unforeseen injuries related to the use of firecrackers. The Chief Fire Officer, Mr R. C. Sharma, said, “Children are the most vulnerable to sufferings from the products of a fire, heat, smoke, light and obnoxious products released during a fire, especially the ones involving plastics and crackers, and therefore, call for the utmost care and caution.”
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The Member of Legislative Assembly from Rohtas Nagar, Mr Ram Babu Sharma, today formally took charge as president of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee.
