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LS Nominees
‘Cong has failed to deliver’
Maintain record, print houses told
Cong MP’s nephew ‘involved’ in attack
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Beopar Mandal to support Cong
Speeches of star campaigners to be videographed
Survey bares gay reality
Protest over postal orders
Chait Chaudas mela begins
Car catches fire, 3 hurt
Pay Rs 2 lakh interim relief to kin: NHRC
Two arrested on murder charge
Encroachments removed
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Cong panel meets chiefs of district units
Geetanjali Gayatri Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 24 The meeting, chaired by party MP from Karnataka BK Hariprasad and union ministers Prithiviraj Chavan and Anand Sharma, evaluated the party’s chances in the coming elections and sought a feedback from the district units on candidates. While the exercise, also aimed at connecting to the grassroots workers and involving them in the elections, was termed as “successful”, the three-member screening committee will meet again to finalise the names of the candidates on March 26. “After this meeting, the names will be sent to the central election committee for clearance and declared,” a leader of the party said. While party leaders chose to justify this late reaction of the party in seeking a feedback from the workers as “democratisation”, others felt that it was a fruitless exercise at this later stage when some parties had already announced names of their candidates. Meanwhile, Asha Hooda, wife of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, clarified that she was not keen on contesting elections, neither Lok Sabha nor any other. Though her name intermittently keeps doing the rounds for the Sonepat seat as the Congress candidate, she herself cleared the air by emphasising that she was not in the race. “I am not in the contest at all. I don’t know how my name crops up whenever there is an election or a byelection in Sonepat or Rohtak. Contesting an election is a big ‘no’ as far as I am concerned,” she said. Involved with social issues and spearheading a drive against female foeticide by using all platforms to advocate for the girl child, she adds, “I have never had any interest in political campaigning, let alone contesting elections. My only role at election time is limited to attending to workers who throng our home. Beyond that, there is no involvement.” In fact, her campaigning for any social issue, too, is sometimes seen as a “threat” by some leaders and election time only heightens their “suspicion”. However, contrary to this, top leaders of the Congress, including a minister in the Haryana Cabinet, are vying for the ticket from the Sonepat parliamentary seat, which is seen as a “safe bet”, particularly for the Jat community.
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‘Cong has failed to deliver’
Yamunanagar, March 24 He said the INLD would announce its nominees for five constituencies - Kurukshetra, Hisar, Bhiwani, Sirsa and Rohtak - on the first navratra on March 27. State BJP president Atam Parkash Manchanda and state INLD president Ashok Arora said the people were looking for a change as the Congress government had failed to fulfil its promises. Alliance candidate from the Ambala constituency Rattan Lal Kataria alleged that people of the state were feeling neglected under the Congress government. |
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Poll Material Tribune News Service
Panipat, March 24 Besides, press owners have also been asked to keep a record of the bills of the money spent on printing of the election material. Deputy Commissioner-cum-election officer Vijay Singh Dahiya said the orders had been issued under Section 127-A of the Representation of the People’s Act, 1951. He said the SDMs of Panipat and Samalkha had been asked to ensure that the orders were implemented in the right spirit. He said the officers had also been asked that in case anyone was found violating the orders, the matter be immediately reported to the district election officer. The DC said the print houses would be required to maintain records of the name of the person getting the material printed, date of printing, brief description of the election posters, number of copies printed and expenditure. He said the orders had been passed on the recommendations of the Election Commission.
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Cong MP’s nephew ‘involved’ in attack
Faridabad, March 24 One of the victims, Surender, received the injuries on his leg after which he was rushed to hospital. According to the FIR filed on the basis of the complaint of Surender, Amit and Vikky attacked his brother Binde and their maternal uncle, Mahipal. They have also been hospitalised. According to SHO of the Suraj Kund police station, as per the compliant of Surender, Vikky fired on him. Although the police was investigating the matter, the presumption is that the brawl was related to business and property disputes. Amit Bhadana has office in Green Field Colony. He is alleged to have got the official permission to own rock boulder and stones found in the colony. The colony is set up on the Aravalli hills. Hence, during the construction of houses in the colony a good amount of stones and boulders are found from writhing the surface on account of the rocky terrain. According to complaint, Vikky and Amit called Mahipal at their office late last evening, where they attacked him. Surender and Binde also got injuries while trying to intervene. According to the police, complaints have been received from both parties. On the basis of the complaints FIRs have been lodged from both sides.
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Beopar Mandal to support Cong
Chandigarh, March 24 This decision was taken at a meeting of representatives of the mandal from various districts held here yesterday under the chairmanship of its president Bajrang Dass
Garg. Garg said in view of various decisions taken for the welfare of various sections of society by the Hooda government, including regularisation of unauthorised residential colonies and regularisation of shops and industries in old areas of towns, the mandal had decided to support the Congress. Among those who attended the meeting were president of the Ambala district unit Arun
Garg; Karnal district president Ramesh Jindal, Ismailabad president Ashok
Singal, Sirsa district president Hira Lal Sharma; state general secretary Subhash
Tayal. |
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Speeches of star campaigners to be videographed
Gurgaon, March 24 In an order issued here today, Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Electoral Officer Deepti Umashankar has directed all assistant returning officers of the 9-Gurgaon parliamentary constituency in the district to get the visits of star campaigners canvassing for various political parties and leaders in their respective areas
videographed. The order points out that the Central Election Commission was very particular about the contents of the speeches of star campaigners of different political parties while the model code of conduct is in operation. “The underlying idea behind the move is that the videorecording can be made available to the Election Commission as and when required,” the DC asserts. As per the order, an officer has also to be appointed with the videographer for the coverage of poll speeches of such campaigners. “You must personally observe the videorecording and ensure that the model code of conduct has not been violated in any respect,” the order states, adding that a certificate to this effect, along with the original CD/cassette has to be sent to the office of the District Electoral Officer immediately. |
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Survey bares gay reality
Chandigarh, March 24 The AIDS Control Society knows that the number is much larger than what has been “found out”. To reach out to the remaining men, not yet in the fold of any of their organisations and who could be vulnerable to STDs and HIV, the society has moved a proposal for carrying out fresh mapping to NACO. While the project got rolling from Panchkula where their first community-based organisation was set up, the society has opened another such NGO in Faridabad given their high numbers there. “We began with identifying 136 men having sex with men (MSM) in Panchkula and set up an NGO to contact more of men of their community. The result has been possible because it was someone from among them who carried out the survey and not an outside agency they would be wary of,” says Vinod Kumar, deputy director of the society, dealing with the issue. The primary focus of the society, at present, is to hold advocacy meetings with MSM to educate them about sexually transmitted diseases and HIV. “They are a high risk group and they primarily come from the middle and the upper middle class, urban areas and rural pockets. Some hide their identity and even refuse to attend meetings because of the fear of being discovered,” adds the deputy director. The latest surveillance report shows that while Panchkula and Faridabad have a large number of the MSM population, Kaithal, Rohtak, Sonepat, Jind, Karnal and Hisar, too, are “emerging districts” where exclusive targeted intervention would soon be required. “In Faridabad alone, we have established contact with over 1,100 such men. At other places, we hold advocacy meetings for them, along with those for female sex workers. However, fresh mapping for which funds will come in the new financial year. The process is likely to take about five months and we are hopeful of educating a lot more than the present numbers with us,” the official said.
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Protest over postal orders
Sonepat, March 24 The youth alleged that the postal orders were being sold on the black market. District Superintendent of Post Offices RS Goyal said the authorities concerned had already been informed about the position and he hoped that the supply of these postal would be restored within 10 days. |
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Chait Chaudas mela begins
Kurukshetra, March 24 Aggarwal said arrangements for the security and facility of the pilgrims had been made by the district administration. Around 600 constables had been deployed in the mela area, while metal detectors had also been installed to maintain law and order, he added. Check posts had been created on every entry point. To avert any untoward incident, first aid posts had been opened at seven places in the area while the samples of eatables being sold in mela area were being sent for testing. Subdivisional magistrate-cum-mela administrator, Pehowa, Sushil Kumar said special parking places had been earmarked on all entry points. He said the Saraswati Teerth water had been purified by adding alum to it and special steps had been taken to maintain sanitation in the mela area.
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Car catches fire, 3 hurt
Fatehabad, March 24 The fire started due to a leakage in an LPG cylinder placed in the car and within minutes, the fire went out of control. As people were trying to pull out the occupants from the vehicle, the gas cylinder went off with a blast, causing damage to some nearby shops and vehicles. Sube Singh, Sunil and Vinod, who were travelling in the car, escaped with injuries. Sube Singh and Vinod received serious burn injuries. According to reports, Sunil, who was driving the car had come from Bighar village with Sube Singh and Vinod for refilling LPG cylinders from the Bhodia road. After getting two refills of LPG, he placed the cylinders on the rear seat of the car and was going towards the town for some shopping. They had covered a short distance from the gas agency when one cylinder, which was reportedly leaking, caught fire and before the three stopped the car and tried to come out, the fire almost engulfed major part of the vehicle. Passersby pulled them out of the car and within moments, the LPG cylinder went off with a blast. Fire soon reached some neighbouring shops damaging five televisions in an electronic shop, some rickshaws placed outside a shop and a scooter parked near the burning car. A fire engine was called to extinguish the fire. The three injured persons were shifted to the local general hospital, where their condition is stated to be stable.
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Custodial Deaths Nawal Kishore Rastogi
Rewari, March 24 Simultaneously, while the NHRC has asked the Chief Secretary, Haryana, to submit a compliance report, along with proof of payment to the kin of the deceased, to the commission latest by April 3. The commission has also sought from DGP a status report of disciplinary action initiated against the negligent police officials found responsible for the custodial deaths of the mother-daughter duo. The misfortunes of the Agarwal family, then residing in Azad Nagar colony of Dharuhera, started on November 16, 2000, when the body of Ashok Agarwal, husband of Sita Agarwal, was found at a deserted spot; he had been murdered. The Dharuhera police registered a case of murder and for reasons best known to them, brought Sita Agarwal and her daughter Sarika, to the police station, where they were allegedly subjected to third degree treatment, provoking them to end their lives by consuming celphos. Just before she passed away, the statement of Sarika Agarwal was recoded by SDM, Rewari, Suraj Bhan in the local civil hospital, in which it was alleged that she and her mother had consumed poison due to the police harassment. Then followed public uproar leading to the registration of a case of murder under Section 302 against Shri Ram Yadav, SHO and Lekh Ram, Sub-Inspector of the Dharuhera Police Station. Subsequently, taking action on a petition filed by Neeru Agarwal, along with her minor sister and brother, seeking appropriate proceedings in the above case, Justice VM Jain of the Punjab and Haryana High Court had transferred the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 8, 2002. After completion of inquiry, the CBI filed chargesheet against Inspector Shri Ram (the then SHO), SI Lekh Ram and others under Sections 342, 305, 306, 323 the IPC read with 34 IPC and Shri Ram and Lekh Ram for substantive offence under Sections 342, 305, 306, 323 of the IPC in the court of Special Judicial Magistrate, Haryana for the CBI cases at Ambala on May 29, 2003.
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Two arrested on murder charge
Sirsa, March 24 Sukhdev Singh (40) had gone to Balwinder’s agriculture fields in Alika village near Dabwali on September 12, 2008, for ploughing the fields with his tractor but never returned. His tractor was later found abandoned in the local JJ Colony. Upon initial questioning, Balwinder had told the police that Sukhdev Singh had left his village soon after completing the work in the evening. However, later Sukhdev’s wife expressed suspicion against Balwinder and when interrogated, he revealed that he killed Sukhdev with the help of one of his friends, Tarsem, and threw his body in the canal passing nearby. He told the police that he needed money and had planned to sell Sukhdev’s tractor after killing him. However, he later changed his mind and parked the tractor in the town to mislead the police. Balwinder told the police that he had met Sukhdev in the jail, where both of them had been lodged in some case and became friends. |
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Encroachments removed
Sirsa, March 24 The authorities also filmed the entire operations so as to use it as evidence if required. Earlier, the authorities had warned shopkeepers to remove their encroachments. |
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Fatehabad, March 24
