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A DAY OF NOMINATIONS IN NCR
Batra asks Chaudhary to quit as Cong member |
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Cong leader joins BSP
with son, supporters
Polio case in Surajpur
Santhok Singh elected chief of bar association
Harassed for dowry, woman commits suicide
2 road accidents claim 2 lives
Man caught for triple murder
Tibetan protesters held outside Chinese embassy
2,000 homeless apply for voter ID cards
Goel promises concession in tax for govt staff
Baby abducted over mobile, rescued
Bidhuri assures rural development
Now, bikes to fight fire
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Chetan, Sandeep file papers fromE Delhi
Declare assets worth Rs 2.5 and Rs 1.5 crore, respectively Tribune News Service
New Delhi, Faridabad, Gurgaon, April 13 Chauhan has declared that he possesses four vehicles, including two cars and two SUVs, land worth Rs 28,00,000, buildings worth Rs 90,00,000 and bank loans amounting to Rs 23,00,000. His movable assets include Rs 1,25,000 cash, bank deposits, shares, debentures and other financial instruments amounting to Rs 58,00,000. His other assets, including jewellery, amount more than Rs 22,00,000. Delhi BJP chief O.P. Kohli, former Delhi BJP chief Harsh Vardhan, MLA Sunil Vaid, convenor Ved Vyas Mahajan, former MLA Ram Niwas Goel, former cricketer Maninder Singh and Surinder Khanna accompanied Chauhan to the RO’s office. While Ved Vyas Mahajan has filed nomination as a dummy candidate for Chetan Chauhan. Chauhan started his day with the blessings of Shri Shankaracharya Ji Maharaj Shri Raj Rajeshwar at Bhagwat Dham in Mayur Vihar. Around 12 noon he marched on foot with party workers from East Delhi office to the RO’s office.
Meanwhile, Sandeep Dikshit, accompanied by his mother and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, DPCC president Jai Prakash Agarwal, Delhi finance minister A.K. Walia and education minister Arvinder Singh Lovely, filed his papers at the Geeta Colony DC Office and declared assets worth Rs 1.5 crore. Sandeep passed through various areas of his constituency and attracted many people on his way to the nomination filing.
Krishna Tirath, convoy includes Sheila, DUTA president Congress candidate from North West Delhi constituency Krishna Tirath today filed her nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections. A smiling Tirath, after completing the procedure, said, “I am very confident of winning the election as the pulse of the people is with the Congress.” Tirath was accompanied by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Her huge convoy included hundreds of party workers, supporters and people from the constituency. President of the Delhi Union Teachers’ Association (DUTA) Aditya Kumar Misra was also present for the nomination. However, only five people accompanied her when she went inside to file the papers. North West Delhi constituency is a newly constituted constituency.
Tirath, a veteran politician, has previously contested from Karol Bagh. She has been member of the Delhi legislative assembly for four terms. From 1998-2001, she was the minister of social welfare for SC and ST and labour and employment in the Delhi government. From 2003-04, she was the deputy speaker of the legislative assembly and in 2004 was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha and was the chairperson of a committee on empowerment of women. Tirath is into social work and is the president of the Bharat Nav Nirman Parishad, Karol Bagh Jan Jagriti Parishad and Bhimrao Ambedkar Sanstha. She is a vocal advocate of women’s rights. BJP nominee Bainda all set from Faridabad Former Chief Minister of Haryana and INLD supremo Om Prakash Chautala today asserted that the ruling Congress in the state and its government was misleading the public. Addressing a public meeting after the BJP nominee for Faridabad parliamentary constituency, Ram Chander Bainda, filed his nomination papers, Chautala alleged that the Congress government had failed on all fronts. He said that his government had left the charge of governance in Haryana with Rs 1,700 crore as surplus to the state exchequer. But the present government presented a deficit budget during the last budgetary proposal. Chautala asserted that the INLD-BJP nominees in Haryana will come out with flying colours in the parliamentary elections. The national vice-president of the BJP and incharge of party affairs in Haryana, Shanta Kumar said that the UPA government stood in poor comparison to the Atal Behari Vajpayee-led NDA government at the Centre. He said that should the NDA come to power at the Centre, it would get details of the Indian nationals who have stashed money in Swiss banks. He said that the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre had failed to control all-round price rise. The former Chief Minister of Delhi, Madan Lal Khurana in his speech said that the late Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal was the first to start old age pension in Haryana. Earlier, the BJP nominee filed his nomination papers in the company of four other leaders from the BJP and the
INLD. BJP’s Sudha, Independent candidate file
in Gurgaon Two candidates, including BJP nominee Sudha Yadav, in Gurgaon parliamentary constituency, filed their nominations here today. The other was an independent candidate Kusheshwar Bhagat. Three candidates have filed their nominations from the Gurgaon constituency since the process started. BJP candidate filed three sets of papers while the independent candidate filed one set. In the affidavit submitted along with the papers, BJP candidate Sudha Yadav has shown her moveable assets amounting to Rs 61,08,810 and immoveable assets amounting to Rs 75,30,900. Her liabilities are of Rs 44,49,231. She is 44 years old and has done M.Sc., Ph.D. from Roorkee University. The BJP candidate also owns a petrol pump named S.S. Filling Station, valued at Rs 17,85,011. She does not have any agricultural land. The independent candidate Kusheswar Bhagat, resident of Kirti Nagar, Gurgaon, has Rs 30,000 with him. He has a CT-100 motor cycle and a 2 gms gold ornaments valued at Rs 3,000. His wife Khatri Devi has ornaments weighing 50 gms, valued at Rs 1,000. The 38-year-old Bhagat is below matric and has a daughter and twin sons. His total movable assets amount to Rs 55,000 and he has immovable assets of Rs 55,000. No nominations would be accepted tomorrow as it is a holiday on account of Ambedkar Jayanti. |
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Batra asks Chaudhary to quit as Cong member
Faridabad, April 13 A.C.Chaudhary resigned from the Haryana cabinet ostensibly to protest against his party which had denied ticket to a member of the Punjab community for the election. In a significant statement, Batra said that he was ready to resign from all the posts of the HJC (BL) if A.C.Chaudhary resigned from the primary membership of the Congress. “I am above petty politics as my interest was with the welfare of the Punjabis as well as their rights,” he added. Batra, who is also the spokesperson of the HJC (BL) and well-known leader among the Punjabis, alleged that A.C.Chaudhary was resorting to “populist” stance and misleading the community, by tendering his resignation from the Haryana cabinet to the office of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Chaudhary has also stated that he was trying to meet Sonia Gandhi on the issue, he added. Batra, who is also a member of the Central Parliamentary Board of the HJC (BL), said that it was surprising that Chaudhary wanted to meet Sonia Gandhi who decided on the list of nominees of her party for the tickets. If Chaudhary really had the cause of the Punjabis at heart, he should resign from the primary membership of the Congress also. Chaudhary did not actively espouse the cause of the Punjabis when there was lobbying for the ticket in the Congress. Rather, he was angling for a ticket for himself, he added. He said the HJC (BL) was the only political party which had genuine concern for the Punjabis in Haryana. This was testified by the fact that it gave tickets to Punjabis from three out of the ten parliamentary constituencies in Haryana. He expressed concern that the political parties in Haryana except HJC (BL) have neglected the Punjabis even though they constituted 33 per cent of the population in the state.
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Cong leader joins BSP
with son, supporters
Faridabad, April 13 Prem Chand Sharma had been with the Congress since early 1970s. He said he quit the Congress as the party neglected grassroot workers. They joined the party in presence of senior party leaders, including the party’s candidate from Faridabad constituency Chetan Sharma. Welcoming them in the BSP fold, the party’s state general secretary Suraj Pal (Ammu) announced that Mahavir Sharma had been appointed as the general secretary of Palwal district. Suraj Pal alleged that men of Congress candidate Avatar Singh Bhadana had been acting tough with BSP workers during the ongoing election campaign. He stressed the BSP had the support of all sections of the society and its workers would not be browbeaten by the Congress’ tactics. |
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Polio case in Surajpur
Greater Noida, April 13 The case has since been confirmed as a polio case. As a result, a mop-up round against polio has been planned for April 19. The health officer has informed the district officer though a letter about it. A pulse polio campaign had been started on April 5 in other districts of UP along with Delhi, but Gautam Budh Nagar was not included in it because out of the 140 suspected polio cases during last year, none was confirmed as polio case. On Friday, polio was confirmed in an eight-year-old child in Surajpur, after which the need for a mop-up pulse polio campaign was felt by the authorities. Dr Dinesh Kumar Sharma, surveillance officer of the pulse polio campaign, said pulse polio mop-up round would start in the district on April 19 in which children would be given a dose of pulse polio again. The CMO has written a letter to the district magistrate to this effect. Significantly in a pulse polio report sent to World Health Organisation (WHO) on March 29, 2009, the detection of six new cases of pulse polio had been mentioned. P-1 cases mentioned in this report were detected in Delhi and GB Nagar district of UP. |
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Santhok Singh elected chief of bar association
Gurgaon, April 13 The association has around 2,500 lawyers as its members. Singh is a resident of village Jharsa near here. Commenting on his agenda, Santhok said that he had been working for the welfare of lawyers and will continue to do so in this term also. |
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Harassed for dowry, woman commits suicide
Noida, April 13 Anita, a resident of Harola, was married to Gajendra Singh, a factory worker, two years ago. Anita’s brother Kaushlendra in a complaint to the police has alleged that Singh used to torture her for dowry. The police has registered the complaint. Meanwhile, the accused is said to be absconding. “Gajendra Singh is absconding. A police team has been dispatched to his native village,” SP (city) A.K. Tripathi said. — IANS |
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2 road accidents claim 2 lives
New Delhi, April 13 While Ram Bharose (25) was killed on the spot, Ajay (20) and Rakesh (22) were admitted to Maharishi Valmiki Hospital, where their condition was stated to be serious. The accident took place around 10.30 pm. The trio belonged to Sonepat in Haryana. The driver of the truck fled the spot soon after the accident and the police is looking for him. According to an eyewitness, both the truck and the bike were going in high speed, leading to accident. The accident took place on Bawana-Narela road which people complain of being poor lit leading to accidents quite often. In another accident, a man was killed while two were injured when a three-wheel delivery van overturned in the Kapashera area of South West-Delhi. The deceased has been identified as Bhanu Sahani (23) who belonged to Muzzafur district of Bihar. The accident took place around 6.30 in the morning near Samalakha village close to Gurgaon. According to information, the van overturned while trying to save another vehicle. The victim came under the delivery van and was killed on the spot.
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Man caught for triple murder
New Delhi, April 13 Badaruddin (40) was wanted for the murders of Sunil Dhaka, Sunil Kumar and Punit Kumar Giri, whose bodies were found in a car on Hindon Bridge on Baghpat Road in Uttar Pradesh. The police had yesterday got a tip-off that Badaruddin would come to Delhi Gate to meet his friend. The police laid a trap and he was subsequently arrested. During interrogation, Badaruddin revealed that he ran a meat farm at Hapur Road and had come to the walled city to evade arrest in the case. |
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Tibetan protesters held outside Chinese embassy
New Delhi, April 13 Chanting slogans like — ‘Free Tibet’, the protesters stood in the scorching heat demanding independence for their homeland. They were arrested but were later allowed to go. The semi-naked protestors chanted anti-China slogans even as they were being whisked away. “Nine Tibetans have been arrested for protesting outside the Chinese embassy. We had to use wire cutters to cut their chains,” said a police official from New Delhi district. Security around the embassy has been enhanced, he added. It might be recalled that five days ago the Chinese authorities had sentenced two Tibetans to death for their role in 2008 riots in Lhasa, Tibet’s regional capital. While two others got suspended death sentences and another was sentenced to life imprisonment. Protests by Buddhist monks against the Chinese rule on March 14 last year had led to the death of 19 people and had sparked unrest in Tibetan areas. Tibetan exiles claim that more than 200 people had died in the crackdown. |
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2,000 homeless apply for voter ID cards
New Delhi, April 13 They were supported by a Delhi-based NGO, Shehari Adhikar Manch, which initiated talks with the government for providing voter ID cards to these homeless. Convenor of the NGO, Dhananjay Tingal says, “We are trying to fix meetings with the Election Returning Officers (ERO) of each area. As soon as they agree to accept the applications of the homeless, our workers will inform them and will also help them in submitting applications.” Ashok Pandey, a member of Shehari Adhikar Manch says, “We are trying to educate the homeless in the city about their rights. Around 400 more such people will file their applications tomorrow and we hope that by the end of the week this figure will reach 4,000.” “Moreover, we expect the election commission to issue their voter ID cards soon so that at least some of them can exercise their franchise and influence others like them,” he added. Sunandi, a homeless woman, while submitting her application said, “If we get voter ID cards, the government will listen to our problems and needs. Moreover, for the first time, I will fulfill my responsibility of being a citizen of India.”Another homeless woman, Leela, residing in the city for 18 years, says, “We are always ignored by the politicians because we are not a part of their voters’ list. If we have the right to vote, we will be heard by them.” Shehari Adhikar Manch has provided certificates of addresses and identification to theses homeless people in areas like Chandni Chowk, Matia Mahal and Rajinder Nagar. Whereas, another NGO, Aporn Foundation, which has collaborated with Shehari Adhikar Manch for the initiative, has provided these certificates in the areas of East Delhi like Kondli, Trilokpuri, Gandhi Nagar and Geeta Colony. Tingal confirmed that ERO’s of Sadar Bazar and Ballimaran have agreed to issue voter ID cards to the homeless in the area.
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Goel promises concession in tax for govt staff
New Delhi, April 13 Refuting his contender Ajay Maken’s claims of taking up issues concerning government employees, Goel today promised further concession in income tax. While campaigning in government colonies at Kidwai Nagar, Aliganj and BK Dutt Colony, Goel said, “Once the BJP comes to power, it will raise the income tax limit to Rs 3,00,000 per annum. For women and senior citizens the limit will be Rs 3,50,000 per annum.” He claimed most of the benefits that government employees receive under the Sixth Pay Commission have gone to the Income Tax department. Campaigning in Kidwai Nagar, Goel said government flats needed immediate attention and he would do everything to improve the functioning of CPWD. He also addressed a Jan Chetana rally on the occasion of Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s birthday. “The Congress has been indulging in petty politics to appease Dalits. It has done nothing to improve their lives. The BJP stands with reservation in education and training opportunities,” he claimed. Earlier, Goel had challenged his contender Maken for a public pre-poll debate.
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Baby abducted over mobile, rescued
New Delhi, April 13 Bhudeshwar Purkaith of Etah in UP has been arrested for abducting Subhash, son of a labourer in Vasant Vihar. Purkaith is the brother-in-law of the baby’s maternal uncle. “Purkaith had a fight with the baby’s father over a mobile phone. With an intention to take a revenge, he abducted the child and had planned to sell him off,” a senior police officer said. —
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Bidhuri assures rural development
New Delhi, April 13 Majority of the segments in the constituency are either villages or unauthorised colonies where the government has failed to provide basic amenities. The Delhi government has a rural development board for the welfare of villages, but these villages do not have sewer lines, water supply, good schools, hospitals and colleges. Some even do not have power supply, claimed Bidhuri. Addressing a conference, he said all development works had been carried out in East Delhi from where Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s son Sandeep Dikshit is a candidate. He further said if the government had used vacant village plots for Commonwealth Games, it would have been beneficial for residents. But it was not done because sitting Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, whose candidature has been withdrawn, did not make any effort for it. He never raised peoples’ voice in Parliament. Bidhuri promised if voted to power, his priorities would be to work for proper water supply, regularisation of colonies, opening colleges, ownership right to property holders in resettlement colonies, BPL cards to jhuggi dwellers, extension of lal dora area and opening government hospitals. Bidhuri was accompanied by Parvesh Verma, son of former Delhi chief minister Sahab Singh Verma; Vijay Jolly; Sarita Chaudhary, president of Delhi Women Morcha and others. It was the first time that Parvesh Verma was seen in an election meeting after he was denied ticket from West Delhi. When asked about Verma’s presence, Bidhuri said he was upset after he was denied ticket and that was natural. But now he is working for the party, he confirmed. Talking to the media, Parvesh said, “Party is like my mother. I can never leave it. I was in the party, I am in the party and I will be in the party. I will go to each village and appeal people to vote for Ramesh Bidhuri.” When asked about working in West Delhi, he said, “Of course, if the party asks, I will work there also.”
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New Delhi, April 13 “The motorbikes armed with fire fighting measures will be deployed in the areas of Chandni Chowk, Sadar Bazaar, Old Delhi and Ttrans-Yamuna which are crowded and congested,” Sharma added. Sharma said two personnel are deployed on each Royal Enfield motorbike. And each bike is fitted with a tank that can carry water up to 50 litres with two equipment. “The entire set up costs Rs 7,50,000 and we have inducted 10 such motorbikes. One motorbike has the capacity of dousing a fire in a shop. These hi-tech motorcycles are based on Water Mist Technology which prevents wastage of water unlike the traditionally used fire fighting extinguishers,” he said. Sharma said the same motorbikes would also be used in the Commonwealth Games venue. — IANS
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Chetan Chauhan and sitting Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit today filed their nominations for the East Delhi constituency amidst huge fanfare and public support.
Chetan Chauhan, who filed his papers at the Shastri Nagar DC office, declared assets worth around Rs 2.5
crore.
