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Police ‘Inaction’
SP candidate joins Cong
Forgive me if I’ve erred: Chautala
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School board results today
Cops beat up villagers ahead of Rahul’s visit
I’ve come to liberate you from fear: Hooda
Flays INLD-BJP alliance
Poll Expenditure
Speaker’s ‘subtle’ message
SC stay in Haryana land case
Two girls abducted
Sarpanch’s murder: 3 held
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Police ‘Inaction’
Jind, April 29 The DSP, who received injuries on his head, is set to retire from service on April 30 (tomorrow). The Deputy Commissioner had also been injured during a similar mob protest about two years back. While the police had been investigating the matte, no case has been registered so far in this connection. The injured cops have been admitted in hospital. The incident took place at 9.30 am when DSP (HQ) Rajender Singh Boharia reached the spot on the Jind-Asandh road, about 20 km from here, where the residents of Alewa Khanda village had staged a road blockade in protest against the police inaction. It is learnt that the residents chased the truck, which had fled after the accident, and were able to get it stopped near Katwal village. The truck and its driver were then taken to the police station at Alewa and demanded an action. However, the villagers got offended and angered when they learnt that the police had not booked even a case against the driver or the owner and they came out on the road this morning. They alleged that the police was trying to save the truck and driver as the vehicle belonged to a police official posted in Kaithal district and had been trying to get the matter hushed up. Though the police this morning booked a case against an unidentified person (vehicle), the irked residents went for the traffic blockade, demanding immediate transfer and suspension of the SHO, said a resident. The DSP tried to pacify the residents saying that the SHO could not be transferred due to the code of conduct. The matter, however, entered into verbal clash and the villagers assaulted the DSP and other cop resulting in head injuries, said a police official. The blockade was lifted after the DC and the SSP, along with the SDM, reached the spot after some time and assured them of an action into their demand very soon. Dozens of cops were rushed to the village later.
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SP candidate joins Cong
Karnal, April 29 Welcoming both leaders into the party, Hooda said the leaders had joined the party as they appreciated the development projects undertaken by the Congress government in the state during the past four years. Asking people to vote for Congress candidate Arvind Sharma, Hooda said “My prestige is in your hands and I am sure you will not disappoint me”. |
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Forgive me if I’ve erred: Chautala
Sirsa/Fatehabad, April 29 Chautala said in earlier times marriages in families used to be the occasions to cajole disgruntled relatives but now elections were the occasions when peeved workers and voters were brought back to the party fold by persuasion and ironing out differences. The former Chief Minister said these elections were crucial as the “results will decide” which party would come to power after the Assembly elections to be held within months of the parliamentary poll. “The biggest issue before the country today is to bring back to India an amount of Rs 72 lakh crore, belonging to Indian politicians, which is lying in Swiss banks. Advaniji has promised to bring this money back to the country and the Congress has adopted silence over this issue giving credence to the allegations that the money belongs to them,” said Chautala in an effort to strike a chord with predominantly poor population that comprised the gathering in a meeting held in new auto market at Fatehabad. He said once that money was brought back to India and distributed among the poor, every single poor, including newborn child, would get Rs 1.72 lakh as his share thereby eliminating the poverty automatically, drawing a huge applause from the audience.
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Cong fails to check infighting
Chandigarh, April 29 Sources in the Congress said the decision was taken by AICC general secretary and in charge of the party affairs in Haryana Prithviraj Chavan who met the “non-cooperative” MLAs and urged them to campaign for the party candidate. However, his efforts don’t seem to have borne fruit with the MLAs rejecting the suggestion for joint campaigning. The sources said at his first stop in Faridabad, Chavan summoned a meeting of local MLAs Mahender Pratap Chaudhary, Karan Dalal and minister AC Chaudhary. All three were up against the allotment of the party ticket to Avtar Singh Badhana. While the minister chose to “stay out” of the meeting, the other two MLAs are learnt to have told Chavan that campaigning with Badhana was not possible. They even sought duties at other seats while adding that they were willing to take on the responsibility of ensuring a win for the party candidate from their respective areas without sharing the dais with Badhana. Later, Chavan encountered a similar situation in Rewari where none of the local MLAs of the Gurgaon seat seemed “willing” to canvass with party candidate Rao Inderjeet Singh. The sources said they were sore with the ticket allotment to him. Here, too, Chavan faced disillusionment and decided to appoint state unit’s working president Kuldeep Sharma as observer for the two seats. Meanwhile, in Bhiwani today, Chavan met with some success when he managed to get the “warring” Bansi Lal clan on one platform. The sources said a “compromise” was reached between Minister of State Kiran Choudhry and MLAs Somvir and Ranbir Mahindra. The two MLAs later sought votes for party candidate Shruti Choudhry. Chief Parliamentary Secretary and local MLA Dharamvir, who has already been accused of “anti-party” activity by Choudhry, however, “bunked” the meeting without prior information. The sources said this was not taken lightly by Chavan and the entire report on infighting would be submitted to the party high command in Delhi. |
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School board results today
Bhiwani, April 29 Disclosing this, board secretary A Sreenivas told mediapersons today that for regular candidates the results would be available in their respective schools tomorrow at 3 pm. He said results would be available tomorrow from 9 am on http:hbse.nic.in and on the networks of various mobile companies. |
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Cops beat up villagers ahead of Rahul’s visit
Nuh (Mewat), April 29 The victim alleged that in the name of security check the police is handling them as if they are criminals. The villagers have also claimed that one of the police personnel had taunted them that they are part of mini Pakistan and come under suspicion. Rahul is slated to address an election rally on May 1 here. BSP candidate Zakir Hussein for the Gurgaon seat has strongly condemned the incident of beating of women and children by the state police here on Wednesday. The police party had gone in connection with the security check in view of the high-profile visit. On enquiry, it was revealed that the police highhandedness occurred when one of the police personnel beat women and few children on the spot. They also took few men to the police station for questioning. The BSP candidate has demanded strict action against the guilty cops and immediate release of the illegally detained victims. He also asked for compensation to the victims. The incident led to protests by the residents, who carried out a massive demonstration and demanded action against the culprit policemen. While talking to the Tribune Mewat SP Ram Singh Bishnoi said due to Rahul’s visit they had to verify each and every house of the village so that nothing unexpected should take place on the day. He said when their staff went to take the details few of the villagers misbehaved with them and due to this they arrested four persons who were released immediately when the villagers came to the police station and apologise. Bishnoi said the political party has alleged in their complaint that police had tortured women and children as they had beaten them without any fault, but nothing as such has happened. He said they had suspended the person and would enquire weather he was at fault or not.
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I’ve come to liberate you from fear: Hooda
Sirsa/Fatehabad, April 29 “I have come here to liberate you from the fear of those who have been carrying on the politics of intimidation of voters here and I assure you that I will not allow any goonda to remain in your area,” the Chief Minister said in his address. He said the UPA government at the Centre and the Congress government in Haryana had implemented several welfare schemes and all sections of society had been benefited
from these. Hooda said it was due to the able leadership of Manmohan Singh that the impact of global meltdown did not have much impact in India. Terming the BJP as a party that believed in dividing the people on communal basis, Hooda said only the Congress could ensure all-round development of the country. Talking to The Tribune later, Hooda claimed that the Congress would win all 10 seats in Haryana in the parliamentary poll. |
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Flays INLD-BJP alliance
Julana (Jind), April 29 The Congress stood for development and with no malice of any kind to the people. Stating this while addressing an election rally organised at Julana town, about 25 km from Jind town, the Chief Minister alleged that the two parties had joined hands in the Lok Sabha elections for
selfish motives. Congress candidate from the Sonepat parliamentary constituency Jitender Singh Malik was also present and he also addressed the meeting. Hooda described the BJP-INLD alliance “saamp aur newle ki dosti” (friendship between a snake and a mongoose) and said such friendship never last long. Lambasting these parties he said the people had seen the functioning of their alliance for many years and the NDA rule at the
Centre, which he said, had failed miserably on all fronts and people will certainly avoid such forces which believed in cashing in of the opportunities. He said the Congress had formed an alliance with the people which was rock-solid and long-lasting.” |
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Poll Expenditure
Gurgaon, April 29 While reviewing the poll expenses of the wannabe MPs from Gurgaon today, the observers found that of the 24 candidates in the fray, eight candidates had not submitted the expenditure details till date. At a meeting held on April 22, the candidates were asked to submit the expenditure details thrice: on April 25, April 30 and on May 6, before the polling takes place. The candidates who did not submit their expenditure details on April 25 were issued a notice on April 26. However, eight candidates have still failed to submit their expenditure details till date. Taking a serious view of the negligence, the election observers have warned the erring candidates that action will be initiated against them under Rule 89 of the Election Rules, 1961, if they did not submit their poll expenditure details by tomorrow. According to official sources, the candidates who have been warned by the election observers for non-submission of their poll expenditure details include Rao Narbir Singh of the HJC (BL), Satish Kumar Singh of the Samast Bharatiya Party (SBP), Sunil Yadav of the Samajwadi Party (SP), besides five Independent candidates - Naresh Yadav, Navin, Manbir Singh, Rakesh and Satinder Singh Thakran. The observers have strictly told these candidates to abide by the instructions of Election Commission of India or face the music.
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Speaker’s ‘subtle’ message
Chandigarh, April 29 He is meeting a large number of voters every day and exhorting them to rise above petty issues like caste, creed, religion and party politics and to exercise their right to franchise in favour of “honest, committed and selfless candidates to keep away criminals from politics.” As a Speaker, Kadian is not supposed to campaign for any party. But when he urged the voters not to vote for the criminals, he sends a subtle message to the electorate. In the Haryana Congress terminology, a “criminal” stands for certain leaders of its main opposition, the Indian National Lok Dal. Kadian tells the voters that he is aggrieved over the present political scenario in the country, wherein the “people of criminal nature have entered politics, which has given a fatal blow to the very spirit of parliamentary democracy”. He says since the Lok Sabha elections are like a foundation for establishing the country’s governance for the next five years, he has decided to bring an awakening among the voters to stop such candidates from entering politics for their selfish motives. The innocent folks are caught in the dragnet of their verbosity and consequently they make a wrong choice. |
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Chandigarh, April 29 As the information on the stay was brought to the notice of the high court division bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice Jitendra Chauhan, the hearing on a bunch of petitions in the matter was adjourned sine die to await the outcome of the cases under the Supreme Court’s consideration.—TNS
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Two girls abducted
Rewari, April 29 Sources said when girl’s father Niranjan Singh Yadav sought assistance from the abductor’s sister Samyogita Yadav, residing in Alwar city of Rajasthan, for the safe return of his daughter, she showed aversion to oblige him. Consequently, Niranjan Singh yesterday filed a complaint, following which the Khol police has registered a case of abduction, coupled with seduction, and criminal conspiracy against Rattan singh, his sister Samyogita and his brother-in-law Sube Singh Yadav. In a second such case, a 14-year-old girl, a resident of the Pilibhit area of Uttar Pradesh, was abducted allegedly by some farm workers, all residents of Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, from a
farm house at Kharkhara village, near Dharuhera, on April 1. Girl’s father Gurdev Singh, along with his family, as well as the alleged abductors was all employed at the farmhouse for harvesting purposes. When Gurdev Singh’s efforts to secure his daughter’s release from the stranglehold of the alleged abductors remained fruitless, he made a complaint yesterday, following which the Dharuhera police has registered a case of abduction, coupled with seduction, under Sections 363, 366-A, 34 of the IPC against the accused - Attrar Khan, Amzad Khan,
Subhash and his brother Bijender. |
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Sarpanch’s murder: 3 held
Sonepat, April 29 According to SSP Navdeep Singh Virk, Sanjay was shot dead allegedly by five criminals, including Ranbir, Jasbir, Madan Lal and Devender Butana, while he was returning from a morning walk along with other family members. |
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