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Standing up for the responsible vote Plea to vote for ‘environmentalist’ Badal makes real devp claims |
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Hema Malini woos voters for Khanna Youngsters told to broadcast Cong’s policies BSP rallies for doctor Sukhi
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Standing up for the responsible vote Jalandhar, May 9 While the ‘Jago voter jago’ and ‘Pappu matt bano’ advertisements do the rounds of the TV channels, a group of local NGOs too have been carrying out a similar job in their own way - distributing pamphlets, putting up hoardings, sending SMSs and spreading word
by conducting meetings with voters. A city-based organisation, Consumer and Human Rights Protection Samiti, too, has launched an electoral awareness movement. The campaign is being led by Mukesh Verma, who runs a sanitary shop here and has been engaged in consumer rights awareness for some time. He said he had formed a 51-member body that was moving from area to area, especially targeting the illiterate and the poor, who could be an easy target by a candidate in exchange of money and liquor. He said the voters were being urged to use their right to vote to see the candidate of their choice coming to power. “We have been suggesting that they should not get carried away by the religion, caste or sect of the candidate and should rather weigh him on his moral conduct”, he added. Members of the Human Empowerment League of Punjab, an NGO based at Nawanshahr, too has been mobilising the electorate on making an intelligent choice. One of the chain messages sent across by a member reads, “Your vote is very precious. Vote only if you are 100 per cent sure about the candidate, else use the power of not to cast your vote. Ask the presiding officer for 17 (A) register and ‘refuse to vote’ under section 49 (o).” Parvinder Singh Kittna of the NGO said he had often come across people saying that they were not in favour of voting since they did not find any of the candidates appealing. “Such people often keep sitting at home. By going to the polling station and filling up the option to refuse to vote, such people can at least send the message across to political parties on being wise enough in selecting their nominees”, he
pointed out. Another Nawanshahr-based NGO, Upkar, has been advocating that the people should vote for the candidate who commits to work for social causes like drug de-addiction and female
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Plea to vote for ‘environmentalist’ Amritsar, May 9 The organisation was constituted with the joining of the Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti and Mission Aagaaz. Dr Sham Sunder Deepti of the samiti said a charter containing 10 demands would be distributed among masses. He said it would also be presented to 14
contestants in fray for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat. The demands in the charter included ensuring 30 per cent green cover in the district, to ban the use of submersible and tulu pumps, to allow plying of CNG three-wheelers and buses, starting of train linking Amritsar with capital Chandigarh, stringent measures to
check pollution of air, noise, soil and adulteration of food. |
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Badal makes real devp claims Hoshiarpur, May 9 He was addressing a big election rally in favour of SAD-BJP candidate Som Parkash from Hoshiarpur (reserved) Lok Sabha constituency at Tanda, 32 km from here today. The star campaigner of the BJP, Arun Jaitley, who was accompanying Badal, criticised the UPA government and alleged that it had failed on all fronts. It had done nothing to control the ongoing increase in skyrocketing prices of the essential commodities. The Nanawati Commission, which was constituted by the BJP-led NDA government to probe into 1984 riots, had held Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar responsible for the massacre of innocent Sikhs. But the CBI influenced by the Congress leaders had given a clean chit to both of them. Majority of UPA’s constituents had already left the Congress and many of their leaders had been dreaming to become a prime minister. |
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Hema Malini woos voters for Khanna
Batala, May 9 While addressing a rally at the local Old Grain
Market Dera road, she urged the people to vote for the SAD-BJP candidate to form NDA government at
the Centre. Hema Malini was accompanied by Vinod Khanna, his wife Kavita Khanna, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Punjab, and local MLA Jagdish Sawhney, BJP mandal president Ashok Modgil, BJP district president Naresh Mahajan, president, Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha, Punjab, Vivek Modgil, president, and Youth Akali Dal, Sukhbir Singh Wahla. Hema Malini also went to Massania village
where she addressed a public meeting in favour of Vinod Khanna. — OC |
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Youngsters told to broadcast Cong’s policies Bhogpur, May 9 He said the need of the hour was for every worker to ensure that Jalandhar recorded the maximum voter turnout in favour of the party candidate. Since only a few days were left before polling, they should fan out into the field and convince the voters that the interests of the country were best served under the UPA regime. In the PM, we have the best and strongest leader, especially when the world is facing a major recession. It was due to the strong fiscal policies in place that India could emerge unscathed in the meltdown, he added. Varinder Rathor, IYC general secretary, and in charge Punjab, said it was a matter of pride for all that AICC general secretary had chosen Punjab for the pilot project in which all the leaders were elected. Not only this, he also ensured that three youth Congress leaders were given MP tickets in Punjab. He pointed out that this was just the beginning and more tickets would be given to deserving YC workers and leaders in the assembly elections as was done in Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. Rathore also praised Vikram for organising the first ever youth rally in Punjab. This would send a strong signal to the youth who would rally behind such leaders in the coming days, he added. Among others, Jalandhar nominee Mohinder Singh Kaypee, former Ministrer and Chairman of the Jalandhar Campaign Committee Santokh Singh Chaudhry, Nakodar legislator Amarjit Singh Samra and nine block presidents were present. |
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BSP rallies for doctor Sukhi
Hoshiarpur, May 9 BSP national general secretary Narendra Kashyap said in comparison the social engineering formula of the BSP has been lapped up by the electorate. He said the party had fielded a young, honest and hard working doctor Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi from the Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat who could solve all the problems confronting the people of this constituency. Punjab BSP Chief Avtar Singh Karimpuri alleged that during the Congress and BJP regime, corruption had increased manifold.
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Jalandhar lad bags 160th rank in civil services Jalandhar, May 9 An alumnus of the local DAV College, he is the son of Jalandhar-based educationalists Dr. VK Tewari, the principal of DAV College and Sarita Tewari. “I have been consistently putting in six to seven hours of quality study schedule daily. Apart from this, my father maintained a scrap book of important current affairs from The Tribune which ensured a good position in the examinations”, he added. Mohit did his mechanical engineering from Shaheed Udham Singh Engineering College, Mohali, and cleared his civil services examination in third attempt. This city boy has always been a topper in quiz contests. With a good hold of general knowledge and current affairs, he has been a proud winner of Bournvita Quiz contest, Maggi quiz contest and PTU quiz contest during his school and college days. “Active participation in group discussions and paper presentations also helped me in making a strong base”, he added. A jubilant Mohit attributed his success to the analytical news and editorials of The Tribune and said, “I have regularly been reading The Tribune as it helped me in understanding issues pertaining to Punjab and the international sphere. Besides this, a routine check of The Hindu also paved way for my success. Above all, God’s grace and a constant dose of motivation by my parents was my energy booster”. Mandeep 401st
“Laurels come to those who work hard beyond a target and achieve unparalleled success”, said city girl Mandeep Sangha who secured the 401st rank in civil services examination held this year. A postgraduate in English, she cleared the examination in the first attempt. Sharing the secret of her success, 27-year-old Mandeep said, “All this has been possible due to the crucial study hours of 16 to 17 hours a day and my perseverance”. Daughter of Col. SJS Sangha, who is also a gold medallist in Journalism and Mass Communication, she maintained that she is following in the footsteps of her father. “Even my father has been a gold medalist and I am proud to having been made it to the civil services in the first attempt”, she maintained. |
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‘Thief’ nabbed by people, let off by cops Jalandhar, May 9 Sources said, people beat him up and tied him with a telephone pole until the police reached. When contacted, SHO Gurdev Singh claimed that the youth has not been identified yet, as he was in an intoxicating condition. On the contrary, some eyewitnesses said the youth was able to reveal his identity and alleged that several documents and a packet containing drugs were recovered from him during investigation by the police. They added that the police might have been trying to protect him. However, no case has been registered against him till the filing of the report. |
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