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RTI Revelation
Transport for patients from far-flung areas
House remembers Shaheed Udham Singh
If no legal hassles, separate gurdwara panel by Nov 1
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Cloth merchant shot dead
EVM issue: INLD to meet EC
Villagers thwart bid to abduct woman; 6 held
Protest over youth’s murder
2 get 10-yr RI in rape case
New-look Morni fort opens today
Man shot dead
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Lion’s share of jobs for Rohtak
HJC, BSP cry foul over discrimination Sunit Dhawan Tribune News Service
Gurgaon, July 31 This was stated by local Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) leaders Rohtas Khatana and Begraj Yadav and BSP leader Vinod Nambardar at a joint news conference held here today. They also distributed a set of RTI applications and information provided by the state government in response to these. The HJC and BSP leaders asserted that as per the official data received through the RTI applications, Rohtak district had got the maximum amount of Rs 7751.63 lakh under the Haryana Rural Development Fund from April 1, 2005, to March 31, 2008. "Jhajjar got Rs 6528.46 lakh during the aforesaid period," the leaders said, adding that the share of Gurgaon district, which contributed the maximum revenue to the state exchequer, stood at a mere Rs 1233.89 lakh. Accusing the Chief Minister of having unduly favoured the residents of the Rohtak parliamentary constituency represented by his son Deepender Hooda, Yadav alleged that the former had discriminated against the other districts of the state. Citing more official figures, Khatana and Nambardar said not only in the matter of grant of funds, the state regime had also accorded preferential treatment to the residents of the Rohtak parliamentary constituency in giving government jobs. They said according to information obtained from various government agencies under the RTI Act, a large number of junior engineers (civil, electrical, mechanical and horticulture), contractual Class IV employees, tubewell operators, junior draughtsmen and other staff members appointed or engaged on a monthly basis belonged to Rohtak and Jhajjar districts. "A Chief Minister should not have a biased approach in the matter of allocation of development funds or the giving of jobs. However, it is unfortunate that the residents of other parts of the state except Rohtak and Jhajjar districts have been discriminated against," they maintained. They alleged that seeing the approaching elections to the state Assembly, the Congress regime in the state had started making “false” announcements. The local leaders lamented that Gurgaon had always been discriminated against by successive state governments. They said a joint campaign would soon be launched against the government.
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Assembly Session Geetanjali Gayatri Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 31 This was stated by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala in reply to a query on the Health Department and the availability of doctors in the field. He explained that the department was procuring 300 vehicles for this soon-to-be-launched programme. The scheme would be implemented all over the state within three months. “These services will be free for all patients from BPL families, expectant women and accident victims. The rest of the people can also avail themselves of the facility for nominal charges,” he stated. He e fact that the number of patients reporting at the OPD of the General Hospital, Panchkula, has gone up to 1.20 lakh,” he said. MLA Phool Chand Mullana pointed out that SMOs were not usually stationed at their place of posting, adding that action should bee fact that the number of patients reporting at the OPD of the General Hospital, Panchkula, has gone up to 1.20 lakh,” he said. MLA Phool Chand Mullana pointed out that SMOs were not usually stationed at their place of posting, adding that action should be taken against such errant doctors. Surjewala informed the House that after the opening of AIIMS in Haryana, the National Institute of Age, too, was slated to come to Haryana. Surjewala, also the Power Minister, said the government was working on a proposal to supply power to deras on the lines of power supply to villages which had substantially increased since the segregation of feeders. “The matter is in our notice and we are preparing a proposal,” he stated, adding that his department had ensured eight-hour supply to the farm sector and the villages, too, were getting 14-hour supply. At this, MLAs of the INLD tried to raise their voice, stating that the minister’s claims were untrue. They were made to sit down by Karan Dalal, who was in the Chair at that time. INLD MLA Sita Ram raised the issue of the high cost of sugar during a question pertaining to the profit made by Assandh Sugar Mill. Agriculture Minister HS Chatha said that crushing had suffered because of the quality of the cane. “We are now getting a machine which will peel and cut sugarcane and facilitate crushing,” he explained. A number of members raised the issue of dilapidated rest houses to which PWD (B and R) Minister Ajay Yadav assured that the grievance would be addressed. During question hour, Sita Ram once walked out, stating that the Treasury Benches were not letting INLD MLAs speak, only to return quickly. INLD supremo Om Prakash Chautala left the House immediately after the obituary references.
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House remembers Shaheed Udham Singh
Chandigarh, July 31 Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who is also the leader of the House, moved a resolution to pay homage to the martyr, saying that the sacrifice made by this great patriot had infused a new life in the freedom struggle of the country. The resolution further stated that today the entire nation was observing this day as martyrdom day and the entire House “pays its tributes to the great patriot who sacrificed his life for the freedom of the country”. He said the real tribute to Shaheed Udham Singh would be to realise his dreams. The Chief Minister also announced that the state government had allotted a piece of land, measuring 12 kanals, to set up a memorial to Shaheed Udham Singh at Shahbad. The House also paid tributes to former MPs Ram Krishan Gupta and Yudhvir Singh, former minister Mani Ram Godara, freedom fighters and martyrs of the state. |
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If no legal hassles, separate gurdwara panel by Nov 1
Chandigarh, July 31 This was stated by the Chief minister while interacting with the media in the press room of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha. “The Chatha committee report recommending a separate SGPC in the state is being legally examined. If there are no legal issues involved, a separate body will be in place on Haryana Day (November 1),” he stated. Without directly confirming that the elections were being advanced, Hooda said the poll to the state Assembly was “not far away” and that the Election Commission of India could get the elections conducted six months before or after the due date. When asked if leaders of Opposition parties were being lured into joining the Congress, he said no leader had joined the Congress on any condition. “Everybody except former Chief Ministers Om Prakash Chautala and Bhajan Lal are welcome,” he said. In reply to a question on a separate high court for Haryana, Hooda said the existing building of the Punjab and Haryana High Court could be utilised on the pattern of the Secretariat building where both the Punjab and Haryana Governments had their offices. He added that in case the existing building of the high court was not adequate, it could be expanded. Commenting on the two-day session of the Assembly, Hooda said he was willing to lengthen the session if the Opposition wanted to take up any issue.
“It is unfortunate that they are not even raising issues that concern their people and areas. Chautala has not once attended meetings of the business advisory committee,” he maintained When his attention was drawn to the scheme of the Delhi
Government to supply pulses at economical prices to consumers, Hooda said all possible steps would be taken in this regard. |
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Cloth merchant shot dead
Sonepat, July 31 Agitated residents of Garhi Ujale Khan, located on the outskirts of Gohana, blocked the Panipat-Gohana-Rohtak highway around 10 pm, which was reopened for traffic after about 12 hours today when Deputy Commissioner Ajit Joshi and SP MS Sheoran reached the spot and assured that the suspects would be arrested soon. The Deputy Commissioner also announced to compensate the victim’s family with Rs 1 lakh from the District Red Cross Society and assured to arrange some job for the victim’s son once he became eligible. Traders of Gohana town were forced to close their shops and business establishments by the irate mob from the village which reached the markets. The shops were opened in the afternoon. The mob also reportedly damaged windowpanes of a Haryana Roadways bus and deflated the tyres of another bus. After closing his shop, the victim, carrying a bag containing Rs 70,000, was returning on a motorcycle being ridden by his son Himanshu. Two motorcycle-borne youths started following them and when the victim and his son were near the village, the youths fired at Anoop Saini and looted the bag. Anoop Saini, who was shot in the neck, was taken to the PGIMS, Rohtak, where he succumbed to the bullet injuries. The police has registered a case against the two youths, one of whom has reportedly been identified by the victim’s son Himanshu as Sandeep of a village in Panipat
district. |
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EVM issue: INLD to meet EC
Chandigarh, July 31 Haryana INLD president and former Transport Minister Ashok Arora said after the meeting, INLD leaders would meet leaders of other political parties to stress the demand in view of the ongoing controversy over the EVMs and allegations levelled by various non-governmental organisations about the chances of tampering with the EVMs. He said the Assembly elections for various states, including Haryana, were due. These elections should be held by ballot papers, instead of EVMs, till the controversy was resolved to the satisfaction of all. Arora said the state INLD executive body would meet at Sonepat on August 8 when it would reconstitute various wings of the party. The INLD also decided to launch a statewide agitation from August 9, the Quit India anniversary, against the deteriorating law and order situation, water and electricity crisis, pervasive corruption and disregard of merit while making selections to government jobs in the state. He said INLD leaders and activists would meet the people and expose various “scams” and “anti-people policies” of the state government. The meeting also constituted various committees. The committee for publicity and propaganda will comprise former MLA Abhey Singh Chautala and Dr KC Bangar, former chairman of the Haryana Public Service Commission. The manifesto committee will consist of Sher Singh Barshyami, Dr Bangar, RS Chaudhary, BD Dhallia and MS Malik. Former Governor Sultan Singh, MP Ajay Singh Chautala and former MLA Abhey Singh Chautala were among those who attended the meeting. |
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Villagers thwart bid to abduct woman; 6 held
Jind, July 31 According to police sources, the incident took place on Wednesday night when the woman had gone out with her mother. Six youths, who were hiding nearby in an Indica car, “pounced” upon the 21-year-old woman who got married recently and had come to her parents’ house, and pulled her inside the vehicle. The woman and her mother raised the alarm, following which some villagers came to their rescue. The villagers blocked all possible exit points and managed to stop the vehicle after about two hours when the miscreants failed to find their way out of the village. The miscreants were thrashed by the villagers and have been identified as Karamjit, Naresh, Jagbir, Sonu, Bhupender and another one also named as Sonu. They were handed over to the police. Five of the accused reportedly belong to Farmana village in Rohtak, while Sonu is a resident of Maandi village. The vehicle was also impounded by the police. Meanwhile, in another incident, 24 persons, including some women, were injured in a clash that took place between two groups of villagers in Fatehgarh village yesterday. The clash took place over a dispute on construction material. |
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Protest over youth’s murder
Rewari, July 31 The blockade was lifted after about two hours following the intervention of senior police officials, who assured that the accused would be arrested soon. Bharat Singh Yadav, who was going on a motorcycle from Nurpur village to Gurgaon this morning, was done to death allegedly by his neighbours, who reportedly resorted to the heinous act out of enmity. On a complaint filed by Deep Chand Yadav, father of the deceased, the Rohrai police has registered a case of murder against Pawan Sharma, Ashok Sharma, Murari Lal Sharma and 12 others. |
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2 get 10-yr RI in rape case
Sonepat, July 31 A girl of local West Ram Nagar had lodged a complaint with the police in this regard in which she had stated that she was forcibly abducted by the accused on July 31, 2006, when she was going to answer the call of nature. She said the accused took her in a nearby field and gang raped her.
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New-look Morni fort opens today
Panchkula, July 31 Minister of State for Forests and Tourism Kiran Choudhry will inaugurate the fort. The fort was virtually in ruins before work on its restoration was started a year ago. Though the history of the fort is not known, it was acquired by the Haryana Forest Department in 1977 from the descendants of Zafar Ali, a nawab from the region who got the fort from the British Empire for helping them during a mutiny in 1816 AD, said MP Sharma, Distrct Forest Officer, Eco Tourism, Panchkula. “While care has been taken not to destroy the basic structure of the fort, arrangements have been made for the stay of three families in the fort, which will boost tourism in the Morni hills,” he said. |
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Man shot dead
Gurgaon, July 31 According to the police, the three youths came on a bike and called him out. However, when he came out they opened fire on him. The police has registered a case against the unknown assailants on the basis of a complaint filed by Sandeep, an eyewitness. After conducting the postmortem, the police handed over the body to his family. |
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