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Kiran, Ajay file papers
BJP fields young faces
Panipat: Several disgruntled BJP leaders quit posts
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Pol(l)arised
Sumitra resigns
Left for ban on khap ‘courts’
In Sirsa, Congress rivals steal the march
Jangir Samaj seeks Cong ticket
36 more diarrhoea cases, chlorine tablets distributed
No parallel judicial system in Haryana: DC
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Kiran, Ajay file papers
Chandigarh, September 22 From Kalka, Manoj Kumar of the Indian Justice Party filed his papers, whereas from Panchkula, two candidates of the BJP, Gian Chand Gupta and his wife Bimla, filed their papers. From Naraingarh, Mulkh Raj (Ind), Raj Kumar of the Haryana Lok Tantar and Bhoom Singh Rana of the HJC filed their papers. In Ambala Cantt, two Independents, Jarnail Singh and Amrinder Singh, and in Ambala City two Independents, Rajneesh Kumar and his wife Ritu, filed their nomination papers. From Jagadhri, Jai Chand Chauhan filed his papers as an Independent, whereas Sham Singh Rana (BJP) filed his papers from Radaur. While Sher Singh Badsami (INLD) filed his papers from Ladwa, Jaswinder Singh of the same party filed his papers from Pehowa. Raghbir Chand of Lok Janshakti Party also filed his nomination from Pehowa. From Guhla (SC), two INLD candidates, Phool Singh and his wife Kamlesh, filed their papers. Shamsher Singh filed his papers as an Independent from Kaithal and Sajjan Singh (INLD) from Pundri.In Nilokheri, Jai Singh and Sanjay Kumar of the Ekta Shakti Party; and Ranbir Singh, Salochana and Rajinder Kumar, all Independents, filed their papers. Rakesh Kumar Kamboj (HJC) filed his nomination from Indri and Anand Prakash Sharma (INLD) filed his papers from Karnal. In Assandh, Baljit Singh of the CPM and Jai Bhagwan (Ind) filed their nominations. Om Parkash (INLD) filed his papers from Panipat (Rural) and Dharampal of the Rashtriya Garib Dal from Panipat (City). Krishan Kumar of the CPM from Israna; Dharam Singh Chookar (HJC) from Samalkha; Sushil Kumar (Ind) from Rai; Raju (Ind) from Kharkhauda; Satbir Singh Chahal and Satyawan Narwal, both of the Haryana Jan Rakshak Dal, from Baroda; Parminder Singh Dhull (INLD) and Mukesh Jogi of the Lok Janshakti Party from Julana; Nishan Singh (INLD) and Bajrang of the SBP from Tohana; two candidates of the SBP, Narinder Kumar and Surinder Singh, from Fatehabad; and Roshan Lal of the SBP and Peera Ram of the CPM filed their nominations from Ratia.Ajay Singh Chautala (INLD) and Jagdey Singh of the Haryana Shiromani Akali Dal filed their papers from Dabwali; two candidates of the CPM, Sawarn Singh and Jaswant Singh, from Rania; Balbir Kaur (CPM) from Sirsa; and Kamlesh (INC) from Ellanabad. Vinod Bhayana and Sunita of the HJC filed their nominations from Hansi, whereas Subash of the same party filed his papers from Barwala. Rachna Kapoor (Ind) from Hisar; Ratan Lal (Ind) from Loharu; Satya Pal (Ind) from Dadri; Satya Narain (Ind) from Tosham, from where Kiran Choudhry (INC) and Kawal Singh (HJC) also filed their papers. Two Independents, Narinder Singh and Karan Singh, filed their papers from Bawani Khera; while from Garhi-Sampla-Kiloi, Satish Kumar (INLD), Pardeep, a substitute candidate of the INLD, and Dharambir of the Samast Bhartiya Party filed their nomination papers. Zile Singh (Ind) from Rohtak and from Kalanaur Naga Ram (INLD), Kamla Devi (INLD), Pirthi (Ind) and Vijender Singh (CPM) filed their nomination papers.Kapoor Singh and Nafe Singh Rathi, both of the INLD, filed their papers from Bahadurgarh, whereas Rajinder Aheri (INLD) filed his nominations from Badli; Kanta and Neeraj, both of the INLD, from Jhajjar; Om Parkash Beri (INLD) and Chattar Singh (Ind) filed papers in Beri. From Ateli, Roshan Lal (HJC) and Ajit Singh (INLD) filed their papers; two Independents, Sanjay Kumar and Ramesh Kumari from Mahendragarh; two Independents, Umakant and Jitender, and Priti (HJC) from Narnaul; Mula Ram (HJC) and Manju (Ind) from Nangal Chaudhary; and from Rewari, Ajay and Satish (both Ind) and Randhir Singh (BJP) filed their papers. From Pataudi, Ganga Ram (INLD) and Basti Ram (Ind) filed their nominations. |
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BJP fields young faces
Chandigarh, September 22 Perhaps, that’s why, the party in charge of Haryana affairs, Vijay Goel, too, began his press conference here today on this note. “We have given representation to all sections of society. The average age of our candidates is 45 years. They have been chosen with the objective of playing a long innings in their respective areas. We not only want them to contest this election but nurse their constituencies for elections in the years to come,” he stated. Though conscious of the Congress strategy to field young faces, especially since the arrival of Rahul Gandhi on the scene, Goel was quick to deny that the party’s changed stance to project a young look had anything to do with the “Rahul effect”. Holding out the promise of “good governance as has been witnessed in BJP-ruled states”, Goel said the BJP had coined the slogan of “sarkar badlo, halaat badlo” for this election. “We will come out with our manifesto next week. It will not only list our goals but explain how we intend to achieve these. The Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led government only made empty promises. Where are the jobs, schoolteachers, surplus power, Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal, water in the Hansi-Butana link and factories in 64 SEZs? On ground, there is nothing at all,” Goel said. |
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Panipat: Several disgruntled BJP leaders quit posts
Panipat, September 22 The decision of the party’s CEC to field Sanjay Bhatia from Panipat and Surinder Ahlawat from Panipat (rural) irked a group of BJP men in the district, who claimed that these leaders were not in a position to win the elections and the party should reconsider its
decision. District president of the BJP Ramesh Batra said both the candidates were not the right choice given the political circumstances prevailing in the state. He said both had lost badly in the 2005 Assembly elections and they had even lost their security deposits in those elections. He claimed that both the leaders were not in a position to perform any better even this time. He alleged that one of the two candidates had affiliations with senior leadership of the “sangathan” on the basis of which they had managed to get the party ticket.
However, it was not going to benefit the party in any way, he claimed.Those who collectively put in their papers included three councillors of the local civic body, Harish Sharma, Raj Kumar Saini and
Satbir; president of the Nagar Mandal Surinder Tuteja, senior vice-president of the district unit Ramesh
Batra, Anil Madan, Suresh and all members of the Marg Darshak Mandal of the local unit, including Manohar
Suneja, Lal Chand Chabbra, Baljit Rai, Ram Lal Goyal and Joytika Saxsena. These leaders, however, did not resign from the primary membership of the party. Meanwhile, Sanjay Bhatia said some local leaders had been opposing his nomination. However, since the party had given him the ticket, these leaders should follow ethics and support him in the elections. On the issue of disciplinary action against the protesting leaders, Bhatia said it was for the senior leaders to decide on that. He, however, maintained that he had been visiting all disgruntled party men seeking their support in the elections. He claimed that the local electorate had extended an overwhelming response to the party and the chances of his winning the elections were very bright. Bhatia seemed unfazed by the rumblings in the party cadres. |
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Anil Vij gets cold reception
BJP activists walk out as he reaches party office Amrita Dhaliwal Tribune News Service
Ambala, September 22 A few went as far as stating that the BJP was ‘crumbling’. A few questioned the wisdom of fielding an outsider. In the end, they chose to leave before Vij arrived at the party office. Vij came along with his supporters of the Vikas Parishad. He maintained that he had always been a BJP loyalist and that he had not joined any other party after leaving the BJP in 1995. “I chose to contest as an Independent candidate and form my own party.” Vij announced the merger of his Vikas Parishad with the BJP and said all legal aspects were being looked into. On the cold reception given to him by local partymen, he said small differences persisted and he would try his best to resolve these. Vij has won the three elections, twice as Independent and once on the BJP ticket. He lost in 2005 by a narrow margin of 600 votes. Anil Vij has a clean image and is expected to give a tough fight to the Congress.
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BSP workers burn effigy of MP Jagdish Rana
Yamunanagar, September 22 In the process, deserving leaders were ignored.Rana has been asked by BSP supremo Mayawati to look after the party campaign in the district. The BSP has significant presence in the district with support in rural belts. The BSP gave a tough fight to the Congress in three of the four assembly segments. Chowdhary said he had decided to contest as Independent from Radaur. “My supporters are aggrieved that despite the support of party general secretary Man Singh Manhera, Jagdish Rana managed a ticket for Ashwani Rana,” he claimed.
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Sumitra resigns
Sonepat, September 22
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Manifesto Tribune News Service
Sirsa, September 22 Amarjit Kaur, national secretary of the CPI, and Inderjit Singh, state secretary of the CPM, released the manifesto during a press conference here. The parties have promised to raise issues concerning the common man like terrorism, gender bias and retrieving agriculture from the present crisis. They also favour a ban on the “extra-judicial activities” of khap panchayats. Speaking to mediapersons, both leaders alleged that the Congress had failed to keep its promises. “Thousands of acres have been acquired for establishing 60 special economic zones (SEZs) in Haryana but not a single industry has come up in the past four and a half years,” alleged Inderjit Singh. Meanwhile, CPM candidate from Sirsa Balbir Kaur Gandhi and CPI candidate from Rania Swaran Singh Virk filed their nomination papers today. The Left parties also organised a public meeting in the local Nehru Park after the filing of nominations.
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In Sirsa, Congress rivals steal the march
Sirsa, September 22 HJC candidate Veer Bhan Mehta will file his nomination papers of September 23.Addressing mediapersons here recently, Mehta said party supremo Kuldeep Bishnoi will address a meeting here on this occasion. Padam Jain, INLD nominee and district president of the party, will, however, file his papers on September 24 in a simple manner. The party has not organised any rally or public meeting on that occasion as leaders of the party would be busy in preparations for the INLD rally at Jind on September 25 to mark the birth anniversary of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal. The campaigning by most of the nominees so far has been a low-key affair. Nominees and their supporters have been trying to woo voters by organising corner meetings in towns and villages falling under the constituency. Gopal Kanda is ahead of others in campaigning as he has better resources than his competitors. The Congress and the BSP are yet to announce their nominees and begin campaigning in
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Jangir Samaj seeks Cong ticket
Rewari, September 22 Jangra said there were over 10 lakh voters of the Jangir
Samaj, who he asserted were traditional supporters of the Congress.
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Wrestler in poll akhara
JHAJJAR: Four INLD candidates filed their nomination papers here on Tuesday. All were accompanied by INLD supremo and former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala. Nafe Singh Rathi filed his papers from Bahadurgarh, Kanta Devi Jhajjar, Om Prakash Beri Beri and Rajender Ahri Badli. Chatar Singh Pahalwan, president of the Haryana Wrestling Association, filed his nominations as Independent from Beri. — OC District votes up by 60,300 KARNAL:
More than 60,300 votes have been added in the five assembly constituencies of Karnal district since the Lok Sabha elections held in May, raising the total number of electorate to 7,91,809. Deputy Commissioner JS Ahlawat, who is also the returning officer, on Tuesday said the electorate included 4,32,991 males and 3,58,818 females and 2,484 service voters. There has been an increase of 9,906 voters in Nilokheri, 8,495 voters in Indri, 18,476 in Karnal, 13,391 in Gharunda and 10,048 in Assandh. As many as 772 polling stations - 204 in urban and 568 in rural areas - have been set up in five constituencies of Nilokheri, Indri, Karnal, Ghaurandda and Assandh and 41 duty magistrate and 50 supervisors have been deployed to oversee the poll process.
— TNS Rajputs want Cong ticket for 9 REWARI:
The Haryana Rajput Pratinidhi Sabha (HRPS) has sent a communication to Congress president Sonia Gandhi seeking at least party ticket for nine Rajput candidates from Rajput-dominated assembly constituencies. Naresh Chauhan, convener of the political affairs committee of the HRPS, said during the past five decades - 1954 to 2005 - Rajput legislators had at one time or the other represented fourteen constituencies. Chauhan added that after delimitation while the Rajput-dominated segments of Nilokheri, Rajaund and Taoru had been abolished, Radaur (Yamunanagar) and Assandh (Karnal), which were previously reserved seats, had been declared open.
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36 more diarrhoea cases, chlorine tablets distributed
Panipat, September 22 According to officials, steps had been taken in the colony to contain the disease. The administration has so far confirmed five deaths due to diarrhoea. These included four children and a teenager. Doctors at the Civil Hospital maintained that the situation was under control and a number of patients had been discharged after treatment. Diarrhoea cases have been pouring in from the Batra Colony for the past 15 days. The reason being cited for the outbreak of the disease is sewage water getting mixed with drinking water because of illegal connections in the locality. The administration has disconnected the illegal water connections and distributed chlorine tablets in the area to check the spread of the
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No parallel judicial system in Haryana: DC
Chandigarh, September 22 In a written statement filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Jind Deputy Commissioner (DC) M Shayin said appropriate action had been taken in that
regard. Shayin’s statement came in response to a petition filed by Tejinder Singh Sudan on behalf of the Lawyers for Human Rights International following the lynching of Ved Pal Mor following a decision by a khap
panchayat.
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