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Centre’s ‘failure’ to be state BJP’s plank
Ramdev using religion to serve ‘personal interests’
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Cong, BJP catering to capitalists: BSP
Bharatiya Kisan Party floated
Yoga guru misleading countrymen, says Arya
Arrest him for creating ‘disharmony’
Champawat district gears up for Assembly polls
Garhwal sabha’s convention begins
Heavy rain damages 9 houses, water schemes
Parking row between shopkeeper, tourists
Camp held for slum dwellers
Uttarakhand roller skating champs
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Centre’s ‘failure’ to be state BJP’s plank
Pithoragarh, June 12 Thawar Chand Gehlot, national general secretary, in charge of the state BJP, briefing mediapersons on the second day of the three-day state executive committee meeting held at Almora, said a resolution passed in the political session blamed the Congress for the rising prices in the country while the BJP-ruled states were having less inflation as compared to those of the Congress-ruled states in the country. “This will be the main issue of the party in the 2012 Assembly elections in the state. Our party will organise five rallies and a maha rally against rising prices from next November in the state,” said Gehlot. He further said that besides the rising prices, the negligence of Uttarakhand by the Centre would also be one of the main issues on which the party would go to the people in the next elections. The BJP state executive meeting that was attended by top leaders, including Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, former Chief Minister BC Khanduri besides state party chief Bishen Singh Chufal, was attended by more than 200 members. Former Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshiyari could not attend the meeting due to sudden illness as he had to be admitted to a hospital in Haldwani on his way to Almora. The party in charge claimed that the four years of the BJP government in the state would be remembered for good governance and work on the social front. “Even the Union Planning Commission has appreciated the performance of the state government and awarded it for that,” said Gehlot. Earlier, addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Nishank alleged that the Congress was still showing its apathy towards the creation of the state of Uttarakhand as it had always been opposing its formation. “All five members of the Lok Sabha of the Congress from the state have kept silent in Parliament on the important issues facing the state,” claimed Nishank. “Our party has always been fighting to root out corruption in public life and bring back black money deposited in foreign banks. To make it a mass movement, our party is cooperating with the movement of Baba Ramdev on corruption,” said Nishank. The party will help Ramdev in making it a mass issue. The Uttarakhand unit of the ruling BJP yesterday claimed that it has made corruption one of the main planks of its election manifesto in the coming Assembly poll in the state. This decision was taken at the state executive committee meeting of the party, held at Almora yesterday. Suresh Joshi, general secretary of the party unit in Uttarakhand, along with state party chief Bishen Singh Chufal, addressing mediapersons, said the BJP had staged dharnas in all 13 districts of the state on June 5 against corruption. Followers of Baba Ramdev also joined in the dharna,” said Joshi. According to Joshi, the political agenda of the party has been prepared and it will be discussed in later sessions of the party. “Our government in the state has fulfilled 80 per cent of the assurances made in the election manifesto of the 2007 Assembly elections in the state and the work on 20 per cent remaining assurances is facing obstacles from the Union Government in the form of forest laws,” said Suresh Joshi. |
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Ramdev using religion to serve ‘personal interests’
Dehradun, June 12 Addressing a press conference here, Aduksha Nand Maharaj alleged that Ramdev was using religion to serve his interests. “Ramdev himself has amassed a huge wealth through his business and should not be identified as Baba,” he added. He said the issue of the possession of a fake Nepal passport by Acharya Balkrishna, a close aide of Ramdev, was an important issue as there were reports of fake currency being “channelised” through Nepal. Security agencies must probe the identity of Balkrishna and his “links” with anti-national elements could be ruled out, he alleged. Aduksha also criticised Sri Sri Ravishankar and even questioned the religious importance of his organisation, The Art of Living. He said Sri Sri Ravishankar must reveal his funding, particularly that he receives from foreign agencies. Congress Tehri MLA Kishore Updhayaya, having a dig at Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, said while Nishank repeatedly visited Ramdev at Jolly Grant hospital, he did not find it appropriate to even talk to him when he was on a fast despite the fact he was “a part of his political family”. |
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BJP for zero tolerance to corruption: Joshi
Dehradun, June 12 Addressing a press conference in Dehradun, Murli Manohar Joshi said BJP strongly believes in zero tolerance to corruption and would support anyone standing against it. He called for consensus in the civil society to meet the evil of corruption. Referring to the draft report submitted to the Speaker by PAC on 2G Spectrum irregularities, Joshi who heads Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said while the committee was stern on any act of corruption, he was surprised by a Union cabinet minister’s comments that they have thrown the draft report into dustbin. “This is ridiculous as PAC is meant to check corruption. The ruling dispensation at the Centre has got irritated by the name of Prime Minister Office being mentioned in the draft report”, he pointed out reiterating PAC’s commitment to fight the scourge of corruption. Joshi also accused the Congress-led government of ignoring Uttarakhand. Referring to Baba Ramdev’s stir against corruption, he said the agitation has certainly helped generating a strong opinion in the society against corruption. He said people both from rural and urban areas have started coming together to wage a struggle against corruption. |
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Cong, BJP catering to capitalists: BSP
Haridwar, June 12 Leaders of the BSP have started targeting both the Congress and the BJP to present itself as a party with “real difference”. Launching its mission 2012, workers of the party are carrying out anti-Congress and anti-BJP campaigns in the district, terming both the parties as the ones catering to capitalists. Addressing the party workers, state BSP chief Meghraj Singh Zaraware pointed out that the UPA government at the Centre had failed to control the rising inflation, which had affected the common man severely and exposed the real face of the Congress the ministers of which were just busy in accumulating money by wrong ways. “Several Cabinet ministers and portfolio holders in the Congress have been charged with corruption and scams while the poor man struggles to earn two meals a day. While the Congress is spending millions on the Bharat Nirman ad campaign, in reality it is ‘Bhrashtachar Nirman’,” said Zaraware. Leader of the BSP in the state Assembly Mohammed Shahzad elaborated on Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank-led BJP government’s working, saying that it’s busy allocating red beacons to its party leaders while people of the state were fighting poverty, unemployment and mass migration in hill districts due to a lack of development. This was despite a majority of ministers hailing from the hill region. Shahzad, who is the Bahadrabad legislator, also had a dig on Union State Minister of Agriculture Harish Rawat and State Urban Development Minister Madan Kaushik, saying that both are busy attending party programmes but have failed to redress the problems of the people of their respective constituency. The voters of their constituency will give them a befitting reply in the coming elections, he added. Chaudhary Kulveer Singh, vice-chief of the state BSP, talked about discrepancies in the Mid-day Meal scheme. He said neither the quality of the food nor the level of education was being taken care of. It defeats the very objective of the scheme. Newly elected Zila Panchayat Chairperson Anjum Begum said women folk would be playing a major role in bringing able governance in the state and it could be possible under the BSP rule only. Enrolling new members as well as reaching out to the masses in villages and far-flung areas of the state will be the target of the party so that it can get a clear majority in the Assembly elections. |
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Bharatiya Kisan Party floated
Haridwar, June 12 Addressing the farmers, Chaudhari Rishipal Ambawat, national chief of BKP, lashed out at both the Congress and the BJP governments in the state for failing to fulfill the aspirations of the people and protecting the interests of the peasants who toiled to feed billions of countrymen. Ambawat said the farmers had been taken for granted for long and treated as a mere vote bank. “But, now we will be raising the voice of the peasants via this new party against the politicians who are being provided funds by capitalists, which has upped inflation,” he added. Other major issues related with farmers like procurement rates by government agencies, waiver of loans, subsidised fertilisers as well as market rate for the land acquired by the government for varied purposes were discussed at the convention. National founder of the Jan Sangharsh Morcha Akhilendra Pratap said the party would be contesting the Assembly elections to make sure the farmers got representation in the state Assemblies. The names of the members of the newly formed executive were also announced. They included Haryana state chief Shamsher Singh, Uttarakhand state chief Rao Irshad Khan, former parliamentarian Ilyas Khan and others. |
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Yoga guru misleading countrymen, says Arya
Dehradun, June 12 Addressing a public meeting during his yatra that started from Ghansali in Tehri Garhwal district, Yashpal Arya alleged that Ramdev had misled the country even on the issue of corruption. “From where he has got the information about Rs 4,00000 crore in Swiss banks, he should clarify. Moreover, he must answer that what senior RSS, BJP and VHP functionaries, including BJP President Nitin Gadkari, Uma Bharti and Govindacharya, had been doing at his Patanjali Yogpeeth at
Haridwar,” he asked. |
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Arrest him for creating ‘disharmony’
Dehradun, June 12 Addressing mediapersons here of late, Kaushal said that Ramdev’s announcement to raise a volunteer force of 11,000 armed young men and women was clearly an anti-national act. Kaushal described this move by Ramdev as “dangerous” and “divisive”. “What if minority bodies also call for raising such forces with religious indoctrination and arms training as announced by Ramdev,” he asked. He also asked Ramdev to name the Uttarakhand minister who had asked him for a bribe of Rs 2 crore. “Why is Ramdev afraid to name a corrupt minister,” he added. |
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Champawat district gears up for Assembly polls
Nainital, June 12 The discussions revolved on the issues like new polling booths, their reconstitution, proposed polling stations, change in their names and the buildings where these stations are to be set up. Dwelling on the role of the voter in the democratic process, Pandey said the administration would strive towards ensuring that the maximum voters exercise their right to franchise. The party representatives have been told to furnish the details of the booth agents to the District Election Office within a week. The lower-level administrative officers have been told to inspect various polling stations to ensure that they are easily accessible and have the basic facilities. The Tehsildars and Subdivisional Magistrates (SDMs) have been told that they must see that there is a proper road going to every polling booth and people, particularly the aged and the disabled do not have problems reaching there. They were also told to ensure that these polling booths have a proper facility of water and there is proper electricity supply so that the process of polling can be carried out properly. The Additional District Election Officer, JC Kandpal, said proposals for making 18 new booths had been received along with shifting seven polling booths to new places. In addition to this, there is a proposal to change the names of nine polling stations in the Champawat and Lohaghat areas. It was informed to the representatives that 1,58,200 voters, including 75,249 women voters, would exercise their right to franchise in the next elections as per the voter list prepared this year. |
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Garhwal sabha’s convention begins
Dehradun, June 12 Garhwal Sabha Chandigarh general secretary Budhiballabh Bahuguna alleged that most of the development in Uttarakhand has been restricted to the plain areas. He said migration from the hills continued unabated and efforts needed to be done to check it. Pauri Garhwal Sabha, Patiala, Virendra Patwal asked even non-resident Uttarakhandis to maintain connections to their native villages in Garhwal hills. Uttarakhand Sabha Mohali (Punjab) president Kuldeep Singh Bajola said industrialisation must be undertaken in hills as was being done in the Terai areas of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Sanskritik Sangam of Vadodara (Gujarat) Bhagwati Prasad Devliyal strongly supported Gairsen as capitalof Uttarakhand. Rajendra Singh Negi from Uttarakhand Samaj Sewa Samiti, Bikaner, asked the Akhil Garhwal Sabha to frequently hold such conventions as these provide a platform for non-resident Uttarakhand organisations across the country to discuss their issues. TS Aswal, president, Akhil Garhwal Sabha, presided over the deliberations. Roshan Dhasmana, general secretary, Akhil Garhwal Sabha, coordinated the proceedings. |
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Heavy rain damages 9 houses, water schemes
Pithoragarh, June 12 “Rescue teams of the Army, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel and the police have been sent to the spot,” said NS Negi, District Magistrate, Pithoragarh. According to eyewitnesses, due to the heavy rain all night, the tunnel constructed to drain the rain water from the outer ridge of the village suddenly burst, burying nine houses in the mud. “Sensing the impending danger, the villagers vacated their houses in good time, saving human lives,” said Vijay Singh, a social worker of the area. “The SDM of Dharchula with a team has been sent to the place and the loss is being estimated,” said the District Magistrate. |
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Parking row between shopkeeper, tourists
Mussoorie, June 12 The police rushed to the spot and detained the tourists. It also seized the revolver. However, they were later let off after a compromise between the two parties. The incident took place at 12.00 pm when a tourist, Abhishek Joshi, along with his friends, parked his car in front of Hammer’s Departmental Store in Kulri Bazaar. However when the shopkeeper, Atul
Hari, asked them to remove the vehicle from the front door, they entered into a scuffle and took out a revolver. Mussoorie Traders Association President Rajat Agarwal and General Secretary Javed Khan also reached the spot and demanded the arrest of the tourists.
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Students from Baru Sahib visit Doon, Mussoorie
Dehradun, June 12 They began their excursion with a visit to Paonta Sahib, Mindrolling Monastery (Tibetan Buddhist Temple), the Forest Research Institute and Sahastradhara in Dehradun and Kempty Falls at Mussoorie. During the four-day visit, the students enjoyed the hospitality of the management of Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Race Course, Dehradun. They also performed kirtan at the gurdwara before returning this morning. |
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Camp held for slum dwellers
Dehradun, June 12 A large number of children participated in the camp and showcased their talent through paintings and other activities. The winners were awarded mementoes by chairperson of the institute Anu Duseja. While congratulating the kids, Duseja said: “The society aims at providing education, health care, entertainment, vocational training and other facilities to the deprived sections of society”. |
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RCF register 6-1 victory
Pithoragarh, June 12 Mayukh Singh Mahar, Congress MLA from Kanalichina, was the chief guest On the inaugural day yesterday, Army Junior boys, Lucknow had defeated Pithoragarh District Sports Association team by 3-0. The tournament is being organised by district sports promotion committee with Pithoragarh District Magistrate being its chairman. |
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Uttarakhand roller skating champs
Dehradun, June 12 Delhi and Uttar Pradesh stood second and third, respectively. A total of 230 players from five states of Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Hayana took part in the meet. The competition was held in the categories of 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 years. In line, speed, 10-km rink marathon, group speed and roller hockey events were organised during the championship. The players were given prizes at a ceremony held later in the evening. Delhi grand master of martial arts Imran Khan was the chief guest and he presented the awards to the winners. |
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Abhishek fashions 1-0 win of Balaji
Dehradun, June 12 In the highly competitive match, no goal came in the first half despite a few good efforts by players of both the teams. In the second half, Abhishek turned the tables on Indira FC in the 40th minute. After taking the 1-0 lead, the players of Balaji looked confident and they thwarted all attempts of the opponent team to make come back. In the second match, Akranta beat Nagar Nigam 2-0. Surab Pal (sixth minute) and Ravinder (10th minute) scored the goals for the winning team. Tomorrow, CT Young will face BC Milan and Doon Eagle will take on
DMK. |
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