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Beant Singh’s grandson stages dharna, arrested
Jalandhar, January 10
The Jalandhar city police today arrested late CM Beant Singh’s grandson Amandeep Singh for staging a dharna near his statue at BMC Chowk in protest against allocation of ticket by the Congress to turncoat Jagbir Brar ignoring the sentiments of electors of his traditional Jalandhar Cantonment seat.

Former Chief Minister Beant Singh's grandson Amandeep Singh along with his supporters stage a dharna at BMC Chowk in Jalandhar on Tuesday. Former Chief Minister Beant Singh's grandson Amandeep Singh along with his supporters stage a dharna at BMC Chowk in Jalandhar on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh

Poll duties
GND University gives in to teachers’ demand
Amritsar, January 10
The Guru Nanak Dev University has sent a supplementary list to the Deputy Commissioner-cum-Electoral Officer today for replacement of teachers, whose names have been forwarded in the first list for conducting poll duties.

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	Beant Singh’s grandson stages dharna, arrested Was opposing allotment of Congress ticket to Jagbir Brar Dharmendra Joshi Tribune News Service Jalandhar, January 10 The Jalandhar city police today arrested late CM Beant Singh’s grandson Amandeep Singh for staging a dharna near his statue at BMC Chowk in protest against allocation of ticket by the Congress to turncoat Jagbir Brar ignoring the sentiments of electors of his traditional Jalandhar Cantonment seat. ACP Naresh Dogra told The Tribune: “The police arrested him and his supporters under Sections 283 of the IPC for allegedly creating nuisance.” Amandeep and his supporters were taken to the New Baradari police station. However, later they were released on bail. Amandeep said: “The Congress has betrayed the voters of late CM Beant Singh’s traditional Assembly segment of Jalandhar Cantonment by allocating ticket to a turncoat Jagbir Brar and ignoring his family members.” Beant Singh’s grandson stated: “It seems that the Congress has forgotten its ideology of giving respect to family members of those leaders who laid their lives for bringing normalcy while fighting terrorism. Like former PMs Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, Beant Singh had also sacrificed his life in 1995 for bringing normalcy in Punjab.” Amandeep said: “Beant Singh had contested elections from Jalandhar Cantonment seat in 1992. When he was killed in Chandigarh, he was elected MLA from this seat. While Beant Singh’s son Tej Prakash Singh successfully contested from this seat in 1997, Gurkanwal fought twice in 2002 and 2007. While she won in 2002, she lost to Jagbir Brar (then SAD candidate) in 2007.”
	Poll duties GND University gives in to teachers’ demand GS Paul Tribune News Service Amritsar, January 10 The Guru Nanak Dev University has sent a supplementary list to the Deputy Commissioner-cum-Electoral Officer today for replacement of teachers, whose names have been forwarded in the first list for conducting poll duties. Vice Chancellor Prof AS Brar had to intervene in the matter after the teaching staff had gone on a protest. The VC confirmed that he had spoken to the Deputy Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal recommending that the teachers be spared from performing poll duties. “We are all bound to abide by the orders of the Election Commission which do not give any exemption to the teachers from performing poll duties, yet I have approached the Deputy Commissioner to find an alternative solution so that our teachers could be spared from election duties. We have submitted a supplementary list for the purpose with the DC office in this respect,” he said. This is the third occasion when the issue was taken up with the Deputy Commissioner. Earlier, a teachers’ delegation had met the DC. Later, Registrar Inderjit Singh had approached the DC with a replacement list. The university had earlier sent a list of around 354 teaching and non-teaching ‘A class’ staff for poll duties. Teachers, who were on the first list, had resented that it is not justified to put them with ordinary polling staff as they have been drawing salaries equivalent to an SDM-level officer. Deputy Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal said duties would be assigned only according to the pay grade, drawn by employees. “A software has been installed in our computers and it segregates the applicants according to the pay scales drawn by them. Therefore, there is no chance of injustice. Secondly, everything was done according to the Election Commission’s guidelines which do not exempt teachers from doing election duties.”
	Makkar to campaign for SAD-BJP candidates Tribune News Service Jalandhar, January 10 SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar will campaign for SAD-BJP candidates in the Assembly elections as a star campaigner of Akali Dal. Responding to a query, Makkar said he had contested and won the SGPC elections on the SAD ticket, so there was no harm in campaigning despite SGPC being a religious body. Replying to a question, he said he would ensure that the SGPC funds were not be misused for political purposes. Condemned the Central government for not taking effective steps for rehabilitation of the 1984 riot victims, he said it was the moral duty of the Centre to take concrete steps for riot victims’ rehabilitation. On the occasion, Danga Peerat Welfare Society, Punjab, led by its president Surjit Singh assured Makkar to extend their support to the SAD-BJP combine in the Assembly elections. Surjit Singh told that they had decided to support the SAD-BJP alliance to safeguard the interests of 40,000 families of riot victims in Punjab.
	1,110 students participate in quiz contests Amritsar, January 10 About 1,110 students of Class VI to X from 370 schools took part in block-level quiz contests, which were held at 17 centres today. District Science Supervisor Kailash Sharma and coordinator of the quiz contest said Government School, Mahna Singh Gate, stood first in Amritsar-1 block, Government School, Mall Road in Amritsar-2, Government School, Heir, in Amritsar-3, Government School, Bohru, in Amritsar-4, Government School, Vallah, in Amritsar-5 and Government School, Chattiwind, in Amritsar-6. The remaining centres were established in rural areas of the city.Sharma said the principals of schools were appointed as observers to hold the contests. The winning team of each block will take part in the district final, scheduled to be held at SSS School, Mall Mandi, on January 17. — TNS
	2 prisoners booked for tearing cop’s uniform Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, January 10 The police has booked prisoners Hardip Singh of Yadura, Ludhiana, and Gagan Sharma of New Basant Vihar, Ludhiana, both undergoing imprisonment in the district jail, under Sections 353, 186, 34 and 506 of the IPC for tearing the uniform of head constable Ajaib Singh here last evening. According to police sources, head constable Ajaib Singh went to the district jail to taking both the prisoners for producing in the court. On some issue, they picked up a quarrel with Ajaib Singh and tore his uniform.