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Bajwa fails to attend committee meetings
Gurdaspur, August 13
Due to busy schedule of Partap Singh Bajwa, who apart from being the Member of Parliament (MP) and president of the PPCC, the quarterly meetings of the District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee, which are to be chaired by him in his capacity as MP, are not being held.

1 booked for raping minor
Hoshiarpur, August 13
The police has booked Kamaljit Singh of Bains Colony, Bajwara for allegedly raping a teenage girl. The police said the victim alleged that Kamaljit Singh had raped her many times. He also threatened her to kill her if she tells the incident to anyone. The accused was booked under sections 376 and 506 of the IPC.

Two booked for fraud
Phagwara, August 13
Police has booked two travel agents identified as Davinder Singh and Kewal Singh of Barrapind for allegedly duping Tirth Ram of Landhran village of Rs 7.5 lakhs on the pretext of sending him abroad. The complainant alleged that the accused made a deal for Rs. 7.5 with him.

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Bajwa fails to attend committee meetings
Ravi Dhaliwal
Tribune News Service

Gurdaspur, August 13
Due to busy schedule of Partap Singh Bajwa, who apart from being the Member of Parliament (MP) and president of the PPCC, the quarterly meetings of the District Vigilance and Monitoring Committee, which are to be chaired by him in his capacity as MP, are not being held.

The last meeting was held on October 12 last year and was chaired by the MP. Interestingly, these meetings are seldom attended by the SAD-BJP legislators, as they are chaired by Partap Bajwa, a Congress MP. The ruling party MLAs, including parliamentary secretary GS Babbehali, think it is inappropriate to take orders from a politician who doesn’t belong to their party. These meetings are suppose to be held on a quarterly basis to discuss the usage of funds allotted to the Gurdaspur Parliamentary constituency by the Central government for schemes like MGNREGA, IAY and Pardhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna (PMGSY).

A top official said these meetings had lost their relevance due to the incoherent and incongruous political set up. “We work under ministers belonging to the SAD-BJP combine. However, during these Monitoring committee meetings, we are bound to obey the diktats of the Congress MP. We are still ready to take orders from him on certain issues but things get a bit difficult when these Congress politicians start shouting at us just because we work under a dispensation controlled by the SAD-BJP combine,” he said.

A senior official claimed that the Deputy Commissioner (DC) has to play the role of a referee to perfection otherwise there is every chance that things may well go for a six. “At the last meeting, had the DC Abhinav Trikha not played an active role in pacifying the Congress leaders, things could have gone from bad to worse,” remarked an official. However, now with the MP busy with his mass contact programme, officials can heave a sigh of relief.

1 booked for raping minor

Hoshiarpur, August 13
The police has booked Kamaljit Singh of Bains Colony, Bajwara for allegedly raping a teenage girl. The police said the victim alleged that Kamaljit Singh had raped her many times. He also threatened her to kill her if she tells the incident to anyone. The accused was booked under sections 376 and 506 of the IPC.

Health education camp organised

Keeping in view the ongoing monsoon season Anti-Larva branch of the District Health Department organised a health education camp at Government Senior Secondary School. The camp aimed to educate students regarding dengue, malaria and water-borne diseases and their remedial measures. — OC

Two booked for fraud
Our Correspondent

Phagwara, August 13
Police has booked two travel agents identified as Davinder Singh and Kewal Singh of Barrapind for allegedly duping Tirth Ram of Landhran village of Rs 7.5 lakhs on the pretext of sending him abroad. The complainant alleged that the accused made a deal for Rs. 7.5 with him.

He gave five lakh rupees as advance and his passport to the accused. Later, he gave Rs 2.5 lakh, but neither the accused send him abroad nor returned his passport despite repeated requests. However, the police arrested Davinder Singh while his brother Kewal Singh is still at large. A case has been registered under Sections 420 and 506 of the IPC.