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BJP set to corner SAD
on dismal poll show
NDA Govt to heal state’s wounds: CM
Dera head shot dead in Moga
Clergy meets today, Golden Temple clash on agenda
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Makkar warns against separate gurdwara panel
Sarpanch framed: Capt
Bajwa a failure: SAD
5 Punjabis make it to Ontario assembly
Youth Akali leader held for molestation
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BJP set to corner SAD
on dismal poll show
Chandigarh, June 14 However contrary to the speculations, the BJP or its state or central leadership is in no mood to walk out of the alliance at this stage. Disturbed over the dismal performance of the alliance, which could bag only six of the 13 Lok Sabha seats, the party high command had formed a seven-member fact-finding committee headed by former Punjab minister Balramji Dass Tandon. Former minister Manoranjan Kalia, Pathankot MLA Ashwani Sharma, former BJP chief Rajinder Bhandari, adviser to Punjab CM Tikshan Sud, BJP vice-president Laxmi Kanta Chawla and Punjab Traders' Board chairman Narottam Dev Ratti are the six members of the committee. Tandon said: "We will submit the report to BJP's in charge of Punjab Affairs Shanta Kumar and the state BJP president within a week." Highly placed sources in the BJP said the findings of the committee were "startling" and these could create more tension between the alliance partners. The members of the committee are disturbed over the fact that Punjab is the only state where the alliance failed to do well due to "strong anti-incumbency" against the state government, particularly the SAD. The sources said the report had listed several factors behind the combine's dismal performance. There were government's failure to control drug trade, skyrocketing sand and gravel prices, failure to enlighten people on property tax as a substitute of house tax, high building regularisation charges, delay in VAT refund to traders and interference of halqa in charges in administrative functioning. They said the report had particularly emphasised on "illegal activities of SAD halqa chiefs such as land grab, patronising criminals and drug traders". Report lists factors
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NDA Govt to heal state’s wounds: CM
Bathinda, June 14 During his visit to Talwandi Sabo today, Badal said people friendly policies and programmes of the state government could now be realised in true spirit with the formation of the NDA Government at the Centre. The state would have Union Government's full support and cooperation in all respects. He referred to his recent New Delhi visit during which he raised issues pertaining to agriculture diversification, power generation, industrial and economic growth and river cleaning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Union Ministers. He claimed to have high hopes that all issues would be resolved soon. The CM said he had demanded a debt relief package from the Centre for the survival and economic growth of the farming community in the state. On drug menace, Badal said he had urged Modi to seal the international borders to check the inflow of drugs.
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Dera head shot dead in Moga
Moga, June 14 Sources said the religious leader, who was in his late thirties, was busy meeting his followers when two youths from within the crowd allegedly fired shots at him from close range. He was rushed to hospital where he was declared brought dead. He suffered bullet injuries on his head and chest. The identity of the assailants was not known yet, although it had been confirmed that the shots were fired from a revolver, said sources. The dera is situated along the Moga-Ferozepur national highway on the outskirts of Khukhrana village, near Dagru railway crossing. Paras Mani had constructed his dera on a 2-acre land given by the people of Khukhrana village five years ago. There had been a significant increase in the number of his followers in the last couple of years. However, none of his followers have any information about his antecedents. The state intelligence had conducted several inquiries to know about his background, but he reportedly did not cooperate. Sources in the intelligence said Mani was a resident of Ludhiana. A local police officer, however, claimed he belonged to Jalandhar. The central and state intelligence agencies had been keeping a close eye on him for the past several months suspecting him to be an ISI agent or a runaway criminal. A police officer said it could be a case of personal enmity. Crime trail
Little known face
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Clergy meets today, Golden Temple clash on agenda
Amritsar, June 14 Sources said the Sikh clergy may discuss the violent clash that witnessed violation of ‘maryada’ at the Takht. However, any decision on this would come only after the
SGPC probe panel submits its report. Talking to The Tribune, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh said though they would not take any decision regarding the incident, they would certainly deliberate on the ways to avert such incidents in future. He said “routine matters” would be discussed during the meeting. Besides, the issue of Nanakshahi Calendar is back in the limelight with Sikhs in Pakistan observing the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev twice for the second consecutive year. The SGPC and the DSGMC had not sent their jathas to Pakistan after the Pakistan High Commission denied visas to the pilgrims. The issue of violent clash at Takht Sri Patna Sahib on January 7 is also pending before the Takht. During the last meeting of the Sikh clergy, the superintendent of Takht Sri Patna Sahib had met the Sikh high priests and appealed them not to invite Takht Sri Patna Sahib Jathedar Giani Iqbal Singh in their meetings in view of his dismissal. SGPC task force illegal, says Mann Phagwara: SAD (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Maan has alleged that the SGPC task force had been set up in an unconstitutional manner. Mann said according to the Sikh Gurdwara Act 1925, no such private militia could exist. “But the SGPC has one that it utilises for its vested interests and dirty politics.”
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Makkar warns against separate gurdwara panel
Amritsar, June 14 In a statement, Makkar said Nalvi should refrain from “creating a divide among the Sikh community and playing into the hands of the Congress”. He said a separate committee for Haryana would not be acceptable. — TNS
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Sarpanch framed: Capt
Patiala, June 14 In a statement, Capt Amarinder said Gursevak Singh was a prominent Congress worker who had won two successive elections as sarpanch and was, thus, being “victimised”. Capt Amarinder said a couple of days ago, the sarpanch was allegedly beaten up by Akali workers. “Instead of taking action against the Akali goons, the police have slapped a false case against Gursevak,” he said. Capt Amarinder disclosed that Gursevak was framed in criminal cases earlier as well, which he fought in the court and won.
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Bajwa a failure: SAD
Chandigarh, June 14 In a statement here, SAD general secretary Maheshinder Singh Grewal said: "Bajwa, instead of looking into his own dismal performance as well as that of the state Congress under his leadership, is desperately trying to portray that there is a wedge between the SAD and the BJP." Grewal said Bajwa should first explain his own humiliating defeat from his constituency Gurdaspur. "He should also explain why he lost even from the Qadian assembly segment which is represented by his wife Charanjit
Bajwa.”
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5 Punjabis make it to Ontario assembly
Chandigarh, June 14 Four of them have won as nominees of the Liberal Party, which has won majority under the leadership of incumbent Premier Kathleen Wynne in the-107 member assembly. The fifth has won as New Democratic Party
(NDP) candidate. Harinder Malhi has been elected from Brampton. She defeated NDP’s Gurpreet
Dhillon. Harinder’s father Gubax Malhi remained a member of Canadian Parliament from 1993 to
2011. Harinder Takhar has won from Mississauga-Erin. He is also from the Liberal Party. Brampton and Mississauga have significant Punjabi population and all major political parties had given the ticket to Punjabis in this region. Another Liberal candidate, Amrit
Mangat, has been re-elected from Mississauga-Brampton South. She defeated Amarjeet Gill. Vic
Dhillon, also from the Liberal Party, has won from Brampton West for the fourth time. He defeated Gugni Gill
Panaich. From the NDP, Jagmeet Singh has been elected from
Bramalea-Gore-Malton. He defeated Kuldip Kular.
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Youth Akali leader held for molestation
Patiala, June 14 The victim alleged the accused had an affair with her on the pretext of marrying her. She alleged Major Singh threatened to release video clippings of her when she stopped meeting him. On June 12, the case was transferred to women’s cell for further investigation. Police women cell in charge Pushpa Devi said a case had been registered against Major Singh.
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