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2,304 to vie for 90 seats as nominations come to a close
Tanwar justifies opposition to ‘tainted’ legislators
Sonia, Rahul, Manmohan, Capt, Sheila to fire up Cong campaign
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CM banks on HSGMC in Sikh-majority Assandh
Rift in HSGMC as Arora backs BJP
HJC RTI cell state chief quits
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2,304 to vie for 90 seats as nominations come to a close
The scrutiny of nomination papers would be held on September 29 and candidates could withdraw their candidature by October 1. Polling will be held on October 15 and counting of votes would be on October 19. The process of elections would come to an end by October 22, Walgad said. Since the inception of Haryana, a maximum number of 4,813 nomination papers were filed during the 1996 Assembly election. As many as 776 nominations were filed in 1967 and 686 in 1968. He said 833 nominations were filed in 1972, which included 815 male and 18 female candidates. He said 1,696 nominations were filed in 1977, which included 1,667 male and 29 female candidates. Similarly, 2,825 nominations were filed in 1982. He said 3,450 nominations were filed in 1987, which included 3,355 male and 95 female candidates whereas in the year 1991, 4,058 nominations were filed. Walgad said 4,813 nominations were filed in the 1996 Assembly election, which included 4,601 male and 212 female candidates. Likewise, 1,480 nominations were filed in 2000, which included 1,384 male and 96 female candidates. He said 1,418 nominations were filed in 2005, which included 1,268 male and 150 female candidates. He said 1,874 nominations were filed during the 2009 Assembly election, which included 1,613 male and 261 female candidates.
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Tanwar justifies opposition to ‘tainted’ legislators
Sirsa, September 27 Tanwar hinted that Bhupinder Singh Hooda might not be the Chief Minister after the results, saying in the event of a Congress victory, the issue of Chief Minister would be open and decided by newly elected MLAs and the party high command. Tanwar said the case of legislators involved in CD sting operations was not about allegations, but more than that. “I have seen the CDs and then taken a decision to oppose ticket for them,” he said. In response to a question on his opposition to ticket for former minister Ranjit Singh from Rania and Hooda’s former OSD KV Singh from Dabwali, Tanwar said he did not have anything personal against them, but wanted to give representation to Sikhs on these seats. He added that once the decision had been taken on allotting party ticket, it was immaterial whether or not he supported them as he would work for victory of all 90 candidates and visit every constituency where his services were needed. He said he was confident that the Congress would retain power for the third time. Responding to Punjab Congress leader Sunil Jakhar’s ‘fast food breed leader’ comment, Tanwar said he did not need a certificate and it would be better if politicians were careful in word selection. “I have been a grassroots worker for 20 years and my sole aim is to strengthen the party. I have neither aspirations for any post nor a personal agenda. I am a ‘desi ghee worker’ who believes in Haryanavi ethos and not fast food culture,” he said. |
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Sonia, Rahul, Manmohan, Capt, Sheila to fire up Cong campaign
New Delhi, September 27 The list includes Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh and his Uttarakhand counterpart Harish Rawat. Leading the pack of Haryana Congress campaigners is CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his son Deepender, state party chief Ashok Tanwar, general secretary and secretary in charge of Haryana Shakeel Ahmed and Asha Kumari, respectively. The Congress has named four general secretaries as its star campaigners. They are seniormost general secretary Ambika Soni, general secretary in charge of organisation Janardan Dwivedi; Digvijay Singh and Ajay Maken. Three presidents of state units — Sachin Pilot (Rajasthan); Arvinder Lovely (Delhi) and Partap Singh Bajwa (Punjab) — have also been roped in for canvassing. Both Leader and Deputy Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma and RJD’s Lalu Yadav will also campaign. Star power
Other star campaigners include former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, former ministers Selja, Salman Khurshid and Thakur Kaul Singh; ex-MPs Naveen Jindal, Azharuddin, Raj Babbar, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitender Singh; Haryana leaders Ajay Yadav, Kiran Chaudhary and her daughter Shruti; Ram Prakash, Hooda’s political secretary Prof Virender; Punjab CLP leader Sunil Jakhar and Delhi MLA Jai Kishan. |
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CM banks on HSGMC in Sikh-majority Assandh
Jaisinghpura (Karnal), Sept 27 HSGMC president Jagdish Singh Jhinda and member Bhupinder Singh Assandh threw their weight behind the chief minister for constituting a separate gurdwara panel and appealed to community members to vote for Sumita Singh. Addressing a gathering at Jaisinghpura village in favour of party candidate Sumita Singh, Hooda urged the voters to compare his works with those of the INLD and BJP government. “If you think my tenure was the best, vote for Sumita Singh. By voting for her you would elect two MLAs from here. Once we return to power, there will be much more development in Assandh,” he said. After the Jaisinghpura rally, Hooda reached Karnal where he accompanied Surinder Narwal from Karnal seat and Virender Rathore from Gharaunda for filing nominations. Taking a dig at INLD supremo OP Chautala’s remark that he would take oath in Tihar Jail, the CM said the Assembly would be run from Tihar and people would have to go there for redressal of grievances. |
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Rift in HSGMC as Arora backs BJP
Karnal, September 27 He called upon the community members to support the BJP in Assandh. Attacking the Congress for using the Sikh Community as a vote bank, he said during the controlling process of a gurdwara in Kurukshetra a few days ago, atrocities were committed on Sikhs, but no action had been taken by the state government in this regard. It had hurt the sentiments of the community, he said. He alleged that some of the community leaders had been working as agents of the Congress and they had betrayed the Sikh community for their personal motives. Arora, accompanied by Sikh leaders Balwinder Singh, Balbir Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Amarjeet Singh and Gurbaksh Singh, said they had decided to extend their support to the BJP as it had never insulted the Sikh community. He demanded that Jhinda should issue the
details of youths of the community who had been provided jobs by the Congress government. Reacting to Arora’s decision, Jhinda said, “Our decision to give support to the Congress is firm and Arora cannot take any decision on behalf of the HSGMC. We had taken
our decision earlier in the presence of other members of the committee. We will raise this issue in the committee and demand action against Arora.” |
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HJC RTI cell state chief quits
Kurukshetra September 27 “We had supported Bishnoi in bad times, but he disrespected us. The office-bearers were not taken into confidence while forming an alliance with Venod Sharma’s Jan Chetna Party. Kuldeep sold HJC tickets to Venod Sharma. The constituencies that have been given to Jan Chetna Party were those where HJC had good support,” he said. Kaushik, who was eying the party ticket from Thanesar, said “Jan Chetna Party has no cadre and the existence of both parties will be over after the election. The Thanesar ticket has been given to a JCP candidate (Rajesh Sharma) who is a turncoat.” RTI district chief Om Prakash Mehla, who also quit the party, said, “The HJC is a one-man show and a family-based party. Kuldeep is immature and needs to learn a lot. Had the HJC decided to go it alone in the poll, the party could have been in a better situation.” |
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CM’s assets up
Rs 2.8 crore in 5 yrs
Rohtak: Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has assets worth nearly Rs 5.5 crore. He does not own a car, but has a revolver and a rifle. His movable assets are worth about Rs 1.5 crore while his self-acquired immovable assets are worth Rs 3.1 crore and inherited assets worth Rs 90 lakh. — TNS Ex-CM Chautala will campaign: Dushyant
Hisar: INLD MP from Hisar Dushyant Chautala Saturday claimed that former Chief Minister and party supremo Om Prakash Chautala would campaign for party nominees. Addressing party workers after inaugurating the party office in the Hansi segment, Dushyant said the Jind rally held to mark Chaudhary Devi Lal’s anniversary had set off a wave in favour of the party. — TNS |
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