Former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee and other dignitaries coming out from the polling booth after casting their vote for the Vice-Presidential election, in New Delhi

The former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee and other dignitaries coming out from the polling booth after casting their vote for the Vice-Presidential election, in New Delhi on August 10, 2007.

BJP may move HC for CBI probe

TribuneIndia.com

Shimla, August 6: In case the government does not register an FIR and order CBI investigation into the birthday bash of former minister G.S. Bali to the CBI, the BJP would seek intervention of the High Court to ensure action against the guilty.

     Addressing a press conference here today, Satpal Jain, in charge of BJP affairs in Himachal, said though the option of moving the High Court on the Bali episode was open, the party would like to follow the normal course of law. ...

     ...Jain expressed surprise that so far no action had been taken even by the central leadership of the Congress against Bali for the immoral act, which was telecast nationwide, by a television channel. "Is the Congress high command, including AICC chief Sonia Gandhi keen to hush up the matter as they have been completely silent on the issue," he quipped. ...

Ready for early poll

The BJP said though it doubted the genuineness of the plea of three Congress MLAs from the tribal seats in seeking early Assembly elections, the party was prepared for elections in November.

     Satpal Jain said it appeared the three MLAs had moved court so that the Congress gets political mileage but the BJP would not allow that. "When their own party is in power there was no need for the three MLAs from Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti and Bharmour to move court as the Chief Minister can recommend the holding of early elections to the Election Commission of India," he remarked. ...

Satyapal Jain writes to Centre, asks for allotment of Type-13 houses

ITChandigarh.com

Chandigarh: Senior leader of BJP and former MP Satya Pal Jain has demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should issue clear orders to the Chandigarh Administration to allot the 13-type houses to its occupants.

In a letter written to the PM, Jain said instead of writing routine, vague and illusory letters to the local officials, the central government should issue clear directions to them if it sincerely wants accept the genuine demand of the occupants of the 13-type Houses.

“During the last Lok Sabha, the Congress party and the local MP, besides Dr Manmohan Singh, who had come to Chandigarh to campaign for the Congress candidate in May 2004, had given a commitment to these employees that in case Congress comes to power in the centre, it will immediately accept this demand and allot 13-type houses to their occupants on hire-purchase basis,” said the letter.

He urged the PM to either get this proposal approved by the Union Cabinet or if need be, bring suitable legislation in the Parliament.