BJP delegation meets Guv, demands probe into land given to mayor's brother

Indian Express

Chandigarh, October 18 A delegation of the Chandigarh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by the president of the Chandigarh unit, Kamla Sharma, met UT Administrator General S F Rodrigues (Retd) on Saturday.

     They demanded a judicial inquiry in connection with the land, allegedly given by the Municipal Corporation (MC) to the brother of Mayor Pardeep Chhabra at cheap rates for holding an exhibition. ...

     ... BJP leaders alleged that the Congress-led MC has become a "den of corruption and nepotism". They accused the Union Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal of ensuring that no inquiries are held against the Congress leaders involved in criminal cases. He has pressurised officials of the Administration not to take action, said the delegation members.

     The BJP leaders demanded strict action against the mayor after a judicial inquiry is conducted against him.

     The delegation also included Gurcharan Dass Kalaa, Surinder Jagota, Mata Ram Dhiman, Kewal Krishan, Sanjay Tandon and former MP Satya Pal Jain. Home Secretary Ram Niwas and Deputy Commissioner R K Rao were also present during the meeting.

Punjab CM pays tributes to Maharaja Agarsen Ji

PunjabNewsline.com

Sunday, 12 October 2008, MOHALI: The Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here Sunday called upon the people to come forward and join the state government's move to eradicate social evils like drug addiction, female foeticide and dowry etc. from the society.

     He was presiding over a state level function to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maharaja Agarsen Ji. Paying glorious tributes to Maharaja Agarsen Ji, the Chief Minister said that by following the teachings of Maharaja Agarsen a healthy society with values like human love, compassion, equality, humanity and secularism could be formed. ...

     ... Prominent amongst those who spoke on the occasion included Lala Rameshwar Dass Patron, Prem Chand Singla Vice-President of Aggarwal Sabha Punjab, Mr. Satpal Jain former Member Parliament, Manoj Kumar President Yuva Aggarwal Sabha Punjab and Chairman Punjab Co-operative Bank Jasjit Singh Bunny was also present on the occasion....

BJP says it will oppose ban on Bajrang Dal

The Hindu

Chandigarh (PTI): Accusing the Congress of comparing "nationalistic organisation" Bajrang Dal with SIMI, a senior BJP leader on Tuesday said the party will oppose if the Centre imposed a ban on the saffron outfit.

     "It is a matter of great sorrow that Congress-led Central Government has not been able to curb terrorism and take action against terrorists organisations. But instead it has started working for imposing ban on the nationalistic organisation (Bajrang Dal)," Satya Pal Jain, party in-charge for Himachal Pradesh, said.

     He said that Bajrang Dal functions on the basis of "nationalistic view point and ideology and it can sacrifice its all for the sake of unity and integrity of the country". "Therefore, it will be an insult to the nationalistic ideology if an organisation like Bajrang Dal is banned," Jain said in a statement. He also took objection to the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) demanding a ban on Bajrang Dal, saying it has no power to make such recommendation.

     "It seems that the Minority commission has made this recommendation at the instance of Congress party and some other leaders, who are only concerned with their vote bank instead of the unity and integrity of the country," he alleged. 

बजरंग दल पर बैन का विरोध करेंगेः बीजेपी

नवभारत टाइम्स.कॉम

8 Oct 2008, पीटीआई, चंडीगढ़: बीजेपी ने बजरंग दल को राष्ट्रवादी संगठन बताया है और सिमी से इसकी तुलना करने पर कांग्रेस को आड़े हाथ लिया। हिमाचल प्रदेश में बीजेपी के इंचार्ज सत्यपाल जैन ने कहा कि हम बजरंग दल पर बैन लगाने के केंद्र सरकार के किसी भी कदम का जोरदार विरोध करेंगे।

     उन्होंने कहा कि बजरंग दल राष्ट्रवादी नजरिये और इसी विचारधारा से काम करता है और देश की एकता व अखंडता के लिए अपना सब कुछ न्योछावर कर सकता है। अगर बजरंग दल पर बैन लगाने जैसा कोई कदम उठाया जाता है तो यह राष्ट्रवादी विचारधारा का अपमान होगा। जैन ने राष्ट्रीय अल्पसंख्यक आयोग द्वारा बजरंग दल पर बैन लगाने की सिफारिश पर भी कड़ा ऐतराज जताया। ...

Khadi going out of politics

Times of India

12 Oct 2008, CHANDIGARH: Mahatma Gandhi, 80 years back, had called upon the people of the nation to boycott foreign clothes and wear khadi. But with time, there has been a change in the mindset of people in general and politicians in particular, who are drifting away from the tradition of wearing it.

     ... Satya Pal Jain, senior BJP leader and incharge of the party's Himachal affairs, said failure to follow the message of swadeshi movement in the past years had led to the present scenario. He said the new generation of leaders had its own style.

     "No government laid enough stress on marketing of khadi and on highlighting its positive aspects that could have been helpful in popularizing it among the leaders and masses,"

he said. ...