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I promise overall development that will make Chandigarh the best city in the world.
The Indian Express
Issues:
Development
Not much support in site
CHANDIGARH: They tried to click with voters through their websites, but could find little reciprocation. Political parties, however, claim that
their portals were quite useful in this year’s campaign.
But a visit to the websites shows that most of the articles have received no comments in the section meant for that.
Also, a number of links on these sites had been broken or been in the process of creation for the past one month and had not been updated till the eve of election on Tuesday.
Congress nominee Pawan Kumar Bansal’s website by the name of www.pawankumarbansalforchd.com focuses on issues of the young generation.
Talking about it, Congress spokesman and former city mayor Pardeep Chabra said, “Chandigarh is an educational hub and thousands of young voters are added to the voters list here. There couldn’t have been a better medium to communicate with them.”
Panjab University student Chetna said, “I do not believe in such websites and blogs. Most of the visitors’ comments they have are from members of their own parties.”
Talking about the positive side of the portals, BCom student from PU Priya Jaiswaal said, “These websites are useful as they give accurate information about candidates and we get a chance to communicate directly with them.”
Chhabra said, “We received scores of responses and answered most of the queries.”
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and former MP Satya Pal Jain is another backer of these websites. He said, “Compared to last year, we have much higher awareness of the problems that youths are facing and it is all because of these portals. We have also sent SMSes to 65,000 people asking them to vote for me. Our website www.satyapaljain.com has received good response from the youths.”
The website contains write-ups like “The young and the restless — Chandigarh as an education hub” and “Chandigarh metro rail”, which target youths in the city.
Bahujan Samaj Party candidate’s website www.harmohandhawan.com has been a bit of a laggard in the campaign.
Party councillor Jatinder Bhatia stated, “We didn’t get much time to look after the portal. We concentrated on outdoor campaigning.”
their portals were quite useful in this year’s campaign.
But a visit to the websites shows that most of the articles have received no comments in the section meant for that.
Also, a number of links on these sites had been broken or been in the process of creation for the past one month and had not been updated till the eve of election on Tuesday.
Congress nominee Pawan Kumar Bansal’s website by the name of www.pawankumarbansalforchd.com focuses on issues of the young generation.
Talking about it, Congress spokesman and former city mayor Pardeep Chabra said, “Chandigarh is an educational hub and thousands of young voters are added to the voters list here. There couldn’t have been a better medium to communicate with them.”
Panjab University student Chetna said, “I do not believe in such websites and blogs. Most of the visitors’ comments they have are from members of their own parties.”
Talking about the positive side of the portals, BCom student from PU Priya Jaiswaal said, “These websites are useful as they give accurate information about candidates and we get a chance to communicate directly with them.”
Chhabra said, “We received scores of responses and answered most of the queries.”
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and former MP Satya Pal Jain is another backer of these websites. He said, “Compared to last year, we have much higher awareness of the problems that youths are facing and it is all because of these portals. We have also sent SMSes to 65,000 people asking them to vote for me. Our website www.satyapaljain.com has received good response from the youths.”
The website contains write-ups like “The young and the restless — Chandigarh as an education hub” and “Chandigarh metro rail”, which target youths in the city.
Bahujan Samaj Party candidate’s website www.harmohandhawan.com has been a bit of a laggard in the campaign.
Party councillor Jatinder Bhatia stated, “We didn’t get much time to look after the portal. We concentrated on outdoor campaigning.”
A battle between old adversaries
The Hindu
A battle royale is being fought once again between old adversaries for the prestigious Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat. In the fray are Congress sitting MP and Union Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal, BJP candidate and former MP Satya Pal Jain and former Union Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party nominee Harmohan Dhawan.
Mr. Bansal is trying to retain the seat for the fourth time. He won in 1991, lost to Mr. Jain in 1996 and 1998 and won again consecutively in 1999 and 2004.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has also fielded Hafiz Anwar Ul Haq, converting the battle into a multi-cornered contest.
A total of 14 candidates are in the fray including Independents.
The 60-year-old Mr. Bansal is banking on the overall achievements of the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre, while his rivals are focusing on local issues and asking what the Minister had done for Chandigarh.
A battle royale is being fought once again between old adversaries for the prestigious Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat. In the fray are Congress sitting MP and Union Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal, BJP candidate and former MP Satya Pal Jain and former Union Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party nominee Harmohan Dhawan.
Mr. Bansal is trying to retain the seat for the fourth time. He won in 1991, lost to Mr. Jain in 1996 and 1998 and won again consecutively in 1999 and 2004.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has also fielded Hafiz Anwar Ul Haq, converting the battle into a multi-cornered contest.
A total of 14 candidates are in the fray including Independents.
The 60-year-old Mr. Bansal is banking on the overall achievements of the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre, while his rivals are focusing on local issues and asking what the Minister had done for Chandigarh.
12 May, 2009
‘Advani most suitable candidate for PM’
expressindia.com
Chandigarh Actor Shatrughan Sinha was in the city on Monday to campaign for BJP candidate Satya Pal Jain. Attacking the Congress-led UPA government, he said that during these five years, development has not only stalled but regressed.
Addressing a rally in Mauli Jagran, he said Advani was an extraordinary home minister and is the most suitable candidate for the post of the Prime Minister of India.
He added that poverty in India has gone up by 20 per cent but the Congress is trying to suppress the report and hide it from the people. The Congress government has failed to deliver, he said. Referring to a report of the United Nations, Sinha said that the largest number of poor is not in some undeveloped African country but in India.
Sinha said that over one and half crore people have lost jobs in the last one year alone. He added that: “Had the Congress been capable of solving the problem, such a scenario would not have arisen in the first place.”
Before ending his speech, Sinha made some remarks in a variety of languages like Bangla, Bhojpuri, Punjabi and Hindi, to a thunderous applause from the audience .
Modi makes a stopover in city, meets Satya Pal Jain Gujarat Chief Minster and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi stopped at the Chandigarh airport on Monday on his way back after campaigning in Himachal Pradesh to wish luck to city candidate Satya Pal Jain. In the brief stopover he recalled his long association with Jain, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.
Chandigarh Actor Shatrughan Sinha was in the city on Monday to campaign for BJP candidate Satya Pal Jain. Attacking the Congress-led UPA government, he said that during these five years, development has not only stalled but regressed.
Addressing a rally in Mauli Jagran, he said Advani was an extraordinary home minister and is the most suitable candidate for the post of the Prime Minister of India.
He added that poverty in India has gone up by 20 per cent but the Congress is trying to suppress the report and hide it from the people. The Congress government has failed to deliver, he said. Referring to a report of the United Nations, Sinha said that the largest number of poor is not in some undeveloped African country but in India.
Sinha said that over one and half crore people have lost jobs in the last one year alone. He added that: “Had the Congress been capable of solving the problem, such a scenario would not have arisen in the first place.”
Before ending his speech, Sinha made some remarks in a variety of languages like Bangla, Bhojpuri, Punjabi and Hindi, to a thunderous applause from the audience .
Modi makes a stopover in city, meets Satya Pal Jain Gujarat Chief Minster and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi stopped at the Chandigarh airport on Monday on his way back after campaigning in Himachal Pradesh to wish luck to city candidate Satya Pal Jain. In the brief stopover he recalled his long association with Jain, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.
11 May, 2009
Sushma Swaraj campaigns in city, rakes up Cong's unfulfilled promises
The Indian Express
Issues:
Sushma Swaraj
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