BJP asks Bansal to provide adequate water

Chandigarh Newsline

BJP protests against hike in water tariff

Chandigarh Newsline

Chandigarh: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha staged a protest outside the office of the Municipal Corporation on Thursday against the hike in water tariff. Members of BJYM along with some senior leaders of BJP raised slogans against the Congress and demanded a rollback in prices. ...

The BJP leaders said that due to the hike, the burden on the common man has increased manifold. “The people were already bearing the brunt of inflation with the prices of essential commodities being so high, the hike is unaffordable.

The Congress had promised during elections that no taxes would be imposed. However, the election promise has not been kept,” said former MP Satya Pal Jain, while addressing the protestors.

BJP leaders said that even as local Congress MP Pawan Kumar Bansal is the Union Minister for Water Resources, water tariff has been hiked. ...

Jain for public participation in decision-making

Times of Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: Senior BJP leader Satyapal Jain defends his high-profile clients like the prime ministerial hopeful of the party LK Advani in the Babri Mosque demolition case as comfortably as he demolishes his opponents with his gift of the gab.

Probably one of the best lawyers around of election petitions, Jain takes pride in his humble beginning as a newspaper hawker who went on to graduate to become a robust youth leader during the emergency. He spent a full term in jail during the emergency. A man of lofty ideas, Jain however has many enemies within the party.

Jain is this time riding the election on a winning note he set off in Himachal when he brought the party to power in the recent assembly elections. The BJP leader, who has had proximity with former Union minister Sushma Swaraj, is gearing up to give Union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal a good fight.

Congress party’s failure to make any concrete policy envisioning the problems of the future for the city and its residents, like houses, price hike, public participation in decision-making, lack of proper infrastructure and tussle between the administrator and Member of Parliament (MP) would be a few prominent issues among the several which BJP is going to raise before the public during its campaigns.

Former MP and senior leader of the BJP Satya Pal Jain, who is contesting from the city for the fifth time and got victory twice, is not only believing that BJP would clinch the parliamentary seat of the city, but he has full faith that NDA would return to power after a gap of five years.

In an exclusive talk with TOI, Jain blamed Bansal for ignoring the city. Jain is the only candidate who favours a Vidhan Sabha for the Union Territory to push development and governance on a faster trajectory.

‘A vision for the city is necessary. Population of the city is increasing, but nothing has been done in this regard at all. If I come to the power, a concrete plan would be formed, keeping the future of the city in mind, so that problems of residence, education, health, sanitation and infrastructure could be sorted out,’ he said.

‘Neither home minister nor administrator has been calling meetings of the advisory committee. Thus, public participation in decision-making has vanished. I assure that if BJP comes to power in the city, the concept of public participation in decision-making would flourish. Separate committees and groups would be formed in this regard,’ he added.

He further said that for the development of the city, they would form inter-state development council with the help and involvement of the neighbouring states Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, especially for constitution of electricity power plant, policies of youth development, to deal with power and water crisis etc. He further said the land acquisition rates would then be determined on the pattern of Punjab government. ...

BJP holds demonstration

Chandigarh Tribune

CHANDIGARH, MAY 20: Workers of the BJP, led by Mr Yash Pal Mahajan, today held a demonstration at Matka Chowk, and courted arrest to protest against the Congress government in Punjab for not releasing water to the city from the fourth phase of Kajauli waterworks.

Around 500 BJP workers courted arrest today.

The party workers first gathered at the Municipal Corporation office in Sector 17, before marching towards Matka Chowk.

Addressing the party workers, Mr Satya Pal Jain, former MP, said a meeting of the state BJP would be held wherein a decision regarding the further action would be taken.

BJP workers court arrest, protest against Amarinder government

Chandigarh Newsline

CHANDIGARH, MAY 20: Led by president Yash Pal Mahajan, local BJP workers held a demonstration today and courted arrest to protest against the Congress Government in Punjab for not releasing water to Chandigarh from the IVth phase of Kajauli Water Works. Former MP Satya Pal Jain also courted arrest.

They gathered in front of the office of the Municipal Corporation and later marched towards the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. However, the Chandigarh Police stopped them at Matka Chowk where the party workers demonstrated peacefully and then courted arrest. The arrested party workers were taken to Sector 17 PS from where they were later released.

Addressing party workers, Jain said the citizens of Chandigarh were feeling betrayed by the present Congress government as they had to face acute shortage of water and electricity, apart from battling the price rise, demolitions and other anti-populist activities.

BJP holds protest against power cuts

Chandigarh Tribune

CHANDIGARH, MAY 8: The Chandigarh BJP Mahila Morcha staged a protest at Colony No. 5 here today. Members of the morcha were protesting against frequent water and electricity cuts.

Addressing the residents of the colony, Ms Asha Verma said the Congress government was not paying heed to the people's plight. The residents had to face power and water cuts for hours everyday. She said the items of daily use had become expensive and gone out of the reach of the common man. Ex-MP Satya Pal Jain also spoke on the occasion.

Jain flays Cong govt

Chandigarh Tribune

BJP members and local leaders protesting against the Congress government at Rose Garden roundabout in Chandigarh on Saturday.

CHANDIGARH, APRIL 22: The local unit of the Bhartiya Janata Party today came down heavily on the local Congress for failing to redress pressing problems regarding the electricity and water supply during their tenure in the Municipal Corporation which ends later this year.

Addressing a protest demonstration at the Matka Chowk, Mr Satya Pal Jain, a former Member of Parliament, said "the present Congress Government has been exposed within two years of its rule on account of non-performance at the Centre and Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, the Minister of State for Finance, has been exposed within two months for not providing electricity and water to the city as per the requirements".

Mr Jain said, "First the houses are demolished at the instance of the Congress Government and the officers of the Municipal Corporation and subsequently Congress leaders visit these places to show lip sympathy to the people whose houses have been demolished. The Congress is in power in the Centre, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. The party should either solve the problem or should resign. They should not mislead people". ...

Jain blames Cong for inflation in city

Chandigarh Newsline

CHANDIGARH, APRIL 22: Former BJP MP Satya Pal Jain today said that the Congress-led UPA government, local Congress MP, Congress-dominated Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh and the entire Congress party were collectively responsible for the steep price hike in the UT.

Jain, who is also the national convener of the BJP's Legal and Legislative Business Cell, said the common man's life in the UT has become miserable due to steep rise in prices, demolition of the houses, non-supply of electricity, dearth of drinking water and opening of liquor vends in abundance.

Jain was addressing a protest demonstration organised by the Chandigarh BJP at Matka Chowk against the anti-people and anti-poor policies of the UPA government. Thousands of people, including many women, from various parts of the city, villages and colonies participated in this dharna. ...

BJP accuses Centre of discrimination towards Chandigarh

NewKerela.com Online- Kerela, India

CHANDIGARH: The BJP today accused the Centre of showing discriminatory attitude towards the people of Chandigarh on power and water fronts.

"Recently the Punjab government refused to release the share of water from Kajauli water works to Chandigarh but the Centre remained a mute spectator on the issue," BJP national executive committee member Satya Pal Jain told reporters here.

Under an agreement between the union territory of Chandigarh and Punjab government, the state was supposed to release additional 20 mgd water to Chandigarh, he said adding that Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh categorically refused to follow the agreement signed about 30 years ago.

Jain, a former MP from the city, also alleged that Chandigarh was not getting its share of power from the Bakhra Beas management board (BBMB).

"Since the last December, the additional power supply of 70 mw to the city by the BBMB has also been withdrawn," he said.

Filtration plant commissioned

Tribune News Service
CHANDIGARH, Aug 11 — The UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber, today inaugurated a water filtration plant in Sector 39 here. ...
The local MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, said he was holding talks with the Central Government and Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal for the construction of a dam on the Ghaggar in order to find a permanent solution to the water shortage in the union territory.
Mr Jain claimed that the Chandigarh Doordarshan studio would start functioning as a full-fledged studio by the year end. ...