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Vol No. 52 No. 162 JAMMU, SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2016 REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 16+4 (Magazine) = 20 Pages ` 4.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Rebellion hits Cong in Haryana PDP holds election rallies in Anantnag HC summons C/S SWD, DCs Excelsior Correspondent Will carry forward mission & , June 11: The State High Court today summoned BJP wins 11, SP 7, all Deputy Commissioners of Kashmir division and Commissioner/Secretary Social Welfare Department and all dis- trict Social Welfare Officers before the court on Monday for their vision of Mufti: Mehbooba failure to provide benefits and assistance to poor, destitute and Cong 6 seats in RS polls Excelsior Correspondent course in Jammu and Kashmir. policies, "without which the unmarried girls under the schemes of Social Welfare Department. "The party established clear party could have not achieved Court while going through the status report of the Social ANANTNAG, June 11: NEW , June 11: Anand who was mainly fielded round of biennial elections political priorities for itself and much." Welfare Department said the report revealed that the purpose Chief Minister, Mehbooba by its arch rival INLD. were decided without contest focused on them relentlessly to "I compliment the PDP sought to be achieved by launching two schemes namely State Rebellion by Congress Mufti today reiterated her Subhash Chandra, a media last week. pull the State out of the morass cadres for effectively carrying Marriage Assistance Scheme (SAMS) and HUNNAR Scheme, MLAs in Haryana today baron, defeated Anand, a sen- Former union minister and resolve to carry forward the of instabilities and uncertainties the party's pro-people agenda to (Contd on page 6 Col 1) helped BJP-backed ior lawyer and a former MP, Congress heavyweight Sibal mission and vision of Mufti plaguing it for the past more the grassroots and working tire- Independent candidate after 14 votes of Congress managed to defeat BJP-backed Mohammad Sayeed for usher- Subhash Chandra score an were rejected, State Education Independent candidate and ing Jammu and Kashmir into Massive manhunt in South Kashmir upset victory as Congress stal- Minister Ram Bilas Sharma socialite Preeti Mahapatra, wife an era of peace, stability and Excelsior Correspondent wart pulled it off told the media in Chandigarh. of a Mumbai-based business- prosperity. in in the Rajya Even before the elections, man, without the anticipated "PDP has established clear SRINAGAR, June 11:The manhunt launched against the mili- Sabha polls in which union there was speculation that the support of BSP whose two can- political priorities and we would tants who carried out twin attacks in killing 5 ministers M Venkaiah Naidu, overwhelming majority of the didates Satish Chandra Mishra continue our struggle to seek security men last week is on and security forces have arrested eight Birender Singh, Nirmala 17 Congress MLAs, owing alle- and Ashok Sidharth won com- resolution of the multiple prob- persons so far and rounded up over a dozen persons for question- Sitharaman and M A Naqvi giance to former Chief Minister fortably. lems faced by Jammu and ing. won comfortably. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, would In Uttar Pradesh, all major Kashmir on political, economic, The manhunt was launched soon after the attack on Police in Senior Congress leaders not toe the party line on support- political parties ensured victory developmental, administrative Anantnag town last week in which two police men including an and Jairam ing Anand. for all their candidates despite and financial fronts," she said officer was killed. The attack was carried out by the militants of Ramesh were elected from The Congress also failed in cross voting. while addressing a series of Lashkar-e-Toiba who were caught on a camera while carrying out where cross-voting its attempt to secure victory for The results showed that BSP, roadside public meetings during the attack. by rebel JD(S) MLAs enabled JMM candidate Basant Soren, which had backed Congress RS day-long campaigning for by- (Contd on page 6 Col 3) ruling Congress gain a third son of party supremo Shibu nominees in Rajasthan and poll to Anantnag Assembly seg- seat. Former IPS officer K C Soren, backed by it in Jharkhand Madhya Pradesh, chose not to ment, wherefrom she is seeking Dass posted as DV in Rlys Ramamurthy won the seat where a ruling BJP nominee transfer its surplus votes to any mandate as a PDP candidate. PDP president during a road show in Excelsior Correspondent defeating JD(S)-backed Mahesh Poddar won by a other party candidate in UP. The by-election to Anantnag Anantnag town on Saturday. -Excelsior/Sajjad Dar Independent candidate B M whisker after an arrested JMM Besides Sibal, the others Assembly segment, necessitated than six decades," she said and lessly towards implementation JAMMU, June 11: Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Police Farooq, a businessman, in the MLA and a Congress MLA fac- who made it to the due to the demise of Mufti added that with the unflinching of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's Headquarters, Gareeb Dass has been posted as Director Vigilance third seat. ing arrest could not vote. from the state are two recent Mohammad Sayeed, is slated to support of the people PDP has political, economic and develop- in Railways Board, Ministry of Railways, . The major jolt for Congress In the 27 seats spread returnees to SP-fold Amar be held on June 22. emerged as a premier regional mental vision for Jammu and An IPS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre, Gareeb Dass will came in Haryana where the across seven states that were Singh, , Mehbooba, who is also the political force within a short Kashmir," she said and added remain on Central deputation during his posting in the Railways party suffered through apparent up for grabs today, 11 went to Kuwar , president of PDP, said the party span of 16 years. that during his more than six Ministry, New Delhi, official sources said. He had recently been deliberate wrong marking of the BJP, 6 to Congress, 7 to Vishambhar Prasad Nishad, began its journey in 1999 under She said the driving force for decades long political career cleared for promotion as IGP by the Departmental Promotion ballots by its 14 MLAs that led , 2 to BSP Sukhram Singh Yadav, Sanjay the visionary leadership of Mufti PDP's emergence as a robust Mufti Sayeed most of the times Committee (DPC) but formal order of his positing hadn't been to the defeat of the party-backed and one Independent. Thirty Seth and Surendra Nagar (all Mohammad Sayeed to transform regional force is the public sup- went against the tide as his deci- issued as yet. Independent candidate R K the monopolistic political dis- Gareeb Dass had served on several prestigious postings in of the 57 seats in the current (Contd on page 6 Col 3) port it has got for its pro-people (Contd on page 6 Col 1) State to take call shortly on CDF NBW against Geelani, Khan (Contd on page 6 Col 6) Excelsior Correspondent Uproar in Assembly over street lights SRINAGAR, June 11: A local court today issued non-bailable Excelsior Correspondent MPLAD to go up to Rs 25 cr; J&K to arrest warrants against separatist leaders including Syed Ali Shah SRINAGAR, June 11: Opposition National Conference created Geelani in a 29- year old case. uproar in Assembly today over alleged "unfair distribution" of Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge TADA/POTA, street lights in Srinagar constituencies. get addl Rs 200 cr for development S K Bhagat in its order said: "Let Syed Ali Shah Geelani and National Conference MLA from Eidgah constituency, Mubarak Nayeem Ahmad Khan be called afresh through non-bailable war- Gul, raised the issue of street lights, alleging Sanjeev Pargal for the MPs to carry out devel- "Presently, MPs from Jammu Singh Manhas (BJP), Nazir rants which shall be executed through SSP Srinagar". * Pic on page 6 they have been distributed in unfair manner by opmental works in the con- and Kashmir were getting only Ahmad Laway and Fayaz However, Court said that in case Geelani is seriously ill and JAMMU, June 11: While Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC). stituencies they represent in two Rs 50 crores under the MPLAD Ahmad Mir (both PDP). cannot be produced, a medical certificate be produced in this Jammu and Kashmir legisla- "Every constituency has got 50 street lights but one Minister's Houses of Parliament-Lok funds-Rs 5 crore for each MP- Only few days back, the leg- regard positively while citing the grounds because of which earli- tors were still struggling to get Sabha and Rajya Sabha. which would go up to Rs 250 islators of Jammu and Kashmir er non-bailable warrant against Geelani was not executed. constituency (referring to MoS Asiea Naqash who represents their Constituency has 543 MPs and crores when the amount per MP had raised the demand for The Court granted bail to JKLF chairman Mohammad Yaseen Hazaratbal) has been given 100. This is unfair. And then the lights Development Fund (CDF) Rajya Sabha 245. is increased to Rs 25 crore per increase in Constituency Malik in the case. "Accused Mohammad Yaseen Malik has been in my constituency have been distributed through the candidate increased from meager Rs 1.5 "The increase could be annum,'' sources said, adding Development Fund (CDF) of (Contd on page 6 Col 6) (Contd on page 6 Col 3) crores per annum, the Central implemented soon,'' they said, this way the State of Jammu and MLAs/MLCs in Jammu and Government was set to raise adding as per the new scheme Kashmir would benefit by Rs Kashmir with effect from the Member's Parliament Local each MP could now get Rs 25 200 crore per annum which current financial year. They Area Development (MPLAD) crore per annum under the would boost the developmental were of the view that Rs 1.5 Scheme funds from Rs 5 cr per MPLAD instead of Rs 5 crore works. crore worth CDF for the legis- annum per Member of per annum, which they were get- Six Lok Sabha MPs from lators was too meager to meet Parliament (MP) to Rs 25 ting presently. Jammu and Kashmir included the demands of their con- crore per annum. While Lok Sabha members Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti stituencies and it should be The decision would give have their constituencies speci- (Anantnag-Pulwama), Dr enhanced to at least Rs 5 crore boost to developmental works in fied, a Rajya Sabha member has Jitendra Singh, Union Minister per annum. Jammu and Kashmir too as it to mention his constituency of State in PMO (Udhampur- Finance Minister Dr Haseeb would gain an additional sum of before Presiding Officer of the Doda), Jugal Kishore Sharma A Drabu had assured the agitat- Rs 200 crores per year through Upper House for the purpose of (Jammu-Poonch), Thupstan ing legislators, cutting across its 10 MPs-six of Lok Sabha and MPLAD expenditure. Chhewang (Ladakh), Muzaffar the party affiliations that a deci- four Rajya Sabha. The 500 per cent upcoming Hussain Beigh (Baramulla- sion on their demand for Official sources told the increase in the MPLAD fund Kupwara) and Tariq Hamid increase in the CDF would be Excelsior that the Government would also give boost to devel- Karra (Srinagar-Budgam). Four taken soon. of , in a major incentive for opmental work in Jammu and Rajya Sabha members from the Sources said the State its 788 Members of Parliament, Kashmir, which has a total of State are Leader of Opposition Government could take a deci- was mulling five time increase 10 MPs-six in Lok Sabha and in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi sion on the increase in CDF of in the MPLAD, which is meant four in Rajya Sabha. Azad (Congress), Shamsher (Contd on page 6 Col 8) Govt sleeping over stalling of projects due to interim orders HC steps in for public cause, seeks details to ensure prompt disposal of litigations *Performance of Law Officers, counsels under scanner Mohinder Verma Mirbazar via Alasteng, a public importance has to furnish the information to the Division Bench of Srinagar remained stalled since 2009. Registrar Judicial of the court, JAMMU, June 11: As the Wing of the High Court came to Unfortunately, the respon- who shall place the same before Government is sleeping over know that such a big project of dents and the State counsel the Chief Justice for constitution stalling of major projects due general public importance concerned have been sloppy in of appropriate benches if need to interim and stay orders, the remained stalled since 2009 on as much as they don’t take any be and for listing the cases Jammu and Kashmir High account of interim direction step to get the interim order before appropriate/roaster Court has stepped in for the passed by the Writ Court till vacated”. benches”, the DB said in its public cause and sought 2015. Keeping in view the serious- order dated May 17, 2016. details of all such projects Instead of initiating steps to ness of the issue, the DB direct- Following this, the within shortest possible time get the interim order vacated, ed the Advocate General to Advocate General took up the so as to ensure prompt dispos- modified or altered, those at the ascertain if there are more such issue with the Chief Secretary al of litigations. If the volume helm of affairs in the Power cases pending in the court of the State and Department of Law and Justice. “Now, after of such cases will be more, the Development Department and involving huge projects of gen- Chief Justice of the State, being shaken from its deep its counsel (s) continued to eral public importance where the slumber, the Government Justice N Paul adopt non-seriousness approach work has been stalled on through the Department of Vasanthakumar may consider and allowed the matter to linger account of interim orders. “If Law, Justice and constitution of appropriate on despite being aware of the there are such cases, the Parliamentary Affairs, has benches so that intended fact that project on completion Advocate General is requested (Contd on page 6 Col 3) objective of such projects is would be of immense help for achieved without any further the common masses. delay. This was viewed very seri- While dealing with a case ously by the Division Bench of titled Zahoor Ahmad Shah the High Court, which vide Watali and Others Versus State order dated May 17, 2016 and Others pertaining to laying observed, “we wish to record of 220 KV double circuit trans- our regrets and anguish that mission line from Zainakote to such a big project of general