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SHORT TAKES ‘Applications for Haryana remains fertile ground next year's Haj pilgrimage will be accepted online’ for turncoat politicians New Delhi: The filing of Chandigarh, Oct 4: › The term 'Aaya Ram Gaya Ram' is said to switched his loyalties to the applications for next Haryana, once infamous as BJP and has been fielded year's Haj pilgrimage will the land of turncoat politi- have originated when a legislator from against former Chief be completely digital and cians, continues to be a fer- Haryana, Gaya Lal, changed his political loy- Minister Bhupinder Singh the process will start from tile ground for them with alty thrice in a matter of days in 1967, barely Hooda from Garhi Sampla- October 10, Minority many shifting their a year after Haryana was carved out as a Kiloi constituency. Affairs minister Mukhtar decades-old loyalties just Lone MLA of the Abbas Naqvi announced ahead of the upcoming separate state on November 1, 1966. Shiromani Akali Dal, on Friday. He also said assembly polls. Balkaur ditched SAD to join there will be 22 embarka- The ruling Bharatiya (INLD), four of whom Singh. the saffron outfit, barely tion points in 2020. "The Janata Party has been the switched sides by joining With INLD going through days before the upcoming new embarkation point to Former Haryana chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda first choice for such 'Aaya the JJP, were disqualified rough times ever since its polls. be opened for Haj next performing ‘havan’ with wife Asha Hooda before filing his nomination papers for Ram Gaya Ram' politicians last month as members of vertical split last year fol- Despite BJP ally SAD rais- year will be at Vijayawada while the Congress and the the Haryana Assembly lowing a feud in the ing strong objection to his the forthcoming Assembly polls in Rohtak, on Friday. PTI in Andhra Pradesh. So, in Jannayak Janta Party too under the anti-defection law Chautala clan, desertions joining, Balkaur Singh was Haj 2020, two lakh Indian has managed to attract a by Speaker Kanwar Pal. have hit the party the most rewarded with a ticket by Muslims will go for Haj few. Those disqualified were ahead of the October 21 the BJP from his Kalanwali from 22 embarkation The term 'Aaya Ram Gaya Naina Singh Chautala, wife assembly polls. reserved seat in Sirsa dis- points across the coun- Ram' is said to have origi- of jailed leader Ajay Singh Majority of the legislators trict. try," he told reporters. Hooda declares rifle, revolver, pistol nated when a legislator Chautala, Rajdeep Phogat, of former Chief Minister INLD's vice president and Naqvi said this from Haryana, Gaya Lal, Pirthi Singh and Anoop Om Prakash Chautala led its former state unit chief after chairing a review changed his political loyalty Dhanak, all of whom joined party have switched over to Ashok Arora also snapped meeting organised on the ` thrice in a matter of days in the JJP while another legis- the BJP, prominent among his decades-old loyalty with completion of Haj 2019 among assets worth 15.66 crore 1967, barely a year after lator Naseem Ahmad first them being Parminder his parent party and joined where he took stock of Haryana was carved out as switched over to the Dhull, Naseem Ahmad, the Congress and was given the preparations for next Chandigarh, Oct 4: Two- a separate state on Congress and later came to Ranbir Gangwa and Zakir ticket from Thanesar. year's pilgrimage. The time Haryana chief min- › Hooda (72) owns moveable and immov- November 1, 1966. the BJP fold. Hussain, all of whom were While former Congress meeting was attended by ister and senior Congress able assets worth `4.44 crore and `11.22 A few of the turncoats, All were disqualified rewarded with tickets to MLA Sharda Rathore joined senior officials from the leader Bhupinder Singh crore respectively, as per affidavit. Among who were sitting MLAs, under the anti-defection law fight the assembly polls. the BJP, former INLD ministries of External Hooda declared assets moveable assets, he has declared a also had to face disqualifica- after petitions were filed All these politicians were Minister late Jaswinder Affairs, Civil Aviation and worth Rs 15.66 crore in his revolver, a rifle and a pistol, each worth tion. before the Speaker by INLD senior leaders of the party. Singh Sandhu's son Health.PTI affidavit filed on Friday Five legislators of the leaders Abhay Singh INLD's Rohtak district Gagandeep Sandhu joined along with nomination `50,000. Indian National Lok Dal Chautala and Balwan leader Satish Nandal also the Congress. PTI papers, in which he also Sportspersons, mentioned possessing a of Legislative Law from his wife Meghna has gold rifle, a revolver and a pis- the Delhi University in and diamond items worth TikTok star spice tol. 1974. He has declared his Rs 1.91 crore. Hooda, who is the profession as a agricultur- Having done LLM from Rahul to campaign in Maha, Modi, Shah, Rajnath to up BJP’s list Haryana Congress legis- alist, advocate and politi- the National Law lature party leader, filed cian, and has shown his University, Delhi, and Chandigarh: The upcoming his nomination before the source of income as Masters of Arts and Mass Haryana from Oct 10 to 19 assembly polls in Haryana, campaign in Haryana returning officer in salary, rent, interest and Communication from New Delhi, Oct. 4: Central Election where the political landscape Rohtak. He is the party agricultural income. Hisar in 2018, Chautala Congress leader Rahul Committee meetings of has been dominated by sea- candidate from the Garhi Meanwhile, Jannayak has declared business and soned politicians, will see an Gandhi will start cam- Congress to select the can- ›Nadda, Smriti to woo voters in Punjab Sampla-Kiloi seat. Hooda Janta Party leader and agriculture as profession paigning for the ensuing didates for Maharashtra interesting mix of candi- Chandigarh, Oct 4: was accompanied by his former MP Dushyant in the affidavit. Assembly polls in and Haryana. Now, this From the 90 seats. dates, including international family members, includ- Chautala filed his nomi- JJP candidate Naina Prime Minister Narendra Senior party leaders wrestlers, a former hockey Maharashtra will be his first campaign ing wife Asha Hooda and nation papers before the Chautala, who is the and Haryana after resignation from the Modi to actor-politician Shahnawaz Hussain, Anil captain and a TikTok star, try son Deepender Singh returning officer from the mother of Dushyant Sunny Deol, the BJP is Jain and B L Santosh will their luck. The Bharatiya after top party post. Hooda. Hooda (72) owns Uchana Kalan Assembly Chautala, filed her nomi- Dussehra fes- Taking to Twitter on bringing its top crowd- also travel to Haryana. Janata Party (BJP) has field- moveable and immovable seat. He declared that his nation papers from the pullers to campaign in the BJP MPs and actors ed Commonwealth Games tivities, party Friday, the Congress law- assets worth Rs 4.44 crore total assets are worth Rs Badhra Assembly seg- sources said maker said that he is Haryana assembly polls. Hema Malini, Sunny Deol, medallist Babita Phogat (29) and Rs 11.22 crore respec- 74.76 crore. It includes ment. Naina (52), who is a In Punjab, national work- and Manoj Tiwari, along and Olympic medallist on Friday. Wayanad to stand in soli- tively, as per affidavit. assets declared in the graduate, has declared her The Gandhi darity with the youth who ing president J P Nadda with MP and Sufi singer Yogeshwar Dutt from Dadri Among moveable assets, name of his wife and total assets worth Rs 91.77 will be among those cam- Hans Raj Hans, are sched- and Baroda constituencies scion will have been on hunger he has declared a revolver, Hindu Undivided Family. crore, which includes hold road- strike, protesting against paigning for its candidates uled to visit the state respectively. The party has a rifle and a pistol, each Chautala (31) has move- assets in the name of her contesting the four assem- where the BJP is seeking fielded former Indian hockey shows and rallies in favour the travel ban on National worth Rs 50,000. able and immoveable husband Ajay Singh of the party candidates of Highway 766 that links bly bypolls, BJP leaders another term in office. captain Sandeep Singh (33) Hooda owns gold jew- assets worth Rs 23.46 Chautala and Hindu said. Uttar Pradesh Chief from Pehowa and TikTok star Haryana and Maharashtra Kerala and Karnataka. ellery worth Rs 57.50 lakh, crore and Rs 51.30 crore Undivided Family. She from October 10 to 19. A He also visited those who Narendra Modi, Union Minister Yogi Adityanath Sonali Phogat from while his wife has pre- respectively. declared moveable and Home Minister Amit Shah, and Himachal Pradesh CM Adampur. All four joined the detailed program will be were hospitalised as a cious metals worth Rs 1.03 Chautala also owns gold immovable assets worth prepared after Rahul's result of the prolonged fast Defence Minister Rajnath ruling party weeks before crore, the affidavit stated. and diamond jewellery Rs 30.39 crore and Rs 61.38 Singh and J P Nadda are the polls October 21 polls. office will hold discussions during the protest. Hooda did his Bachelors worth Rs 1.55 crore, while crore respectively.PTI with party workers of both On Thursday, the on the 40-member list of The BJP has 48 members in leaders who will address the outgoing assembly. It has the states, the sources Congress had released the added. final list of candidates and election meetings in set a target of winning 75- Haryana. plus seats in the 90-member Owing to the poll drub- fourth list of 17 candidates bing in stronghold Amethi for the Haryana and Union ministers Nitin House. Babita became a Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, household name after against BJP Leader Smriti Maharastra polls, respec- Irani, Rahul had quit the tively. Smriti Irani, Narendra ''Dangal'', a film about the Singh Tomar, struggles of her father and party's president post and Voting for Haryana and chose to maintain distance Maharashtra will be held Thaawarchand Gehlot noted wrestling coach and Anurag Thakur will Mahavir Singh Phogat.PTI from the party's regular on October 21 and counting activities. of votes is scheduled for also visit the state ahead of the October 21 polls for Siachen hospital He opted out of the October 24. gets oxygen plant Congress to issue show-cause Jammu: Nicknamed "Siachen healer", a hospital that serves soldiers working notices to Nirupam, Tanwar in the world's highest bat- tlefield got its first oxygen SHILESH SHARMA brunt of what he is doing. plant on Friday, officials NEW DELHI, OCT 4 He should curb his imagi- said. The Siachen hospital nation.” Nirupam and which is located at Hunder An inside view of a coach of the newly-launched Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, India's The Congress has decided to Tanwar need to introspect near Pratappur provides first 'private' train by IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) at the take stern action against the because whatever they are medical cover not only to Charbagh Railway station in Lucknow on Friday. PTI rebellious leaders of the doing is hurting the party the soldiers deployed on the party. and benefiting the Due to glacier but also to the local Highly placed sources elections in Maharashtra population and a large num- have indicated that show- and Haryana, the party ber of tourists travelling ‘Sarbat Da Bhalla Express’, tribute to Guru Nanak: Goyal cause notices will be issued Sanjay Ashok leadership does not want to through the Nubra Valley, a soon after assembly elec- Nirupam Tanwar take any step at this time New Delhi, Oct 4: The request to rename pilgrims to Sultanpur senior Army officer said. As tions to Sanjay Nirupam that creates disintegration Railways Minister Piyush the train was made by Lodhi. There can be noth- it is a high-altitude area and Ashok Tanwar who are 2. Aditi Singh went against among the workers. with extreme weather con- Goyal on Friday flagged Union Food ing more pious that the on the rebellion in the Congress by attending ditions, ailments such as offNew Delhi-Lohian Processing railways connecting Maharashtra and Haryana, the 48-hour special session high altitude pulmonary Khas 'Sarbat Da Bhalla Industries places of religious wor- respectively. called by the Yo gi odema (HAPO), high alti- Express' at New Delhi Minister ship," said Goyal. The party hinted about it Adityanath government to tude cerebral odema railway station here. Badal on Badal thanked the rail- on Friday when a show- mark the 150th birth (HACO), strokes, cerebral The train previously the occa- way minister for agreeing cause notice was issued to anniversary of Mahatma venous thrombosis (CVT), called the New Delhi- sion of the to her proposal and said Aditi Singh, MLA from Rae Gandhi on Wednesday. deep vein thrombosis (DVT) Ludhiana Intercity will 550th that it was a sentimental Bareli -- the constituency of Taking a tough stand, the are common among locals. ply from Delhi to Lohian Parkash issue for the people of Congress president Sonia Congress spokesman Administration of supple- Khas in Jalandhar via Purb cele- Punjab. Gandhi. In violation of the Manish Tiwari advised mental oxygen is the main- holy city Sultanpur brations of Guru Nanak "'Sarbat Da Bhala or Congress whip, Aditi Singh Nirupam to remain stay of treatment in high- Lodhi. Dev. Blessings for All' formed not only participated in the restrained and stay away altitude illnesses.PTIPTI Present at the flag off "Just yesterday, we have the essence of Guru special session of the Uttar from statements like the ceremony were Union added a Vande India train Nanak Dev's teachings. It Pradesh legislative assem- ‘story of the conspiracy’. He Ministers Harsh Vardhan which will take devotees will be the most appropri- bly but also did not partici- asked, “Why Nirupam did IITG signs MoU with and Harsimrat Kaur to Maa Vaishno Devi, and ate to rename the train as pate in Priyanka Gandhi’s not raise his point at that Badal. today this train will take such," she said.PTI goodwill march on October time and it is being raised PCBA to tackle air today. He has to bear the pollution in 5 cities SPOTLIGHT Abir Lavasa denies

Guwahati, Oct 4: The Indian evading income tax Institute of Technology, Balakot video to benefit BJP in Maha, Haryana Guwahati (IITG) has signed a LOKMAT NEWS NETWORK Memorandum of NITIN AGRAWAL an attack on a bus of sol- NEW DELHI, OCT. 4 Understanding (MoU) with NEW DELHI, OCT 4 › During campaign for the Lok Sabha diers in Pulwama on Pollution Control Board elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi February 14, the IAF Abir Lavasa, son of Assam (PCBA) to tackle air The Bharatiya Janata and party president Amit Shah men- penetrated inside Election Commissioner pollution problems in five Party (BJP) has got a tioned this military feat several times. Pakistan and destroyed Ashok Lavasa, said that cities of the state. fresh opportunity to several terrorist camps he did appear before the The MoU was signed under remind the citizens of The BJP got a direct benefit of the through an airstrike. IT authorities on October the National Clean Air the Balakot airstrike, airstrike in the form of majority in the During campaign for 1 in response to the Program (NCAP) launched by which proved to be a Lok Sabha. the Lok Sabha elections, notice. the Ministry of Environment, panacea for it in the Lok Prime Minister The Tax authorities had Forest and Climate Change Sabha elections. of the Air Force Day far. Narendra Modi and served the notice on him (MoEF&CC) to tackle air pollu- Ahead of the assembly appears to be benefiting A party leader told party president Amit on September 27. He stat- tion problems in Guwahati, elections in the BJP in the Lokmat that the video Shah mentioned this ed that the Income Tax Nagaon, Nalbari, Sibsagar and Maharashtra and Maharashtra and has been released by the military feat several authorities questioned Silchar in the state of Assam, Haryana, the Indian Air Haryana elections. military. It has nothing times. The BJP got a him for six hours and he according to a release issued Force (IAF) has released The BJP, which is to do with elections. direct benefit of the “left only when they said by IITG on Friday. a video of the Balakot already linking the abro- However, the Balakot airstrike in the form of they have no further The identified cities and airstrike. The BJP, gation of Article 370 airstrike is definitely a majority in the Lok questions to ask.” towns have particle levels which is presenting with national unity and symbol of the military’s Sabha. He is fully cooperating (PM10) exceeding the annual Article 370 and triple patriotism, has got a might and the firm Now, after the release with the tax authorities. average (60 microgram per talaq as its achieve- new chance to refresh determination of the of this video just before Therefore, the news item cubic meter) ambient air quali- ments, can take an elec- memories of the Balakot Modi government. Not elections in two impor- that he is evading IT ty standards. The MoU was toral advantage by rais- airstrike. only Maharashtra and tant states, discussion authorities is not correct signed by Prof Sharad Gokhale ing the issue of national- In such a situation, it is Haryana, but the whole has begun again on this and denied. of the Civil Engineering ism as well on the pre- expected that the party country is familiar with issue. Experts in politics There was no communi- department of IITG and Dr D N text of this video. can make it an issue it. believe that if the cation from the CBDT to Das PCBA Member secretary The promotional video again. However, the It is pertinent to men- Opposition raises ques- the CEC Sunil Arora with recently, it said.PTI of the Balakot airstrike party has not opened its tion that 13 days after 40 tions on it, the BJP will regard to Ashok Lavasa released on the occasion cards in this regard so soldiers were killed in get the benefit. either.