Haryana Remains Fertile Ground for Turncoat Politicians
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SATURDAY | 5 OCTOBER 2019 PAGE 2 AURANGABAD Congress to issue show-cause www.epaper.lokmat.com/lokmattimes/ notices to Nirupam, Tanwar INDIA 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.