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Haryana: Congress MLA demands high-level probe into charred bodies case

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Chandigarh: Aftab Ahmed, Congress MLA from Haryana’s Nuh, on Tuesday demanded a high-level probe into alleged abduction and murder of two Muslim men from Rajasthan, even as he claimed the minorities are feeling “unsafe” in the state.
“I demand that a high-level probe be initiated into the Bhiwani incident. Negligence of policemen and other officials led to two youths losing their lives…action should be taken against erring personnel,” Ahmed said while speaking during Zero Hour in the state assembly here.
Nasir and Junaid, both residents of Ghatmeeka village in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, were allegedly abducted by cow vigilantes on February 15 and their bodies were found in a charred car in Loharu in Haryana’s Bhiwani the next day. The family members of the deceased had named five men allegedly linked to the Bajrang Dal in their complaint to the police.
The Congress MLA said the accused are “gau rakshaks (cow vigilantes) or connected with them whose track record stated to be criminal. It appears that state government is protecting them”.
“The incident in Bhiwani is horrendous… In Nuh district too, heinous incidents have taken place in the past,” he said, adding that “the minorities are feeling unsafe in Haryana today”.
“At other places too in Haryana, incidents against minorities have been on the increase in recent years on which action taken is not satisfactory,” he alleged.
He said Haryana is known for its brotherhood, “but today seeds of hatred are being sown in this land. And government is failing in checking these things”.
“The Minorities Commission was disbanded in 2015. I demand that it should be re-constituted so that problems and concerns relating to minorities can be addressed,” he said.

In its FIR lodged on February 16, the Rajasthan Police named five accused — Anil, Shrikant, Rinku Saini, Lokesh Singla and Monu Manesar — on the basis of the complaint lodged by the victims’ family. Later, four more suspects’ names were added to the FIR registered at Gopalgarh police station in Bharatpur.
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February 21, 2023
Congress MLAs in Haryana marches to Assembly over old pension scheme

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Chandigarh: Congress MLAs in Haryana on Tuesday marched to the Vidhan Sabha under the leadership of former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda to support the demand of government employees for restoration of old pension scheme (OPS).
The MLAs also raised issues concerning the public and highlighted the ‘failures’ of the BJP-JJP government in the state.
The party’s state unit chief Chaudhary Udaibhan specially joined the march.
“Unemployment, corruption, crime, inflation and atrocities are at their peak in the state. The government uses lathi-charge on the people raising their demands in a democratic way,” Hooda said.
“This government lathi-charged first the farmers, then the youth, then the employees and then elected representatives of the panchayats. The Congress is committed to raise its voice against such undemocratic actions of the state government, both on the streets and in the House,” he added.
Hooda said today Haryana is facing maximum unemployment in the country.
“About two lakh posts are lying vacant in government departments. Amid all scams and paper leaks, even in the isolated recruitments, people from other states are being selected instead of those from Haryana,” he said.
Citing the example of the latest recruitment of technical lecturers, Hooda said out of 157 general category candidates, about 100 from other states were selected.

“While all state governments give priority to the natives in recruitments, the BJP-JJP government in Haryana is sometimes giving preference to people from other states. In such a situation, where would the youth of Haryana go,” Hooda asked.
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February 21, 2023
Haryana: Cops use water cannons on protesting employees; Hooda slams action

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Chandigarh: The Haryana Police on Sunday used water cannons and teargas on thousands of protesting government employees demanding restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).
Coming out in support of employees, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda condemned using force against the protesting employees in Panchkula. He said the employees were protesting for legitimate demands.
“Cane-charge and use of teargas on a peaceful protest is highly condemnable. In a democracy, the government runs through dialogue, but Haryana’s BJP-JJP alliance wants to run the government through sticks and bullets,” he said.
The Leader of Opposition said the Congress supports the demand of the employees and promised to strongly raise the issue in the forthcoming Budget session of the Vidhan Sabha.
“If the present government does not accept the demands of the employees, a decision will be taken to implement OPS in the very first cabinet meeting after the formation of the Congress government in the state. The old-pension scheme has already been implemented in Congress-ruled Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh. Employees in Haryana will also get benefits on the same lines.”
Talking to the media after the Congress Legislature Party meeting here, he said the MLAs discussed party strategy in the assembly in detail.
Congress MLAs have given more than two dozen calling attention and adjournment motions in the assembly session and dozens of other issues will also be raised during the Zero Hour.
He said the Congress would raise family identity card, cut in pension of senior citizens, cut in BPL card, illegal mining, NGT cases, unemployment, demand for OPS, privatization of education, etc.

When asked about the budget, Hooda said nothing can be expected from this government after seeing the record of the last eight years.
Ahead of the meeting, delegations of agitating employees for OPS, sportspersons, ration depot holders, private college employees, Sarva Karmachari Sangh and farmers met Hooda and handed over a memorandum regarding their demands.
Hooda asked the government to take cognizance of their demands.
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February 19, 2023
Bhiwani Killings: Congress Haryana MLA blames state govt, police

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Jaipur: Congress MLA Aftab Ahmed on Sunday blamed the Haryana government and the state’s police for the alleged abduction and murder of two men whose charred bodies were found in the state’s Loharu area.
Ahmed visited Ghatmeeka village in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district to meet the family members of Nasir and Junaid alias Juna, who were allegedly abducted by cow vigilantes on Wednesday. Their bodies were found inside a burnt car in Loharu in Haryana’s Bhiwani on Thursday morning.
Blaming the Haryana government, Ahmed said it should have taken action when the incident came to light.
Lives could have been saved if action was taken, he said.
“The Haryana government and the police are completely responsible for the incident. We will raise the issue in the Assembly.
“I appeal to the (Ashok) Gehlot government (in Rajasthan) to give strict punishment to those who let down humanity and hang them to give justice to the victims’ families,” Ahmed told reporters in Bharatpur.
Rinku Saini, who has been arrested by Rajasthan Police in connection with the alleged abduction and murder, has told investigators that the duo was taken to Haryana Police by cow vigilantes, an officer said on Saturday.
The police will verify the claim, the officer added.

The claim corroborates the statement of Mohammad Jabir, a relative of the victim, that the two were first taken to the Firozpur Jhirka police station in Haryana but police refused take their custody as their condition was serious.
Junaid had a criminal record of cattle smuggling and five cases were registered against him at different police stations, a Rajasthan Police officer said.
The last rites of the victims were conducted on Friday after authorities announced a financial aid of Rs 20.50 lakh to each of their families.
A Rajasthan court on Saturday sent Saini to police remand for five days in connection with the case while Haryana authorities moved to cancel the arms licence of Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar, who is among the four evading arrest.
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February 19, 2023
North India’s first nuclear plant to come up in Haryana

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New Delhi: North India’s first nuclear plant is coming up at Gorakhpur in Haryana’s Fatehabad district, which is about 150 km north of the national capital.
Disclosing this on Saturday, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, said that during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime, one of the major achievements would be the installation of nuclear or atomic energy plants in other parts of the country, which were earlier confined mostly to the southern states like Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh or in the west in Maharashtra.
The Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana’s (GHAVP) two units of 700 MW capacity each are under implementation near the Gorakhpur village. Till date, an amount of Rs 4,906 crore has been spent out of the total allocated funds of Rs 20,594 crore for the project.
Construction of the main plant buildings/structures viz. fire water pump house (FWPH), safety related pump house (SRPH), fuel oil storage area, ventilation stack, overhead tank, switchyard control building, retaining walls and garland drain is progressing well.
Ground improvement in Turbine Building 1 and 2, 220 kV Switchyard and IDCT-1A is completed. Ground improvement in other areas are in progress. The contractors for the IDCT package and turbine island package have mobilised the site.
Purchase orders for major long manufacturing cycle equipment and components like primary coolant pumps, calandria, reactor headers, refuelling machines heads, moderator and other D20 heat exchangers etc. are already in place.
Construction of water duct from Tohana to GHAVP for meeting operational cooling water requirements has been taken up through the Haryana Irrigation & Water Resources Department (HI&WRD) as deposit work and is progressing well.
Singh said that keeping in line with the priority to increase India’s nuclear capacity, a number of path breaking decisions were taken in last over eight years.

He added that a bulk approval of installation of 10 nuclear reactors has been given a nod by the government.
The minister said that the Department of Atomic Energy has also been given permission for forming joint ventures with PSUs for opening atomic energy plants, which is an upcoming and promising sector, having potential to fulfil India’s energy needs in times to come.
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February 19, 2023
North India’s first nuclear plant to come up in Haryana

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New Delhi: North India’s first nuclear plant is coming up at Gorakhpur in Haryana’s Fatehabad district, which is about 150 km north of the national capital.
Disclosing this on Saturday, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, said that during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime, one of the major achievements would be the installation of nuclear or atomic energy plants in other parts of the country, which were earlier confined mostly to the southern states like Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh or in the west in Maharashtra.
The Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana’s (GHAVP) two units of 700 MW capacity each are under implementation near the Gorakhpur village. Till date, an amount of Rs 4,906 crore has been spent out of the total allocated funds of Rs 20,594 crore for the project.
Construction of the main plant buildings/structures viz. fire water pump house (FWPH), safety related pump house (SRPH), fuel oil storage area, ventilation stack, overhead tank, switchyard control building, retaining walls and garland drain is progressing well.
Ground improvement in Turbine Building 1 and 2, 220 kV Switchyard and IDCT-1A is completed. Ground improvement in other areas are in progress. The contractors for the IDCT package and turbine island package have mobilised the site.
Purchase orders for major long manufacturing cycle equipment and components like primary coolant pumps, calandria, reactor headers, refuelling machines heads, moderator and other D20 heat exchangers etc. are already in place.
Construction of water duct from Tohana to GHAVP for meeting operational cooling water requirements has been taken up through the Haryana Irrigation & Water Resources Department (HI&WRD) as deposit work and is progressing well.
Singh said that keeping in line with the priority to increase India’s nuclear capacity, a number of path breaking decisions were taken in last over eight years.

He added that a bulk approval of installation of 10 nuclear reactors has been given a nod by the government.
The minister said that the Department of Atomic Energy has also been given permission for forming joint ventures with PSUs for opening atomic energy plants, which is an upcoming and promising sector, having potential to fulfil India’s energy needs in times to come.
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February 18, 2023
Jamaat-e-Islami demands probe into Haryana killings

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New Delhi: The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) on Friday condemned the killing of Junaid and Nasir, both residents of Rajasthan’s Bharatpur, allegedly by cow vigilantes in Haryana and has demanded a probe into the matter.
In a statement, JIH Vice President Prof Salim Engineer said: “We unequivocally condemn the gruesome manner in which Junaid and Nasir were beaten, abducted, murdered, and burnt to death allegedly by cow vigilantes in Bhiwani, Haryana. According to the relatives of the deceased, the two were first badly beaten by 8 to 10 men and then kidnapped by their assaulters.”
He noted that the family members of the victims have blamed members of the Bajrang Dal and other cow vigilantes for the murder and abduction, and said that the Jamaat-e-Islami feels that such gruesome incidents of violence indicate a breakdown in the law and order situation.
“It is a reflection of the growing confidence of communal and anti-social elements in society that they will not be punished for their crimes and that they are free to intimidate and commit acts of violence against members of a particular community at the behest of their political masters. We demand an impartial probe into the incident and a statement from the Chief Minister of Haryana,” the JIH said.
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February 18, 2023
Two Muslim men allegedly burned to death by Bajrang Dal in Haryana

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Members of the Bajrang Dal allegedly kidnapped, lynched and murdered two Muslim men Junaid and Nasir at Bhiwani in Haryana on suspicion of their involvement in cow slaughter.
The two men were supposedly taken from their native village of Gopalgarh, Rajasthan on Tuesday.
A family member quoted by Maktoob Media stated that Monu Manesar, a Bajrang Dal leader along with other members had abducted Junaid and Nasir from the forests of Piruka and taken them to Barwas village in Bhiwani.
The FIR names Bajrang Dal leaders Monu Maneshar, Lokesh, Rinku Saini and Srikant and the charges are kidnapping and beating Junaid and Nasir.
It was further alleged that the two men were burned alive.
Bharatpur Inspector General, Gaurav Srivastava said that the charred remainds of a vehicle was found which contained the dead bodies of two cow smuggles.
Srivastava further said that the Gopalgarh SHO is investigating the matter.

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February 16, 2023
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will change picture of Haryana: Dushyant Chautala

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Chandigarh: Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said that the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, whose foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other projects inaugurated, will not only improve the state’s connectivity with metropolitan cities, but also increase the pace of industrial development.
They will change the picture of the state, he told media persons after the inauguration programme of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.
Chautala said that Phase-1 of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, which has been completed, will improve the connectivity of NCR with Mumbai and it will connect Delhi-Gurugram with three National Parks. Not only this, now the journey from Delhi to Jaipur will also be reduced by two hours, he added.
Terming the project as beneficial to industrial development as well, he said that Haryana would now be directly connected to various ports through the Expressway and the industries of the state would benefit. He said that Delhi-Mumbai corridor would also give a boost to warehousing and warehouses would be set up in Nuh, Gurugram, and Faridabad districts.
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Chautala also noted that Prime Minister has also laid the foundation stone of Delhi-Jammu Expressway, which will also pass via Haryana, while the foundation stone of a road project has also been laid to further improve the connectivity of Hansi to Bhiwani.
“Now NCR region of Haryana will also have connectivity with Jewar Airport (in UP’s Noida). This will give us the facility to connect to another airport,” he added.

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February 12, 2023
Jeans, skirts, makeup, ‘funky’ hairstyles banned for Haryana govt hospital staff

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Chandigarh: Makeup, “funky hairstyles”, and long nails are out for medical and other staff at Haryana government hospitals, and so are T-shirts, denims and skirts, as the state is going to implement a dress code for healthcare professionals.
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said on Friday the dress code being prepared by the state government is in the final stages.
The dress code must be adhered to by the on-duty staff 24 hours a day, including on weekends, evenings and night shifts, he said, asserting the erring employees will be marked absent for the day.
The minister said a hospital requires its employees to follow certain conduct, and a dress code is an essential component which gives the organisation a “professional touch”.
“Funky hairstyles, heavy jewellery, accessories, makeup, long nails during working hours are unacceptable, especially in the healthcare centres,” said the minister, a BJP leader.
He said jeans of any colour, denim skirts and denim dresses are not considered professional dresses and, therefore, will not be permitted. The employees will have to wear a name badge declaring their designation.
“Sweatshirts, sweatsuits, and shorts are not permitted. Slacks, dresses, skirts and palazzos shall not be permitted too. T-shirts, stretch T-shirts, stretch pants, fitting pants, leather pants, capris, sweatpants, tank tops, see-through dresses or tops, crop tops, off-shoulder dresses, sneakers, slippers etc will not be permitted. Similarly, footwear must be black, clean, comfortable and free from funky designs,” the minister added.
The purpose of the dress code policy, Vij said, is to maintain discipline, uniformity and equality among the staff in government healthcare centres.

“A well-followed dress code policy in a hospital not only gives an employee his professional image but also presents an elegant image of an organisation among the public,” he said.
All hospital staff working in clinical roles (medics and paramedics), cleanliness and sanitation, security, transport, technical, kitchen, field and other departments should be in a proper uniform during their working hours, the minister said.
Employees looking after non-clinical administrative work in hospitals shall wear only formals, said Vij. “Every employee is expected to wear neat, clean dress and practice good hygiene.”
“Hair must be clean, well-groomed and neat. Men’s hair should be no longer than collar length and should not interfere with the patient’s care,” he said.
“Unusual hairstyles and unconventional haircuts are not permitted. Nails must be clean, trimmed and well-manicured,” the minister stressed.
Black pants with a white shirt along with a name tag shall be worn by trainees, except for the nursing cadre, he added.
“When you go to a private hospital, not a single employee is seen without a uniform, while in a government hospital, it is difficult to differentiate between a patient and an employee,” he said, adding the dress code will improve the functioning of the hospitals in the state.
Government doctors and other staff largely welcomed the government’s move of bringing dress code in the health institutions.
The Haryana Civil Medical Services Association, Ambala, on Saturday welcomed the decision, with its state president Rajesh Khayalia saying the dress code will give a professional look to the hospital staff.
A doctor at the civil hospital in Ambala City said on the condition of anonymity that the health department should give at least three pairs of dresses to the staff. There should be separate changing rooms for doctors and paramedical staff in the hospital premises, the doctor said.
He also said the staff should be allowed to change their clothes at the hospital when they arrive and put their own dress back on after the duty hours.
In Hisar, the multipurpose health employees of Haryana also welcomed the announcement.
But the Nursing Welfare Association state president Vineeta said the government should have sought the opinion of the association before implementing the dress code.
She said the dress code should be enforced on administrative officers also.
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February 11, 2023