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Chandigarh, November 10
Within hours of the Supreme Court announcing its verdict on the controversial SYL issue, 42 Congress MLAs resigned from the Punjab Assembly today while state party chief Capt Amarinder Singh quit his Lok Sabha seat.Congress MLAs, led by Leader of the Opposition Charanjit Singh Channi, will submit their resignations to the Vidhan Sabha Speaker tomorrow and so will Independent MLA from Mukerian Rajesh Babbi.However, Lok Sabha MPs Ravneet Singh Bittu and Chaudhary Santokh Singh and Rajya Sabha members Ambika Soni, Shamsher Singh Dullo and Partap Singh Bajwa have not quit. “I have resigned as MP (from Amritsar) as I am the PPCC chief. It is not necessary for other party MPs to follow suit. My resignation is a protest against the deprivation of the people of Punjab of the much-needed Sutlej waters. The apex court’s decision is a bad day in the history of Punjab,” he told mediapersons here. He challenged AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal to spell out his stand in light of the ruling. “The Congress will now go to the masses to expose the SAD-BJP government for failure to contest the state’s case effectively,” he said, recalling that it was following an agreement between the late Haryana Chief Minister Devi Lal and Parkash Singh Badal in 1978 that the stone for the SYL canal was laid. Alleging that the “Akalis have let down the people on the critical issue”, he claimed while his government tried to protect Punjab’s interests through the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act 2004, the Akalis “have exposed the people to unprecedented hardship owing to their failure to safeguard their interests in the court”.He cited evidence while accusing Badal of “selling” Punjab’s interests. “He was instrumental in acquiring land for the SYL canal in Punjab through a notification on February 20, 1978, and taking money from Haryana, weakening Punjab’s stand on the dispute,” he said.
Chandigarh, November 10
Haryana leaders today welcomed the Supreme Court decision even as Punjab and Haryana seemed to be headed for a confrontation.Haryana’s khaps served a two-day ‘notice’ on Punjab to start implementing the court decision failing which they would cut off Punjab from Delhi.An upbeat Chief Minister ML Khattar congratulated the people of the state, saying the decision paved the way for bringing Haryana’s legitimate share of 3.50 MAF from the Ravi-Beas waters through the SYL canal. Even as he alleged that the previous governments failed to get a Constitutional Bench constituted for a hearing on the Reference for 11 years, the Congress asked Khattar to urge the NDA government at the Centre to ‘presssure’ the SAD-BJP Government to honour the decision.
UNDECLARED trans-LoC operations have been carried out by our Army in J&K for years now for ‘retribution’. However, such ventures are invariably not undertaken at the international border, where the sanctity is sacrosanct, unless there is a provocation. One such situation did arise 15 years ago in the Gurdaspur-Amritsar sector during Operation Parakaram. The Sutlej flowing along the border, meanders into Pakistan and back into Indian territory, creating pockets in each other’s territory. At one such enclave, Pakistan had raised a bundh for an observation post. A provocateur had hoisted their flag, bang on the international border. The first thing I noticed while alighting from the vehicle was the flag. I looked at the flag and at the commanding officer (CO) of the Sikh Light Infantry Battalion deployed there. They had erected it the previous night, he told me. The flag could not be hoisted on the border. The adversary was perhaps trying to gain the upper hand. However, our jawans appeared unperturbed as I discussed with the CO about the ways to remove it. The jawans went about their chores unconcerned about the turmoil in our minds. It occurred to me that battles are won or lost in the minds of commanders.It was already dusk, so we decided to wait for the next day to ask them to remove their flag. I wanted to avoid confrontation. The next day, much before daybreak, the CO called me up rather unusually before the scheduled time of giving the situation report, or the morning prayers as it is referred to. ‘The flag has been removed, Sir,’ he enthusiastically declared, ‘one of our jawans did it!’ I asked whether any orders were given to do so. ‘No, Sir,’ he replied, ‘the jawan did it on his own, and now the flag and the pole are with us.’ In the darkness of the night, the jawan had crawled up to the flag, uprooted the pole and crawled back. The noise of his movement had perhaps got drowned in the sound of the Sutlej. It was a clear breach of military discipline, but I was elated on this display of dare devilry, and unwittingly told the CO not to be harsh on the jawan. The situation reports made no mention of the erection or removal of the flag, but the incident was reported verbally and accurately up the channel. Commanders at all levels were apprised and knew about the happening that had otherwise gone unreported in any written form. The place that needs your presence must be visited, I thought to myself as I drove to the Sikh LI Battalion. The place where the flag had fluttered looked humbled. The jawan was presented before me. He stood at savdhan. Obviously, he could not have accomplished his mission without the tacit approval of his post commander, at the least. Notwithstanding that, I placed my hand on his shoulder and said: ‘Shabash, but in future, take approval before such a task.’ That he was rewarded with a promotion is another story. The occasion turned into mirth and fun over tea and pakoras that followed. As the elderly Subedar Major displayed the flag and the pole, I asked him what they would do with it. He thought for a moment, then uttered: ‘Sir, jhanda tan unhanda hai, par danda tan jisde hath vich hove, usida hunda hai (The flag is theirs, but the pole belongs to the one who holds it).’
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Amritsar, October 9
The bomb disposal squad of the Army today diffused one live shell, which was recovered from near Amritsar-Attari railway lines yesterday.Panic gripped Sandhu Colony of the Chheharta area, when 11 rusted bombs were found in a bag close to the Amritsar-Attari railway line. The bag was found near fields by the owner, who was de-weeding the area. He sounded an alert following which the city police and the Government Railway Police reached the spot.Police Commissioner Amar Singh Chahal said the bombs were old and without any explosive material. Only one of them was live and it was diffused by the Army by way of controlled explosion, he added.According to the police the bomb was diffused after placing it in a dug up pit. The explosion triggered panic among residents, who came near the railway lines.
Patiala, November 4
As the political war over the suicide committee by former Army man Subedar Ram Kishan Grewal spread beyond the National Capital, district leaders of the Indian National Congress today held a protest in the home constituency of Capt Amarinder Singh. They trained guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged failure to protect the interests of Army men, farmers and the downtrodden of society.District presidents of the Congress Committee (Rural) Hardial Kamboj and (Urban) Prem Kishan Puri led the protest that was held at the Fountain Chowk where Congressmen even burnt an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.They were also joined by Patiala II legislator Brahm Mohindra, who, while speaking on the occasion, said during its two-and-a-half-year rule, the BJP had proved to be an anti-people’s party that was working only for the gains of the capitalist.Hardial Kamboj, who is also the party legislator from Rajpura, said with Army men, farmers and Dalits committing suicides, it had now become apparent that the Union Government had failed on all fronts.During the protest, a large number of Congressmen raised anti-government slogans. — TNS
BATHINDA: Countering Border Security Force’s claims of not issuing any order for evacuating villages alongside Indo-Pak border in Punjab, chief minister Parkash Singh Badal said the orders were issued on the directions of union home ministry. The BSF comes under the administrative control of home ministry.The evacuation orders were passed on the call of union home minister Rajnath Singh,” said Badal here on Friday.
“I am not a kid that I would issue such orders at my own level,’’ Badal said on the sidelines of seminar to commemorate 125th birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar. The seminar was jointly organised by Punjab government and Maharaja Ranjit Singh State Technical University
He said normalcy was returning as people have started moving back to their respective villages.
On October 5, BSF director general KK Sharma said the BSF has not issued any order for vacating villages in the border belt of Punjab and added civil administration might have issued it.
On being asked that why evacuation was ordered only in Punjab villages, Badal said, “The villages situated along Indo-Pak border in Punjab are thickly populated, while there is desert and thin populace along border in Rajasthan and Gujarat,” Badal said.
On Congress and Aam Aadmi party slamming SAD-BJP alliance for issuing such orders, Badal said the leaders of opposition parties were unnecessarily politicising the issue. CENTRE FOR WEAKER SECTIONS ANNOUNCED
Badal announced to set up a centre for imparting coaching to the aspirants from weaker sections in Bathinda. He also announced a scholarship of Rs 5 lakh for every aspirant pursuing his Ph.D on life and philosophy of Ambedkar.
Says Grewal became sarpanch on a Congress ticket. Tribune file
New Delhi, November 3A day after he raised questions about the “mental state” of Ram Kishan Grewal, an army veteran whose suicide, allegedly over OROP, has sparked a political row, Union Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh on Thursday said the deceased soldier was a Congress worker.He also rejected reports about Grewal being a prominent face of the ‘One Rank-One Pension’ agitation, saying ex-servicemen protesting at Jantar Mantar for its implementation had on Wednesday said that they had seen the former armyman at the protest venue for the first time before he committed suicide.
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“He (Grewal) was a Congress worker. He became sarpanch on a Congress ticket. However, he was our soldier. I feel sad over his death,” the minister said.The minister had landed himself in a controversy on Wednesday when he said that the “mental state” of Grewal needed to be probed before drawing conclusions about his extreme action.“He has committed suicide. No one knows the reason behind it. OROP is being shown as the reason. What his mental state was we do not know. Let it be probed first. OROP should be kept above politics,” Singh told reporters, while reacting to the incident, which led to high-voltage protests in the national capital on Wednesday.He went on to state that the Centre had accepted the long-pending demands of the agitating veterans and there was no need to get into what one was saying for “4 paise”. PTI
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Jalandhar, October 6
While supporting the response of Indian Army after the Uri incident, the Ex-Servicemen Welfare Association today called upon the people of the country to boycott the Chinese goods as the country has always been unfavourable to India.The association today held a discussion session to extend an unconditional support to the India Army. They said people should boycott the Chinese goods. Since festival season is just round the corner, the citizens of India must not buy Chinese goods as it boosts their economy.Speaking to Jalandhar Tribune, Lt Col Balbir Singh, association president, said: “The Indian Army has always shown their valour, when it comes to giving befitting response to the enemy. Therefore, no political party should take credit for the surgical strike that has been undertaken by the Indian Army. The Indian army is fully capable to tackle any situation at the border.”He said, “It is unfortunate that a war like situation has been created in India and some political parties have been taking political benefit.”The association also urged the government and political parties not to create war hysteria in the country.The association also condemned the government for not meeting the ex-servicemen’s long pending demand of One Rank One Pension (OROP).
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, October 6
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) of Doaba region today held an award ceremony and honoured five officers, trainers and clerical staff for distinction in their services.The awards were distributed by Brig IMS Parmar, Group Commander, ational Cadet Corps .This ceremony was the brainchild of the Brig IMS Parmar with the aim to get the ational Cadet Corps officers together to understand their challenges and give them a common platform and vision to execute various task that were to be executed in next three months.While interacting with the media persons, he said, “We have ensured that we will be holding conclave once in three months to do mid-course connections. The ational Cadet Corps has plenty of activities starting from confidence building, motivation and skill development. This is the first initiative to empower our officials. It is also to recognise the good work done by various officers.” During the interaction, Brig Parmar accepted that number of Punjabis in Army has reduced. He said, “The situation is not as alarming as being projected. The educational institute are not opting for the ational Cadet Corps as an elective subject due lack of awareness
Islamabad/New Delhi, Nov 1
India today protested against Pakistan over the unprovoked firing from across the border to give cover to infiltrators when its Deputy High Commissioner was summoned for the fourth time in just over a week over alleged “unprovoked ceasefire violations”.“Director General (South Asia & SAARC) Mohammad Faisal summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh today and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations on October 31 by the Indian Forces on the LoC in Nikial and Jandrot sectors,” the Foreign Office said in
a statement.
The statement said the firing killed six Pakistani civilians, including a woman, and wounded eight others.Singh protested against the unprovoked firing from Pakistani Rangers, saying it was primarily to give cover to infiltrators, Indian officials said in New Delhi. He also mentioned the killing of civilians on the Indian side during ceasefire violations by the Pakistan, they said.“The Director General urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding; investigate the continued incidents of truce violations; instruct the Indian forces to respect the ceasefire in letter and spirit, stop targeting the villages and civilians and maintain peace on the Working Boundary and the LoC,” the statement said.This was the fifth time in just over a week that Indian diplomats were summoned to the Foreign Office. The Foreign Office had summoned Deputy High Commissioner Singh on October 25, 26 and 28.On October 27, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry summoned Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale to the Foreign Ministry and conveyed the decision of the Government of Pakistan to declare an Indian High Commission official as “persona non grata”. — PTI
A soldier takes his position behind a wall after some gunmen attacked an Army camp in north Kashmir’s Langate in Handwara district, Kupwara, on October 6 2016. Tribune photo: Amin War
Majid Jahangir
Tribune News Service
Srinagar, October 6
Three militants were killed in a gun fight in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district in the wee hours of Thursday after they attacked an army base, which was repulsed.Police said the militants were killed at Langate, Handwara, 75 km from here, when the Army and Special Operation Group of J&K Police were carrying out searches after militants attacked the battalion headquarters of 30 Rashtriya Rifles.“Later, the area was cordoned off and during searches a gun fight broke in which three militants were killed,” police said. The operation is still underway.
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The slain militants were in combat dresses.Commanding officer of 30 RR Col Rajiv Saharan told the media that a large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from the slain militants. “A GPS, maps, radio sets, metric sheets, medicines and food items were recovered. The medicines had Pakistani markings on them, suggesting that the militants were Pakistanis,” he said. “We are analysing the metric sheets and maps.”The identity of the militants could not be established.The attack in Langate comes three days after the militants made an abortive bid to storm an army base in Baramulla in which a BSF jawan was killed and another injured.Meanwhile, the Army foiled three infiltration bids during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday in Nowgam in Kupwara and Rampur in Uri along the Line of Control in Kashmir. Army claimed that the infiltrators were assisted by Pakistani posts.Following the surgical strikes, these were the first infiltration attempts from across to sneak into Kashmir. Pakistan had violated ceasefire in Machil in Kupwara sector on Wednesday.
