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DECEMBER 24 ,
2001
BJP observes 'sankalp divas'
Chandigarh Tribune
Chandigarh, December 23: The local unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party
observed ‘ sankalp divas’ at the party office in Sector 33 here today
with party workers being administered the oath on “maintaining the unity
and integrity of the country at any cost”. They resolved that they would
fight terrorism till their last breath and support every step taken by
the Central Government in that direction’.
Addressing the gathering, Mr
Satya Pal Jain, a former member of Parliament said the entire nation
at this critical juncture was behind Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime
Minister. He said the step to recall its High Commissioner from Pakistan
formed part of a well-planned and calculated strategy.
OCTOBER 31 ,
2001
BJP supports UT employees' demand
Chandigarh Tribune
Chandigarh, October 30: The local unit of the BJP, has supported the
demand of bonus to the UT employees and urged the Union Home Minister,
Mr L.K. Advani, to take an immediate decision on the demand.
The unit also welcomed the UT
Administrator’s move of sending a letter of the demand to the minister.
In a joint statement, Mr Yash Pal Mahajan, Convener of the BJP Ad hoc
Committee, Chandigarh, Mr Satya Pal Jain, former Member
Parliament and Mr Dharam Paul Gupta, former president of the unit, said
the local MP, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, had proved unsuccessful as an MP.
They also condemned the MP for “supporting” the strike by the UT
employees union even after it was postponed sine die.
The statement said the employees had
earlier met Mr Jain with their demands and the latter had forwarded the
memorandum to Mr Advani.
AUGUST 13 ,
2001
Jain seeks CBI probe into drowning incident
Chandigarh Tribune
SAS Nagar, August 12: A former
Member of Parliament, Mr Satya Pal Jain, has written to the Prime
Minister and the Union Home Minister, seeking a CBI inquiry into the
incident of drowning of a 13-year-old boy Karanbir at the Phase 6
swimming pool here last week.
The was disclosed by the Mr Jain at
the antim ardas ceremony for the deceased at Gurdwara Granth Sahib in
Sector 55 near here. ...
... Earlier, the bhog ceremony was
organised at the residence of the deceased in Sector 55.
APRIL 7 ,
2001
DD centre to be inaugurated on April 28
Chandigarh Tribune
Chandigarh, April 6: After a long
wait, the local Doordarshan Kendra will finally be inaugurated on April
28.
Announcing this at a press conference
at the Chandigarh Press Club here today, the Union Minister for
Information and Broadcasting, Ms Sushma Swaraj, said the inauguration
had been delayed because sufficient staff had not been posted at the
centre yet. “I want it to be operational the next day of the
inauguration,” she quipped.
It may be recalled that the
foundation stone of the kendra was laid by Ms Swaraj in 1998. The kendra
is ready and awaiting inauguration for quite some time now.
In fact, a former MP, Mr Satya Pal
Jain, during whose tenure the foundation stone was laid, had issued
written statements several times saying that the kendra would be
inaugurated soon. In one such statement, he had stated that it would be
inaugurated by Ms Swaraj in the “first week of April”. ...
MC workers' unions thank Jain
Chandigarh Tribune
Chandigarh, April 6: Various unions
of the local Municipal Corporation, have expressed their gratitude to a
former Member of Parliament, Mr Satya Pal Jain, for taking up
their demand of treating the transferred employees to MC on deputation
with MC with the Union Home Minister, Mr L.K. Advani.
Mr Jain had, on March 30, taken a
delegation of MC employees to New Delhi to discuss their demand with the
Home Minister. The employees reportedly thanked Mr Advani for assuring
them that he would take up the issue of necessary amendment in the Act
at the earliest. These unions are Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC)
Roads Workers Union; MC Mechanical Workers Union; Water Supply Employees
Union; CMC Public Health Workers Union; CMC Horticulture Workers Union;
Chandigarh Public Health Worker Union; Health Department Driver Workers
Union; UT Building Maintenance Workers Union and MC Employees Union.
"Teachings of Mahavir continue to be relevant "
Chandigarh Tribune
Chandigarh, April 6: The teachings,
ideals and principles enunciated by Lord Mahavir continue to be relevant
for the emancipation of humanity from mental agony and tension. ...
... Earlier, the Governor paid his
obeisance to Lord Mahavir by lighting lamps. Mr Sat Pal Jain,
former M.P. of Chandigarh, also highlighted the main teachings of Lord
Mahavir and said the Central Government was celebrating 2001 year as
Lord Mahavir Jayanti year which would be a great inspiration for one and
all, especially the younger generation of the country. ...
APRIL 3 ,
2001
Employees' leaders submit memo to Advani
Chandigarh Tribune
Chandigarh, April 2: A delegation of various leaders of employees’
organisations of Chandigarh, led by Mr Satya Pal Jain, a former
MP, met the Union Home Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, in Delhi yesterday and
submitted him a memorandum.
The memorandum demanded the immediate
amendment in the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, as applicable to
Chandigarh, for providing that those employees of the Municipal
Corporation of Chandigarh, who were transferred to the corporation from
the Chandigarh Administration, be treated on deputation.
The delegation informed Mr Advani
that on December 15,1998, he as the Home Minister, in a reply to a
question put up Mr Jain, had stated in Parliament in writing that the
government had decided to treat the employees of the Administration
deemed on deputation to the civic body. ...
... Meanwhile, Mr Jain urged the
Administration to accept the pending demands of the “rehriwalas” and “phariwalas”.
Mr Jain, who was speaking at a “Bhagwati Jagran” organised by the Sabzi
Mandi Rehri Workers Union at the Sector 26 Sabzi Mandi last night, said
“rehri” and “phari” markets were an integral part of the city and
provided an alternative to the lower and middle class shoppers.
MARCH 15 ,
2001
Satya Pal Jain's plea to Governor
Chandigarh Tribune
Chandigarh, March 14: A former MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, has urged
the Administrator, Lieut-Gen JFR Jacob (retd), to delink the clause of
removal of alterations from the ownership rights to the general power of
attorney holders of the Chandigarh Housing Board flats.
In a letter to General Jacob, Mr Jain
also wanted that the flats should be transferred on nominal rates as
demanded by the CHB Residents Federation.
Since the demand was pending for
several years, it demands your personal attention, he added.
MARCH 4 ,
2001
'Help us help quake victims'
Chandigarh Tribune
CHANDIGARH, March 3 — A former local MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, today
urged the Chandigarh Administration to take public representatives into
confidence about the contingency plan prepared by it to meet any
eventuality, which might arise because of an earthquake here.
Mr Jain was addressing an
all-religion prayer meeting in the Palsora Colony, organised by the Ekta
Rehri Market Welfare Society, Sectors 55 and 56, to pay homage to those
killed in the Gujarat earthquake.
The local administration should not
take anything for granted in the wake of the catastrophe in Gujarat and
include the political and non-political representatives in the
three-member committee, he added.
JANUARY 15 ,
2001
DD relay centre in Sec 37 soon
Chandigarh Tribune
CHANDIGARH, Jan 14 — A relay centre of Doordarshan will be inaugurated
in Sector 37 here by the Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Ms
Sushma Swaraj, next month. This was announced by Mr Satya Pal Jain,
a former local MP, who met the minister in New Delhi recently. “The date
of the inauguration will be worked out in a few days,” Mr Jain added.
JANUARY
13, 2001
DD centre to function from February
Chandigarh Tribune
CHANDIGARH, Jan 12 — The local Doordarshan relay
centre will start functioning from February next.
The Union Information and
Broadcasting Minister, Ms Sushma Swaraj,will inaugurate it, according to
Mr Satya Pal Jain, former MP. He said. he called on Ms Sushma
Swaraj yesterday in Delhi and informed her that the building of the
relay centre had been completed. .
The bhoomi pujan for this building
was performed by Ms Swaraj in July 1998. The project was scheduled to be
completed last year. ...
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