Former JJP chief Nishan Singh joins Congress
Chandigarh: Nishan Singh, who was the state president of Jannayak Janata Party on Monday, joined Congress at the party office in Chandigarh. He joined Congress along with hundreds of JJP office bearers and senior leaders. On the occasion, all leaders expressed faith in the leadership and policies of Congress, former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Haryana Congress President Chaudhary Udaibhan. Senior Congress leader Hooda assured the leaders and workers who joined the party of full respect and a rightful place in the Congress. He said public support for the party is continuously increasing. “Every day new friends are joining Congress. This is a guarantee that the coming government in Haryana will be of Congress,” he said. “But before that, there are Lok Sabha elections and all Congressmen will have to work hard at the grassroots level to form the India Alliance government in the country. By winning all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana, Congressmen will lay the foundation of a new government in the country and the state,” he added. Rohtak Candidate and Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda said the continuous joining of Congress is a clear indicator of the political mood of the state. “Within the last one and a half years, 40 former MLAs, former ministers, MPs and former MPs have joined Congress. People have become disillusioned with BJP and JJP. Therefore, the India Alliance is going to win all the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana,” he stated.
JJP releases second list of candidates for Lok Sabha Poll in Haryana
Chandigarh: The JJP on Monday announced the names of five more Lok Sabha poll candidates for Haryana, fielding Dr Kiran Punia from Ambala against ruling BJP’s Banto Kataria. According to JJP’s second list, Palaram Saini will contest from Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat, while Devender Kadiyan is the party candidate from Karnal. From Sonepat, the JJP has fielded Bhupender Malik, while Ravinder Sangwan will contest from Rohtak. With this, the party has fielded all 10 candidates for Haryana, polling for which will be held in the sixth phase of election on May 25. Meanwhile, in the first list of candidates released on April 16, the JJP fielded two-time MLA Naina Singh Chautala from Hisar against ruling BJP’s Ranjit Singh Chautala. Naina Chautala is wife of JJP chief Ajay Singh Chautala, while Ranjit Chautala is his uncle. According to the JJP's first list of candidates, former MLA Ramesh Khatak will contest from Sirsa Lok Sabha seat. The JJP has fielded former MLA Rao Bahadur Singh from Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, while singer Rahul Yadav Fazilpuriya will be the candidate from Gurugram and JJP youth leader Nalin Hooda will contest from Faridabad. Ajay Chautala and Dushyant Chautala formed the JJP in December 2018 after a split in the INLD earlier that year following a feud in the Chautala family.
BJP candidate Rao Inderjit Singh files nomination papers from Gurugram
Gurugram: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Gurugram Rao Inderjit Singh filed his nomination papers on Monday. He was accompanied by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, former Nuh MLA and state waqf board chairman Zakir Hussain and daughter Aarti Rao. Before submitting the affidavit, Rao Inderjit along with party leaders sought blessings from Sheetla Mata Temple and later held a public meeting at the Old Club Ground where he urged the people to vote him back to the parliament for the sixth time. The 74-year-old Ahirwal leader who in the past has not shied away from criticising the state government said that all the leaders in the BJP were united to bring back Narendra Modi back as Prime Minister again. Speaking on the occasion, Rao said the party has given him 3rd time ticket to ensure this victory with a huge margin. He urged the public to give him a chance for the next five years and promised to do more development work across the region. Speaking on the occasion, the state chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said this time too Rao Inderjit Singh will win with a huge margin because the Congress party has no candidate to challenge Inderjit's victory. Saini urged people to respond to the slogan 'Rao Sahab Is Baar 8 lakh par' and ensure a thumping victory for Rao. While highlighting BJP's development work in the constituency the CM said it was due to the efforts of Rao that the south region of the state managed to get an AIIMS along with the Inauguration of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway till Dausa in Rajasthan.
To vote from Home, elderly and disabled voters to fill 12-D form, says Hry CEO
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Agarwal on Monday said that the Election Commission of India has decided to provide an alternative facility of voting from home to disabled persons having 40 percent or more percentage as per disability and senior citizens above 85 years of age. He said that persons with 40 percent disability and senior citizens above 85 years of age will have to apply to the Returning Officer within five days of the issuance of the notification giving their consent to vote from home. In this regard, it is instructed to all Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to visit every household and provide Form 12D. He said that after filling out the form, the BLOs will also collect Form 12D from the voters' homes. If any person wishes to vote at the booth, they do not need to fill out Form-12D. It is mentioned that differently-abled voters need to submit a copy of their disability certificate. A list of such voters will also be provided to candidates if they wish to appoint their representatives to monitor the process. A team of polling officials will reach the voter's address to collect his vote. Voters will be informed in advance about their visit schedule, the CEO added.
