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Publication Date: 22-APR-04
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Byline: Arindam Roy
ALLAHABAD: Satya Prakash Malviya, a veteran Socialist, is contesting as the Congress candidate from Allahabad parliamentary constituency. He is pitted against MM Joshi, Union HRD minister of BJP, three-time winner and the Samajwadi Party candidate Reoti Raman Singh, the transport minister of UP.
Malviya was yet to begin his campaign trail on Wednesday morning. His Allapur residence was abuzz with party workers. In an exclusive...
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Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Politicians late, even in offering solace
Arindam Roy
[Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:29:53 am TIMES NEWS NETWORK]
ALLAHABAD: Hundreds of shanties were reduced to ashes. Seven persons, including four children, were burnt to death on Sunday afternoon. The city was shocked.
However, politicians reached the site a day later, on Monday. "They gave the affected people slogans instead of bread," said Siddhartha, a financial consultant. Three prominent politicians, former Union HRD minister MM Joshi (BJP), CLP leader Promod Tiwari (Congress) and newly elected MP from Allahabad Reoti Raman Singh (SP) were all there to console the Kareli fire tragedy affected people.
It took them a full day to realize the gravity of the loss. The dead provided fodder for politics.
Loss of the minority community was a godsend opportunity for political parties. However, the sympathy that the leaders of various hues expressed was more of a lip service.
Where they were when they were needed the most? The chink in their armour was, therefore, visible, felt political observers. Singh paid Rs 50,000 to next of kin of each deceased. The cheques were handed over on Monday. He assured them compensation of Rs 1 lakh, other than Rs 50,000 to the seriously injured and Rs 25,000 to those with minor injuries. An ex gratia payment of Rs 6,000 was made to all who suffered loss. Land for their rehabilitation is also on the cards.
[Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:29:53 am TIMES NEWS NETWORK]
ALLAHABAD: Hundreds of shanties were reduced to ashes. Seven persons, including four children, were burnt to death on Sunday afternoon. The city was shocked.
However, politicians reached the site a day later, on Monday. "They gave the affected people slogans instead of bread," said Siddhartha, a financial consultant. Three prominent politicians, former Union HRD minister MM Joshi (BJP), CLP leader Promod Tiwari (Congress) and newly elected MP from Allahabad Reoti Raman Singh (SP) were all there to console the Kareli fire tragedy affected people.
It took them a full day to realize the gravity of the loss. The dead provided fodder for politics.
Loss of the minority community was a godsend opportunity for political parties. However, the sympathy that the leaders of various hues expressed was more of a lip service.
Where they were when they were needed the most? The chink in their armour was, therefore, visible, felt political observers. Singh paid Rs 50,000 to next of kin of each deceased. The cheques were handed over on Monday. He assured them compensation of Rs 1 lakh, other than Rs 50,000 to the seriously injured and Rs 25,000 to those with minor injuries. An ex gratia payment of Rs 6,000 was made to all who suffered loss. Land for their rehabilitation is also on the cards.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Death sentence for ex-MP in Bihar DM’s murder
Lawmakers have been breaking law with impunity. But, for the first time a Patna sessions court sentenced politicians to death and life imprisonment. Is this the beginning of the end of lawbreakers masquerading as lawmakers? A report.
CJ: Arindam Roy, 4 Oct 2007 Views: 1273 Comments: 1
A SESSIONS court in Patna resembled a garrison, when it pronounced death sentences to three and life imprisonment to four convicts in the brutal murder of the Gopalganj district magistrate (DM), G Krishnaiah. All seven convicts were taken to jail under heavy security cover, on Wednesday.
After 13 years, the former MP Anand Mohan was awarded death sentence. His wife, Lovely Anand, Janta Dal (U), an ex-MP from Vaishali, was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Additional Sessions Judge Ram Krishna Rai pronounced the punishment.
All the seven accused are politicians. For the first time lawmakers have been convicted of inciting riot and murder. It’s worth mentioning that several mafia dons and history sheeters are MPs and MLAs from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Former RJD MLA Akhlaq Ahmed was also sentenced to death, while a ruling JD (U) MLA Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla was awarded Life.
The high profile politician couple was in tears, in the court. Between sobs they said that they had not expected ‘this punishment’.
The duo denied their involvement in the lynching to death of the Gopalganj DM. They said they would challenge this order in a superior court. The other two politicians, sentenced in this case, made similar statements.
The slain DM, Krishnaiah, was a Bihar cadre IAS from Andhra Pradesh. He was lynched to death on December 5, 1994.
The court found that a mob was incited by the accused to beat the DM into unconsciousness, before shooting him to death. His fault was that he had inadvertently crossed the path of the funeral procession of Chotan Shukla, of the now defunct Bihar People’s Party.
Meanwhile, 29 persons out of the 36 accused were acquitted due to lack of sufficient evidences against them. Earlier, the same court had held all seven accused guilty under various sections of the IPC (Indian Penal Codes) for murder, attempted murder and rioting.
(Link: http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=126785)
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