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CHANDIGARH, NOV 17
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Sambhajirao Shinde said that a decision has been taken to give
the status of ex-servicemen to para-military personnel.
Mr Shinde was addressing a largely attended ‘Samriti Rally’ organized on the
occasion of 66th birth anniversary of former Minister Ch.
Surinder Singh at Tosham in district Bhiwani today, where he and Haryana Chief
Minister, Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda dedicated to the people of the area the
developmental projects worth over Rs.67.64 crore in the presence of Haryana Public
Health Engineering Minister, Mrs. Kiran Choudhry and Member of Parliament Ms.
Shruti Chaudhry.
While describing Haryana as the land of the brave, Mr Shinde assured that
whatever the demands Ms Shruti Choudhry would put forward, he would try to
fulfill. He said that both former Chief Minister, Ch. Bansi Lal and former
Minister, Ch. Surinder Singh had undertaken development of the area and he had
the privilege to work with both of them. He said that during 1998, he also
worked with Ch. Surinder Singh as a Member of Rajya Sabha and Ch. Surinder
Singh used to raise his voice for issues concerning farmers. He was all praise
for the introduction of computerization of land records of the State by Ch.
Surinder Singh as a Revenue Minister. He described Ch. Surinder Singh as a man
of progressive ideology.
Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda assured the people that the
Government would ensure availability of Bhakra’s water to this area as a Rs 350
crore be BML-Hansi Butana Link Canal has been got constructed, but the issue
was pending with the Supreme Court. Although a leader of Haryana, in connivance
with the Chief Minister of Punjab had tried to create hindrance in making this
canal functional, but there would be an equitable distribution of canal water.
He said that after holding the reigns of administration in the year 2005, he
had decided to ensure equitable distribution of water.
Mr. Hooda said that opposition parties while being in power had always halted
the progress of the state and also of the Tosham area. Two leaders of
opposition parties remained MP from Bhiwani but had never raised
their voice for welfare of the people of the area. Presenting the
statistics, he said that since the year 2005, the present State Government had
incurred a sum of Rs.4000.54 crore on developmental projects in district
Bhiwani whereas merely 618.31 crore was spent by INLD-BJP government from the
year 1999 to 2005. Similarly, Congress government had spent Rs.746.35 crore
from the year 2005 to 2012 on developmental schemes and projects in Tosham
Assembly segment. On the contrary, INLD-BJP had spent only Rs.138.56 crore
during their six year rule. Since the year 1966 to 2005, Haryana State
Agriculture Marketing Board had constructed 65 kilometer long roads in Tosham
assembly constituency whereas 86 kilometre long roads had been constructed in
the area during last seven years. Apart from this, present government had
upgraded 35 schools of the area, he added.
The Chief
Minister also announced a number of developmental projects for Tosham assembly
constituency including upgradation of Community Health Centre, Tosham to 50
bedded hospital provide that panchayat would give land for the same,
construction of Primary Health Centre building at Jui, upgradation of a number
of schools provided these fulfill the prescribed forms, setting up of 12
Anganwari Centres in villages, Rs. 10 crore grant for development of villages
in the area, rehabilitation of Rajpura minor at a cost of Rs.2.5 crore,
lohani drain with Rs.two crore, khanak minor with Rs.3.5 crore and pump houses
of Bhiwani with Rs.eight crore.
He also
announced rehabilitation of Ch. Bansi Lal canal at a cost of Rs.two crore,
construction of new building of veterinary hospital at Tosham and village
Pinjokhara, upgradation of veterinary dispensary at village Dinod,
Ayurvedic Dispensary at village Garanpura, construction of shed at
Jui Anaj Mandi, repair of various roads of Tosham assembly constituency and
construction of stadia in different villages provided that village
panchayat would give land for this purpose. He assured that notification for
ESI dispensary, village Khanak would be issued on December 1, 2012.
While paying tributes to Ch. Surender Singh, Mr. Hooda said that he had close
relations with him and had also worked with him in the state and also in the
Parliament. Despite being MP in Lok Sabha from different parties, he and Mr.
Surinder Singh were of common ideology to serve the poor and the farmers. He
said that he also got opportunity to work with Ch. Bansi Lal and had learnt
a lot from the great leader.
Chief Minister said that the Central government, under the able guidance of UPA
Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had
implemented many welfare schemes for the welfare of the people belonging to all
sections of the society. People of Haryana had been immensely benefited with
these schemes and state had also launched many welfare schemes for their
welfare. He also highlighted welfare schemes and programmes launched by state
government during last seven years.
Haryana Excise and Taxation Minister, Mrs Kiran Choudhry appreciated that
Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda had been attending the birth
anniversary celebrations of former Minister, Ch. Surinder Singh every year. She
said that Mr Hooda has been following the footsteps of former Haryana Chief
Minister, Ch. Bansi Lal who had got a network of canals, roads and power system
set up. Ch. Bansi Lal had also got educational institutes established in the
State. She also thanked the Union Minister for joining them on this occasion.
Mrs Kiran Choudhry expressed her gratitude to a large number of women who had
attended the function and said that she was proud of the supporters of Ch.
Bansi Lal and Ch. Surinder Singh and added that she had been in the politics to
serve these supporters and workers. She cautioned that some leaders were trying
to mislead the people by making false promises and creating differences on the
basis of caste. She said that although such people did become Member of
Parliament from the area, but they did nothing for the development of the area.
She put up some demands of the area and urged the Chief Minister to restore
mining and the canal water for drinking purpose should be available in Bhiwani
district for 16 days instead of seven days at present. The Chief Minister
accepted most of the demands.
While paying rich tributes to Ch. Surinder Singh, Ms Shruti Choudhry said that
all those who are associated with Ch. Bansi Lal and Ch. Surinder Singh
come together every year to pay their tributes to these departed leaders. She
said that former Prime Minister, Mrs Indira Gandhi used to speak about development
works undertaken by Ch. Bansi Lal in her speeches. The Chief Minister, Mr
Bhupinder Singh Hooda has been following his footsteps to undertake massive
development in the State. She urged that a Central University be set up in the
area and a Medical College be opened at General Hospital, Bhiwani. She also put
forward some more demands of the area.
Others who also spoke on the occasion included former Speaker, Haryana Vidhan
Sabha, Mr Chhatar Singh Chauhan, former MLA Major Nripender Sangwan, Mr Ram Partap
Sharma, Mr Devraj Mehta, Mr Kultaj Singh, Mr Dayanand, Mr Zoravar Sangwan, Mr
J.P. Dalal and Mr Devraj Toshmia.
Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Mr Ram Kishan Fouji presented the vote of
thanks.
Earlier, the people of the area presented turbans to the Union Minister and the
Chief Minister as a mark of respect.
On this occasion, the Rs 10.27 crore Ch. Bansi Lal Women College and Rs 6.25
crore late Ch. Surinder Singh Memorial ITI and Hospitality Bhawan were
inaugurated. Foundation stones were laid for Rs 18.52 crore Tosham by-pass and
second water works costing Rs 10 crore and sewage treatment plant costing Rs 22
crore in Siwani.
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