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Dera violence: Amarinder, Khattar in war of words
Chandigarh, Sep 11 (IANS) A war of words has broken out between the Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana who are both claiming credit and blaming the other side over the recent handling of the violence by Dera Sacha Sauda sect followers.
Terming it a “desperate and futile bid to wriggle out of his own responsibility in the matter”, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday flayed his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar for blaming Punjab for the violence that followed the conviction of Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
Khattar, in a recent TV interview, said the Punjab government failed to stop thousands of Dera followers who came to Panchkula for the August 25 verdict in the rape case against sect chief.
He also said the armed Punjab policemen, who accompanied the sect chief illegally for the court hearing, were arrested as a conspiracy to help Ram Rahim escape after the verdict unfolded.
Dubbing Khattar’s charges against the Punjab government as ludicrous, Amarinder Singh said his Haryana counterpart was trying desperately to cover up his own government’s failure in preventing the carnage in the wake of the verdict against Ram Rahim.
“Khattar’s despair was evident from the fact that even after suspending five of their own police personnel over the alleged conspiracy to whisk Ram Rahim away post the judgement, he was now trying to fix responsibility for the entire affair on Punjab Police,” the Punjab Chief Minister said in a hard-hitting statement here.
“Nothing could be more ridiculous than this. Why did his government suspend the five Haryana cops in the matter if they were not guilty,” Amarinder Singh, who heads the Congress government in Punjab, asked the Chief Minister of the Bhartiya Janata Party-ruled neighbouring state.
Amarinder Singh also lashed out at Khattar for blaming Punjab over the accumulation of over one lakh Dera followers in Panchkula.
“The death count, and the number of people injured in the violence that erupted in Panchkula after the verdict, clearly shows that the bulk of the followers gathered there were from Haryana. How could the Punjab government have been expected to control entry into Haryana?” he said.
“Haryana alone was responsible for maintaining law and order in Panchkula and failed to prevent aggregation of people in the area despite intelligence reports warning of an adverse fallout of the court judgement,” he said, assailing Khattar’s attempt to divert public attention from his government’s “catastrophic failure in the matter”.
“Khattar seems to have either forgotten or has conveniently chosen to ignore the fact that not only did Punjab witness only a few sporadic and minor incidents but reported no loss of life in the fallout of the Panchkula bloodshed.
“If the majority of the followers gathered in the town had been from Punjab the situation in this state would have been much worse,” he added.
Amarinder Singh also noted that even the judiciary has blamed the Haryana government for allowing the situation to escalate out of control.
He urged Khattar to refrain from playing dirty politics over the issue which had led to huge loss of life and property.
–IANS
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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