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  • Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Takes Oath Of BJP MLA From Karnal |

    Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini was administered oath of legislator by the Assembly Speaker on Thursday. Speaker Gian Chand Gupta administered the oath to the BJP leader in his chamber. Saini recently defeated his main rival, Congress’s Tarlochan Singh to win the bypoll for the Karnal Assembly seat, which was earlier held by party colleague Manohar Lal Khattar. In the 2019 Assembly polls, Khattar had retained the seat defeating Tarlochan Singh.

    Saini, the outgoing MP from Kurukshetra, had contested the by-election for the Karnal assembly seat after he replaced Khattar as chief minister.

    #WATCH | Chandigarh: After taking oath as BJP MLA from Karnal, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini says, “I thank the people of Karnal that they have expressed their trust. People of Karnal have put their stamp of approval on the fact that in the Vidhan Sabha election due for October,… pic.twitter.com/dAQECDZCP8
    — ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2024

    The bypoll was necessitated by Khattar’s resignation as MLA from Karnal after his removal from the post of chief minister. Polling for the state’s 10 Lok Sabha seats and the Karnal assembly constituency was held in the sixth phase of the general election on May 25 and the results were declared on June 4.

    Saini was sworn in as the chief minister on March 12. Khattar, who was fielded by the BJP from the Karnal parliamentary segment, won the seat.

     

  • Stadium to be built in Neeraj Chopra’s native village: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

    By PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday announced that a stadium will be built in Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra’s native village in Panipat.

    Making the announcement after inaugurating a cooperative sugar mill in Panipat, the chief minister said Neeraj Chopra, who belongs to Haryana, has made the country and the state proud by winning an Olympic gold medal last year.

    “A stadium would be built in Neeraj Chopra’s village for Rs 10 crore,” he announced.

    Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s native village Khandra is in Panipat.

    Last year, Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal in Olympic track and field.

    Khattar said that Haryana has become a sports hub and players from the state have brought laurels at various national and international level sporting events.

    Haryana is also giving the highest prize money to its players, he said.

    Khattar also said the Khelo India Youth Games-2021, which had to be postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be organised in the state from June 4 to June 13.

    Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the sugar mill, Khattar said Haryana’s biggest sugar mill has been made functional and farmers will not have to transport sugarcane to neighbouring states.

    Ensuring the well-being of each farmer is the utmost priority of the state government, the chief minister said.

    Haryana is the only state to procure 14 crops at minimum support price and is paying the highest procurement rate of sugarcane in the country, he added.

  • Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar withdraws ‘VIP’ registration numbers of four vehicles of his convoy

    By PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday announced withdrawing “VIP” registration numbers of four vehicles of his convoy to make them available to the common public.

    The chief minister made the announcement during a discussion on the amendment in the Haryana Motor Vehicles Rules-1993 in a Cabinet meeting held here Tuesday evening, according to an official statement.

    He said that from today all “VIP” registration numbers of vehicles will be available for the general public.

    Such numbers will be allotted through e-auction.

    “After this announcement, many among the general public who are fond of buying fancy numbers for their vehicles will be able to purchase these VIP numbers currently allotted to 179 state government vehicles…,” said the statement.

    According to the statement, it is estimated that a revenue to the tune of Rs 18 crore will be earned through e-auctioning these 179 “VIP numbers”.

    The Cabinet approved the Haryana Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules-2022 to put in place a system of preferential registration numbers to non-transport vehicles through e-auction, the statement said.

  • . Court to decide on November 2 whether to take cognisance of plea seeking FIR against Haryana CM

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: A Delhi court will decide on November 2 whether to take cognisance of a petition seeking registration of an FIR against Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar for allegedly inciting BJP members earlier this month to use criminal force against the protesting farmers.

    Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sachin Gupta reserved the order after hearing the submissions made by the petitioner and advocate Amit Sahni, who alleged that a controversial video of the chief minister and BJP member was recorded during a meeting with the workers belonging to the party’s ‘Kisan morcha’ at his residence at Chandigarh on October 3.

    The court adjourned the matter for November 2, when it will decide whether to hear the matter further.

    The petition had accused that Khattar has allegedly committed an offence under various sections, including 153 (giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence), and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief).

    It claimed that in the video, the CM was seen instigating party workers to use criminal force against the protesting farmers and to create 500-600-1,000 volunteers in every district of north and west Haryana, and be ready to face sticks, imprisonment, which will make them big leaders.

    The petition urged the court to summon Khattar and punish him under law, and also direct the police officials concerned to conduct an investigation against him by lodging an FIR.

  • Free education for those whose family income is less than Rs 1.80 lakh per annum: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

    By PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced free education for those whose verified family income is less than Rs.1.80 lakh per annum.

    Khattar said the government wants to ensure that no talented student belonging to a poor family loses a chance to pursue his or her dreams.

    Free of cost education will be given to those whose verified family income is less than Rs 1.80 lakh per annum under the state government’s ambitious Parivar Pehchan Patra (family id) scheme, he said.

    The chief minister made this announcement while interacting with students who have cracked the civil services exam-2020 and JEE advance exam-2021 under Haryana’s ‘Super 100 Programme’ during a state-level felicitation programme held at Panchkula.

    Education Minister Kanwar Pal, Vidhan Sabha Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, and Ambala MP Rattan Lal Kataria were present on the occasion.

    Congratulating the students who have cleared the civil services exam, Khattar said, “Each one of you should remember that you have decided to opt for civil service as a career option for serving the society as during your service period you will get innumerable opportunities to work in the diverse fields.”

    “Therefore, I expect that each one of you will certainly try your level best for achieving excellence to make Haryana proud,” he added.

    Lauding 29 students from poor background who have cracked the JEE advance exam, the chief minister said, “All of you are a great example that if you have talent, no one can stop you from achieving your dreams no matter if you belong to a poor family. I hope that all of you will make Haryana proud in whichever field you will opt for.”

    Khattar said according to the New Education Policy-2020, institutions are being set up in the state wherein education will be provided from KG to postgraduate levels.

    “Initially, we are going to make an arrangement of imparting education from KG to PG in four universities. Kurukshetra University has started preparing for admission to be given under KG to PG scheme from this academic session that is 2021-22,” he said.

    Khattar said in 2014, when he was sworn in as the chief minister for the first term, ensuring overall and equitable development was his utmost priority.

    However, among all other sectors, bringing revolutionary reforms in education was his primary focus, for which many new and unique schemes were formulated and set up by the state government.

    At present, digital reforms have been brought to replace human interface in almost every wing of the government, he said.

    Online teachers transfer policy is one of the greatest examples of this as under this system more than 90 per cent of teachers are satisfied, he claimed.

    Similarly, various online reforms are being brought in to make the system paperless, faceless and transparent, he said.

    “In the last seven years, we have been doing various works to bring in revolutionary reforms and ensuring government welfare benefits reach those at the bottom of the pyramid. I am now satisfied and overwhelmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recognised our hard work,” said Khattar.

    Modi had on Thursday heaped praise on Khattar, saying that after decades, the state has got a government which works with absolute honesty and was the best in the last five decades.

  • Haryana CM urges farmers to suspend protest

    Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday urged farmers to suspend their protest against farm laws amid the Covid-19 situation, claiming that their movements to and from dharna sites were spreading the infection in villages.

    While addressing the press conference, CM Khattar said, “In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, I once again appeal to the farmer leaders to suspend their protests. The only goal, of all of us, should be to save the lives of people in the time of this crisis. There is nothing more than human life.”

    Following these protests, the Chief Minister informed that in many villages, hotspots have emerged because from there, people are regularly coming and going back from dharna sites.

    “A month ago, I appealed to farmer leaders to suspend protest amid Covid-19 spread and can resume it after the situation is under control. Now, it has emerged that these dharnas have made a few villages hotspot as villagers travelled back and forth to protest sites”, said Haryana CM ML Khattar.

    “Covid Hotspots have been identified in rural areas. 8,000 teams of the Health Department will go door-to-door in the villages to conduct health check-ups of the people”, he said.

    “The government will provide free insurance of Rs 2 lakh on the death of a person up to the age of 50 from poor families. The premium of Beema Yojana will be deposited by the state government in their accounts and from the same account, the amount of premium will be deducted”, Khattar said.

    Meanwhile, in wake of the pandemic, the Haryana government on May 10 announced a lockdown in the state till May 17.

    The farmers have been protesting at different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the farm laws passed by the Centre.

    They have been protesting against the three farm laws: Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020.

  • Farmers protesting against Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar lathicharged

    By PTI
    CHANDIGARH: Farmers on Saturday held a protest against Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Rohtak, resulting in a lathicharge by police and prompting the authorities to shift the site for the landing of his chopper.

    According to an official, a police personnel was injured in the incident.

    The protesters said an elderly farmer was also injured in the melee.

    Farmers had gathered outside a private university where the CM’s chopper was to land.

    Khattar was to attend a condolence meet in the memory of Rohtak MP Arvind Sharma’s father.

    Heavy police security arrangements were made outside the university with barricades put up to stop protesters, said officials.

    Farmers were adamant on heading towards the university and tried to force their way through police barricades, resulting in a mild lathicharge by police.

    Police personnel were pelted with stones.

    One of the police personnel was injured in the incident, said an official.

    An elderly farmer was also injured in the lathicharge by police, the protesting farmers claimed.

    Khattar’s chopper landed at an alternate helipad at the Police Lines in Rohtak, the official further said.

    Farmers have been opposing leaders of the BJP and its alliance partner JJP over the Centre’s three farm laws.

    Farmers had on Thursday held a protest against Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala outside the Hisar airport.

    Later, protesting against the lathicharge, farmers at Jind’s Kandela village blocked the Jind-Chandigarh National Highway.

    The blockade was lifted by them on being convinced by area police officials.

    The farmers alleged that the government is deliberately targeting their leaders.

    Om Prakash, a former sarpanch, said farmers have decided to oppose public programmes of ruling coalition leaders till their demands are not met.

    He said farmers were peacefully protesting against the chief minister when they were lathicharged.

  • Haryana government mulling law to make protesters pay for damage to public properties: CM Manohar Lal Khattar

    Manohar Lal Khattar said the Haryana government is considering to enact a strict law to make protesters pay for damage to public properties.

  • Some people agitating just for sake of protest: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on farmers’ stir

    By PTI
    CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said some people are agitating just for the “sake of protest” against the Centre’s farm laws, which reflects their “vested political intent”.

    He, however, said the Centre will be ready for any amendement in the laws if required.

    According to a statement, Khattar said this after a meeting with state MPs in New Delhi, in which their suggestions were sought for the next state budget to be presented in the Haryana assembly in March.

    Commenting on the agitation against the farm laws, Khattar said the Centre is clearly of the view that the three laws are for the benefit of farmers and will give a boost to the agricultural sector.

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    Some people are protesting just for the ‘sake of protest’ and it shows their ‘vested political intent’, the chief minister said according to the statement.

    However, if through a positive dialogue, any amendment in these laws is required, then the Union government will always be ready for it, the CM said, adding that he is hopeful that the issue will be resolved soon.

    In the meeting held at the residence of Union minister Rattan Lal Kataria on Friday, the CM said suggestions and expectations of the MPs regarding the development of their constituencies will be looked into during the preparation of the state budget.

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    He said like the previous year, this year too the state’s budget will be prepared after holding discussions with the Haryana MPs.

    The valuable suggestions given by the MPs will definitely be incorporated in the upcoming budget, the CM said.

    The meeting was attended by Rattan Lal Kataria, MPs Arvind Kumar Sharma, Dharambir Singh, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Nayab Singh Saini, Sanjay Bhatia, Brijendra Singh and Sunita Duggal.

    Rajya Sabha MPs Lt Gen D P Vats (retd), Dushyant Gautam and Ram Chander Jangra were also present, as per the statement.

  • Haryana Government announces exemption in MV tax to autos, cabs operating in NCR, incentives for sportspersons

    By PTI
    CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Wednesday decided to grant exemption in motor vehicle tax to auto rickshaws and taxis operating within the Delhi-national capital region (NCR), an official statement said.

    To encourage sportspersons, especially those who are economically weak but have qualified for the Olympic Games, the government will be providing them a grant of Rs 5 lakh as “preparation money” for better diet, training and capacity building, it said.

    The decisions were taken during a meeting of the state cabinet held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

    The exemption in motor vehicle tax was granted as per the contract carriage permit issued by the NCR states other than Haryana under the reciprocal common transport agreement (contract carriage), the statement said.

    At present, auto rickshaws and taxis registered in Haryana and having contract carriage permits under the RCTA are not required to pay tax while entering and operating in NCR states — Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi — with Haryana being an exception.

    It will ensure seamless movement of cabs and auto rickshaws in NCR and provide better and efficient transport services to people, it said.

    “The decision aims to grant similar exemption in the motor vehicle tax by Haryana to auto-rickshaws and taxis operating within NCR as per contract carriage permits issued by NCR states other than Haryana — that is Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and NCT of Delhi,” the statement said.

    “Thus, no tax will be charged from such vehicles of other NCR states having contract carriage permits under the NCR reciprocal common transport agreement while entering and operating in Haryana,” it said.

    The Cabinet decided to create a separate cadre to promote sports in the state.

    For this, 50 posts of group-A (deputy director), 100 posts of group-B (senior coach), 150 posts of group-B (coach) and 250 posts of group-C (junior coach) have been sanctioned.

    The Cabinet also approved the proposal of the cooperation department for providing the state government guarantee for availing a term loan of Rs 113.03 crore by HAFED from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development to construct 2.72 lakh MT capacity warehouses at 16 locations in eight districts to further strengthen storage system in the state.