01022024-CT-01.qxd 2/1/2024 12:18 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune OPPN CHARGE BASELESS, POLL PROCESS TRANSPARENT: BJP CITY SEES DRIEST, COLDEST JANUARY IN A DECADE COMPLY WITH RULES IN TWO WEEKS, PANEL TELLS CGC City BJP chief attributes the mayoral poll victory to PM Modi's guarantees and party's policies. P3 Even as the city receives first showers of the month on Wednesday, it was the driest January since 2011. P3 Pollution Control Committee issues a final show-cause notice to club, citing environmental violations. P3 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 122 PANCHKULA 114 MOHALI 118 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF MAN ROBBED OF CASH, VALUABLES Chandigarh: Two motorcycleborne miscreants have robbed a man on the road separating Sectors 43 and 44. Ram Naresh, a resident of Sector 52, reported that the miscreants robbed him of Rs 2,000, documents, one gold ring and one silver chain. The police have registered a case at the Sector 34 police station and started investigation. TNS WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH APNI MANDI: Sectors 34, 56 and Ram Darbar MOHALI APNI MANDI: Sector 76 PANCHKULA APNI MANDI: Sector 5 TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD GENERALLY CLOUDY MAX 17°C | MIN 9°C YESTERDAY MAX 20.9°C | MIN 10.6°C SUNSET THURSDAY 5:58 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 7.13 AM » THURSDAY | 1 FEBRUARY 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE stage protest at Sec 17 HCnotice to Admn on plea Cong-AAP leadersmayoral election presiding officer Masih File police complaint against BJP, challenging mayoral polls Tribune News Service Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 31 A day after the BJP candidate emerged victorious in the UT mayoral polls, the Punjab and Haryana High Court did not stay the result on a specific prayer by petitioner-elected AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar. Taking up the matter, the Bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Harsh Bunger issued notice of motion, among others, to the UT of Chandigarh, before fixing February 26 as the next date of hearing in the matter. As the matter came up for preliminary hearing, senior advocate Gurminder Singh, on the petitioner’s behalf, prayed for a stay on the results declared. The respondents, on the other hand, submitted that the result of the election should not be stayed. It was added that the result was being challenged on the basis of “disputed questions of fact”, which could not be decided under Article 226 of the Constitution. Taking note of the rival contentions, the Bench asserted: “Considered. Put up after three weeks on February 26.” The notice issued to the respondents was, earlier dur- No stay on result, next hearing on Feb 26 WILL MOVE SC: MANN ■ CM Bhagwant Mann said on Wednesday that AAP would soon move the SC to seek directions for an early hearing of its petition alleging irregularities in the conduct of the mayoral polls in Chandigarh. ■ Mann, during a press briefing after chairing a meeting of deputy commissioners, said they would have to move the apex court to seek justice. “What happened during the election is all there in the video recording. Why does the Chandigarh Administration need three weeks to give its report,” he asked. TNS ing the hearing, accepted by UT Senior Standing Counsel Anil Mehta, along with counsel Sanjiv Ghai, Sumeet Jain, Himanshu Arora and Nishant Indal. Notice was also accepted by advocate Prateek Gupta, UT Public Prosecutor Manish Bansal, Additional Public Prosecutor Rajeev Anand, besides counsel Ankush Singla and Navjit Singh. They also sought four weeks’ time to file response. Kuldeep, in his petition, was seeking the setting aside of the election process, describing it as a “result of complete fraud and forgery laid upon the democratic process”. Directions were also sought to hold the election process afresh in a free and fair manner, in accordance with the rules and regulations, under the supervision of a retired High Court Judge to prevent “malpractice”. He also sought an investigation by an independent agency, such as a special investigation team headed by UT SSP into the “entire fraud , committed during the election process”. Directions were also sought for the UT of Chandigarh and other respondents to “seal, preserve and present before the High Court the entire process of the election held on January 30, including the record of ballot papers, proceedings of the election process, and videography continued on page 2 c m y b Chandigarh, January 31 A day after the mayoral polls, AAP and the Congress held a joint protest near the Sector 17 police station before lodging a complaint with the police against the BJP and presiding officer Anil Masih. Councillors of both parties were also present there. The protesters started marching towards the police station from Hotel Shivalikview, but were stopped at the barricades by the police. Pawan Kumar Bansal, former UT MP lashed out at pre, siding officer Anil Masih for allegedly tampering with the Protesting councillors and workers being stopped by the police at Sector 17. NITIN MITTAL ballot papers of eight councillors to render these invalid at the behest of the BJP . City Congress president HS Lucky alleged, “The Chandigarh Congress will continue its protests against the BJP for killing democracy in continued on page 2 Will revive 12 MC panels, says new Mayor Sandeep Rana Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 31 On his first day in office, newly elected Mayor Manoj Sonkar said today that he would revive nine special subcommittees and three statutory committees of the Municipal Corporation that could not be formed during the term of the previous two Mayors. “Today, I had discussions with our party president Jatinder Pal Malhotra on the same issue. He was also in Mayor Manoj Sonkar after assuming office on Wednesday. NITIN MITTAL favour of forming the committees. My endeavour is to start the process to constitute all panels soon,” said Sonkar. Nine special sub-committees on sanitation, environ- ment and city beautification, electricity, fire and emergency services, Apni Mandi and day market, women empowerment, enforcement, slum colonies & village development and art, culture and sports, and three statutory committees on road and house tax assessment, water supply and sewerage disposal are supposed to be formed every year. However, these were no constituted during the tenure of BJP Mayors continued on page 2
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