26062025-CT-01.qxd 6/26/2025 12:24 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune PCA OFFICE-BEARER ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR JULY 12 OPPN PROTESTS EVENT ON SAMVIDHAN HATYA DIWAS DILJIT DOSANJH-HANIA AAMIR CONTROVERSY RAGES ON Eight days after its former secretary stepped down, the PCA announced fresh elections on July 12. P3 Cong opposed an event organised by Administration to observe Samvidhan Hatya Diwasat Tagore Theatre. P3 As Diljit talks about Hania casting row in Sardaar Ji 3, here’a look at Bollywood films caught in cross-border tension.P4 » » GENERALLY CLOUDY MAX 33°C | MIN 27°C YESTERDAY MAX 29.1°C | MIN 27.2°C SUNSET THURSDAY 7.28 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 5:24 AM » THURSDAY | 26 JUNE 2025 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST /THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE ‘Stripped, tortured, denied medicine in jail during Emergency’ Ramkrishan Upadhyay "Emergency Heroes" being felicitated at Panjab University. PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI PAGE 3 SURINDER MAHAJAN Tribune News Service Surinder Mahajan said he fought against the Emergency as he considered it his duty towards Bharat Mata. After the imposition of the Emergency, he and Ratti Ram Goyal held the first Satyagraha in Chandigarh on July 15, 1975, as part of the Lok Sangharsh Samiti’s agitation. He raised slogans and was arrested. His father, Ram Chand Mahajan, and brothers, former Chandigarh BJP president Yash- Chandigarh, June 25 Looking back at the Emergency on its 50th anniversary, city residents, who opposed its imposition back in 1975, spoke to The Tribune about the time when the police and jail authorities turned tormentors for them. The memories are still fresh in the minds of these leaders from Chandigarh who were booked under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) and subjected to torture and humiliation at local police stations and the Burail Jail. WAS ARRESTED FOR THROWING POSTERS AT THEN CONG CHIEF DEV KANT BAROOH RAMLAL GUPTA Recalling the horror, Ramlal Gupta, an advocate, said he was arrested by the police while he was leading a protest march against then Congress president Dev Kant Barooh. He said the party held an AllIndia Congress Committee meeting in Mohali, adding, “There was a strong push for one party rule in the country. Barooh also came to attend the meeting and gave the slogan ‘Indira is India and India is Indira’.” Gupta, who was the general secretary of the Jan Sangh at the time, said he was given the responsibility to oppose the visit. He decided to lead the protest. When the march led by Barooh reached the Sector 23-22 light point, he threw posters at Barooh. Believing it to be a bomb, the Congress men asked the police to arrest him. He was taken to the police station, stripped and tortured by the cops. He was again arrested from a town near Bathinda. “Those were the darkest days of Indian history and memories of oppression are still fresh in my mind,” he said. Fake social media profiles of UT DSP used for fraud Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 25 Cybercriminals have created multiple fake social media accounts impersonating Chandigarh DSP Lakshay Pandey, currently posted with the Road and Safety Wing. These accounts are being used to send inappropriate messages to women and request money from the public using misleading narratives such as medical emergencies or gift-related excuses. The impersonators also allegedly fabricated Aadhaar cards and police ID cards using Pandey’s name and photograph. Several individuals have been misled, with some accounts even displaying a blue verification tick, suspected to have been fraudulently obtained. Pandey lodged a complaint with the Cyber Cell Police Station, citing the reputational damage and public distress caused by these acts. To alert the public, he posted a story from his official Instagram account, stating: “There are a lot of fake IDs running on my name on Instagram and Facebook… Legal action is being taken now… I request you all to not entertain such messages/calls or give any money or photograph.” Court dismisses Rain likely over plea in Forest Hill Resort case next five days Mohali: A local court today dismissed the application of Col (retd) Baljit Singh Sandhu seeking compounding of offence in a case related to Forest Hill Resort. Col Sandhu, 65, was convicted for the violation of Section 2 of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, on September 17, 2009. The court found the application untenable at the face of it since the pendency of civil litigation would have no impact upon the adjudication of the application through which compounding of offence has been sought. — TNS ON PAGE 2 in tricity Chandigarh, June 25 The day and night temperatures dipped in the city for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. The light rain coupled with overcast sky and moderate winds kept the heat at bay in the tricity. While Chandigarh received 3 mm rain, Mohali and Panchkula remained mostly dry. The weathermen have predicted a generally cloudy sky with thunderstorms and rain in the tricity till June 30. The maximum temperature will remain below 33° Celsius. — TNS c m y b pal Mahajan and Hira Lal Mahajan, were also arrested along with him and remained in jail. He was again arrested on December 5, 1975, along with Chadra Mohan Chadha and Ram Gopal, under MISA. He, like countless others, remained in jail till the Emergency was lifted. JATINDER CHOPRA Ravinder Jatinder Chopra, 86, was also arrested under MISA along with Manchanda, Sehgal and Surinder Ahuja. He was the general secretary of the Jan Sangh and arrested on the day the Emergency was imposed. He remained in the jail for 19 months. DESH RAJ TANDON Senior BJP leader Desh Raj Tandon, 92, said he was the general secretary of the Jan Sangh at the time the Emergency was imposed. The first warrant of arrest under MISA was issued against him in Chandigarh. He was given the responsi- bility to oppose the Emergency while remaining outside jail. For two months after the imposition of the Emergency by the Congress government, Tandon played hide-and-seek with the police. The cops and the CID were harassing his family. Finally, he was arrested after two months and remained in the jail till the Emergency was lifted. His family suffered a lot. Interestingly, he was arrested on his marriage anniversary on August 27, 1975. He was humiliated in jail and denied even basic needs like medicine.