Bid to stall Womens’ Reservation Bill condemned.............
Bid to stall Womens’
Reservation Bill condemned Lucknow, March 8
The UPCC Chief Dr Rita
Bahuguna Joshi today lashed out at those political elements seeking to stall
the progress of the Womens Reservation Bill. In a strongly worded statement
issued today Dr Joshi said that it was deplorable that certain political
parties were behaving in such a manner. « The behaviour of some political
parties in regard to the Women's Reservation Bill is unfortunate and
condemnable. A handful of anti women and retrogressive elements have tried to
stall the bill. They have insulted the majority will of the nation. Their
argument is baseless and it is an effort to stall the bill. But we are sure
that it will be passed. Women of all hues cutting across castes and communities
are socially backward. Muscle and money power prevents them to succeed in
elections. » she said.
When passed the Bill will
prove to be a milestone in the history of women's empowerment. It will give a
level playing ground to women to contest and get elected. Women do not wish to
only contest, our demand is for representation in legislative bodies and that
is possible only through reservation. If the Bill is passed we will be among
the few nations where women representation in legistators is 33 per cent above.
We
congratulate Smt. Sonia Gandhi, the Prime Minister and U.P.A. Government for
their bold stand and political will in favour of the reservation Bill, she
said.
Rahul Gandhi visits victim’s of stampede in Pratapgarh........
Rahul Gandhi visits victim’s of stampede in
Pratapgarh.........
PRATAPGARH March
6 - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited families of the deceased in
the stampede that took place at an ashram at Mangarh in Pratapgarh district of
Uttar Pradesh. He also assured them of quick disbursement of the ex gratia of
Rs two lakhs announced by the central government.
At least 65 people died and over 100 have injured in
the Ram Janki temple stampede which occurred here on Thursday in Uttar
Pradesh's Pratapgarh District. Devotees, including women and children, were
killed in the stampede incident after a wooden gate of the temple fell on them.
CM should show compassion for Pratapgarh victims: Dr. Rita Bahuguna Joshi....
CM should show compassion for Pratapgarh
victims: Dr. Rita Bahuguna Joshi......
Pratapgarh, March 7
UPCC President Dr Rita Bahuguna Joshi today
lashed out at the state government for the lapses that led to the stampede in
the Ashram at Pratapgarh in which 64 persons were killed. Dr Joshi who went
house to house today to meet the families of the victims turned her anger
towards the state government for its inability to even provide a proper funeral
to those killed in the tragedy.
There was no proper arrangement for the cremation
of those killed she stated, She lamented the fact that the ruling party was
trying to make political capital out of the situation by stating that they did
not have funds to pay compensation to the victims’ kin. She said this was most
deplorable and the Chief Minister should show compassion for the victims at
this stage.
She said while the BSP was claiming that the
state had no money to compensate the victims’ relatives, the BSP was planning
to spend crores of rupees on a rally on March 15 in Lucknow and several thousand crores were
being spent on parks and memorials in the state. The central government however
will see to it that the victms get compensation and has announced Rs two lakh
for each dead person and Rs 50,000 for the injured, she said.
Rs 2 lakh compensation for Pratapgarh stampede victims: Manmohan Singh.....
Rs 2 lakh
compensation for Pratapgarh stampede victims: Manmohan Singh.
Lucknow,
March 5
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Friday said the Centre would grant Rs two
lakh to the family of the deceased in the stampede that took place at an ashram
at Mangarh in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.
Addressing a joint sitting of both houses in Parliament in New Delhi, Dr Singh said, “The Central
Government would provide Rs two lakh for family of deceased in Pratapgarh
stampede.”
Sixty-three people, all women and children, were killed and another 64
injured in a massive stampede at an ashram at Mangarh in Pratapgarh district of
Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.
The tragic incident took place when a portion of the entrance gate collapsed
under pressure of the surging crowd that thronged the ashram belonging to
Kripalu Maharaj to collect food and utensils.
The dead included 37 children and 26 women. An official spokesman put the
death toll at 64.
The function at the ashram, located 80 km from
the district headquarters of Pratapgarh and about 200 km from Lucknow, was held
to commemorate the death anniversary of Kripalu Maharaj”s wife.
Sonia Gandhi expresses grief over Pratapgarh deaths.......
Sonia Gandhi expresses grief over Pratapgarh deaths.
New Delhi March 5:
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today condoled the death of women and
children in a stampede at an ashram of a godman near Pratapgarh in Uttar
Pradesh. Mrs Gandhi expressed grief and conveyed her condolences to the
bereaved families, a party statement said here.
Sixty-five people were
killed in the stampede at an ashram near Pratapgarh yesterday when a gate
collapsed triggering panic among the 10,000-strong crowd that had converged for
a ritual.
Over
100 persons were injured, 28 of them seriously, in the tragedy that occurred
when poor farmers and villagers had gathered to receive food and clothes from
Kripalu Maharaj's ashram at Kunda.
