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SEMINAR CUM DEBATE ON TERRORISM- LUDHIANA Ludhiana, 08th February 2009 Senior Bharatiya Janta Party Leader and Punjab State President BJP Investor Cell, Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal termed the UPA Government “ignorant” about the misuse of Information Technology by the Terrorists. Speaking to a seminar cum Debate on terrorism at D.A.V. Public School, Ludhiana he aggrieved that Terrorists are openly using Websites to propagate hatred through inflammatory Articles, Pictures and Videos amongst muslims motivating them to raise funds, organize advocacy and volunteer terror activities for these outfits. Social Networking sites such as Orkut and Facebook are helping these perpetrators to Communicate, Collaborate and Network with the likeminded. Search Engines such as Google, Yahoo, Live etc Index these Websites and inadvertently help these terror outfits by routing Internet users to these Websites. Popular Websites such as Youtube provide these fanatic minds complete recipe to make sophisticated bombs from household items and without any technical expertise. Grewal further stated that Terrorists can now plan and execute terror activities without apprehending arrest as emerging technologies such as Google Earth and Google Maps provide substantial information about vital demographic know how and even Real time GPS Tracking. Technologies such as Voice over IP and Chinese Phones without any IMEI Number or a forged IMEI Number help them to communicate and collaborate with their peers without fearing any identity loss. Terrorists have been using advanced cryptographic techniques to encode their messages into Photos and share these Normal looking Photos with their Peers and Bosses sitting in Pakistan through websites such as Flickr and Picaso without fearing the message being decoded by Intelligence agencies. Recent blasts in Ahmedabad and Delhi have shown that Terrorists are equipped with sophisticated software to scan “Unsecured WI-FI Networks” of ignorant Internet users and hack them to route Internet Calls to detonate Bombs and send terror emails to claim responsibility of these terrorist attacks. So, Internet have been misused by these Terror Outfits to organize Advocacy, motivate Educated Muslims through Inflammatory Content, Generate Funds, disseminate Information about Design and Development of Bombs, collaborate and communicate with peers and bosses, help plan and execute Terror attacks. Grewal demanded that Government immediately take remedies to ensure that Internet shouldn’t be misued by these terror outfits. He further insisted that Government should recruit a dedicated team of technocrats armed with latest technology in the proposed federal agency to counter cyber terrorism. Websites run by these terror outfits should immediately be blocked. IT companies such as Google, Yahoo etc should be asked to self regulate their content and provide intelligence of any suspicious activity on their websites. Chinese Mobile Phones without IMEI Numbers or with Forged IMEI Numbers should be immediately banned and Telecom operators be instructed to stop all such telephone connections and provide the list of all these connections to Intelligence agencies. Internet Service Providers be asked to educate their subscribers and ensure that WI-FI Networks of their Subscribers are secured. Grewal stressed the need to curb terrorism to bring investors aboard. He stated that ever since the inception of BJP State Investor Cell we took the matter at International and National Platforms and managed to get a ban imposed on Chinese Mobile Phones with forged IMEI Numbers. Grewal stated that terrorists continually exploited grim Wi-Fi security in recent terror strikes across India and our persistent activism led Central Government to form a Panel on Wi-Fi Security. We insisted Central Government to design an Integrated Counter-Terrorism Strategy and form a Federal agency on the lines of KGB to counter Terrorism and after persistent advocacy across India Central Government finally formed a federal agency to counter terrorism and counter espionage activities. Grewal stated that BJP Investor Cell is committed to ensure ambient environment for people and will continue to make a positive contribution to help in these turbulent times. Press Conference Punjab State BJP Office, Chandigarh on 02-02-2009 Chandigarh: 02 February 2009 Sh. Arun Singh, National Convenor BJP Investor Cell while addressing the press conference at BJP Office Chandigarh said that UPA govt. has failed on all fronts of the economy. He expressed the concerns of the retrenchments and job cuts, lacs of people/employees has been shown the door, thousands of shops, industries has been close down, crores of rupees of the small investor has been lost in the share market. In the result investors have lost faith in capital market which has turned into casino. Further he expressed his concerns on weakening of rupee, increasing fiscal deficit and declining exports. It appears that the UPA govt. is not concerned in the economy of the country. At present, it appears there is no finance minister with the UPA govt. while country is going into deepest of the recession. There has been contradictions in the statements of ministers of the UPA govt. which reflects depression and lack of confidence in this govt. The BJP investor Cell is organizing Niveshak Sanklap Maha Adhiveshan of delegates from across the country to discuss 11 point agenda of misconceived, misdirected and mismanaged economy by the UPA govt. From the massive Maha Adhiveshan delegates will return to respective states and will convess for the party in the Lok Sabha Elections for the party candidates. Sh. Pradeep Khullar, National Orgnisational Incharge of BJP Investor cell of Punjab and Chandigarh and Sh. Manohar Lal Ji, Zonal General Secretary Organisation BJP discussed about to strong Organisation and party for coming Lok Sabha Elections. Advocate Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal Punjab State BJP Investor Cell Chief, stressed the need to curb terrorism to bring investors aboard. He stated that ever since the inception of BJP State Investor Cell we took the matter at International and National Platforms and managed to get a ban imposed on Chinese Mobile Phones with forged IMEI Numbers. Grewal stated that terrorists continually exploited grim Wi-Fi security in recent terror strikes across India and our persistent activism led Central Government to form a Panel on Wi-Fi Security. We insisted Central Government to design an Integrated Counter-Terrorism Strategy and form a Federal agency on the lines of KGB to counter Terrorism and after persistent advocacy across India Central Government finally formed a federal agency to counter terrorism and counter espionage activities. Grewal stated that BJP Investor Cell is committed to ensure ambient environment for Investors and will continue to make a positive contribution to help investors in these turbulent times. At this time BJP Investor cell Punjab State leaders Nipon Sharma Hoshiarpur, Sandeep Tony Jaitu, Ashok Garg Mohali, Deepak Sharma Malseian, Chamkaur Singh Pandher Kohara, Vijay Mall Doraha, Jaspal Singh Lotey, Pardeep Jain Jodhan, Rajesh Pathak Bittu Dhandari, Gagan Singla, Surjit Kumar Gogna Ahmedgarh. Navdeep Singh Mullanpur were also present. Punjab and Haryana High Court' s Important News for the People of Punjab. Chandigarh, 28Th January 2009 On a petition filed by Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal, Namberdar Village Bhukhari Kalan, Ludhiana in public interest as Public Interest Litigation, Challenging Unconstitutional and illegal collection of Additional 3% Stamp Duty known as “Social Security Fund” in 39 Class-II, 31 Class-III and 29 Nagar Panchayats all over the State of Punjab, the Hon’ble Division Bench consisting of Hon’ble The Chief Justice and Hon’ble Justice Hemant Gupta of Punjab and Haryana High Court after hearing the counsel Shri Sanjay Tangri, issued Notice of Motion to the State of Punjab. On the asking of the court, Sh. Amol Rattan Singh, Additional Advocate General, Punjab accepted the notice on behalf of the State of Punjab and sought time to seek the instructions. Now the case is fixed for hearing on 04-02-2008. Shri Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal, has approached the Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana Court by way of filling a petition under Articles 226 /227 of the Constitution of India through his counsels Shri Sanjay Tangri and Gaurav Tangri seeking the issuance of a writ in the nature of Prohibition prohibiting the state of Punjab from charging the additional stamp duty, commonly known as “Social Security Fund” which is being charged even on the instruments which are executed in the areas outside the areas of Municipal Corporation and Class I Municipalities of the State of Punjab against the provisions of Indian Stamp (Punjab Amendment) Act, 2005. Shri Grewal in his petition has also prayed before the Hon’ble High Court that a writ of mandamus may also be issued directing the State of Punjab to refund the illegally deducted additional stamp duty to the persons from whom it has been charged, alongwith interest @ 18% per annum compounded half yearly calculated from the date of such deposit till its actual repayment to such persons. Prior to approaching the Hon’ble High Court, Shri Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal had served notices on 14th November 2008 to District Commissioners all over Punjab under Section 166 of Indian Penal Code and Section 80 of Code of Civil Procedure calling upon them not to recover additional 3% Stamp Duty from “Class-II”, “Class-III” Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats in their revenue districts violating Indian Stamp Act. Grewal added that notices were also issued under
section 80 of CPC for initiating civil proceedings against the erring
Civil Servants and he will ensure that loss to be public will be
personally recovered from them as per provisions of the law. Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal (Advocate), Namberdar,
Village Bhukhari Kalan, District Ludhiana. BJP reduced to 2nd fiddle in Punjab
Chandigarh, Jan 20, 2009 Despite its best performance in the elections to the Punjab assembly in 2007, BJP appears to have been reduced to playing second fiddle in the state by its alliance partner SAD which would be holding both the posts of Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister. The SAD would not only be holding the two top posts in the coalition government but for the first time the Chief Minister and his deputy would belong to the same family after the oath-taking of Sukhbir Badal as deputy to his father Parkash Singh Badal at Amritsar tomorrow afternoon. But the Punjab unit of the saffron party has been forced to accept the position because its national leadership has given consent to Badal senior despite opposition and reservations expressed by the state unit. BJP's Punjab unit voiced concerns over Badal Jr, the Faridkot MP, who represents the modern face of the SAD, occupying the number two post but were overruled by their central leadership. State unit chief Rajinder Bhandari and other leaders, including ministers, camped in the national capital for a couple of days but they had to return empty handed. A delegation of state BJP leaders also called on L K Advani and conveyed to him the party's concern over Badal's move, but their pleadings did not cut much ice with the high command. BJP won a record 19 seats in the 117-member state assembly in the 2007 assembly elections. The SAD had won 49 seats, four more than rival Congress, and formed the government with the saffron party's support. During the earlier alliance between the two parties, SAD was not dependent on BJP for support in the state assembly as it had the required numbers for a majority on its own. In 1997, when the two parties were jointly in power the SAD had 75 members of its own while 18 belonged to BJP. After the 2007 elections, BJP was in a commanding position but SAD has been having its say because Badal Sr enjoys a close rapport with the central leadership of the alliance partner due to which the state BJP continues to be ignored, say senior leaders of the saffron party who did not want to be quoted. The BJP initially pressed its demand for the post of Deputy Chief Minister in the coalition government but the SAD did not accept it. On this issue also though the state leadership kept pressing the demand but the central leadership of the BJP did not give it the backing. The saffron party had its say during the Panchayat poll by fielding a number of candidates in the rural areas to make a dent in SAD's traditional vote bank. BJP also had a good going in its traditional urban areas by tasting success in the elections to various Municipal Corporation. Despite being in power the workers of the BJP faced harassment and violence allegedly at the hands of the SAD workers in the Panchayat and MC elections but except for lodging a protest the party could not do anything. Now left with no option Bhandari and the present number two in the Cabinet Manoranjan Kalia said they would abide by the party high command's decision to back Sukhbir. "We had apprised our Central leadership about the negative
effects that the move could have and put before them all the aspects
besides conveying the feelings of the workers and the state leadership
but as they decided to back it, we have accepted the move to make
Sukhbir Deputy Chief Minister," But senior party leader and Punjab BJP Investor Cell chief Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal has termed Sukhbir's elevation as "an autocratic, desperate and needless decision" by the Chief Minister. Grewal said the decision would only send an off-beam signal to the people of Punjab that SAD-BJP have accepted defeat even before Lok Sabha elections as Badal was uncertain whether such an elevation would be possible after Lok Sabha polls. BJP always followed the coalition 'dharma' whereas SAD ignored the alliance party, he said, adding after the election it was then decided that a deputy chief minister would be appointed from BJP to respect the mandate of the people but the Chief Minister failed to fulfil his promise despite repeated demands from BJP Punjab president Rajinder Bhandari and other eminent leaders from various platforms, he said. Grewal said the BJP workers were feeling cheated and insulted for indifferent attitude of the Chief Minister and advocated that consensus of the state office bearers from BJP should have been taken on such an important issue especially when the Lok Sabha Polls were round the corner. Bureau Report (Zee News.com)
Ludhiana: January 18, 2009 Senior Bharatiya Janta Party Leader and Punjab State BJP Investor Cell Chief, Advocate Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal, Namberdar stated that elevation of Sukhbir Singh Badal as Deputy Chief Minister is an autocratic, desperate and needless decision of Sardar Prakash Singh Badal. Grewal stated that this decision will only send an off beam signal to the people of Punjab that SAD-BJP have accepted the defeat even before Lok Sabha elections as Sardar Prakash Singh Badal is uncertain whether such an elevation will be possible after Lok Sabha Polls. He cited an intelligence report of Sh. N.P.S Aulakh, DGP, Punjab to the Sardar Prakash Singh Badal, Chief Minister of Punjab, extracts of which were later published in the Vernacular Dailies where in prospects of SAD-BJP Government were projected to be poor in the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls which could have led to Sukhbir Singh Badal elevation. Grewal stated that BJP routed Congress in Urban areas to bring back SAD-BJP coalition back to power and should have been right contender for Chief Minister position but we maintained “Coalition Dharma” and despite dismal performance of SAD, Sardar Prakash Singh Badal was named Chief Minister. It was then decided that a Deputy Chief Minister would be appointed from BJP to respect the mandate of the people of Punjab but Sardar Prakash Singh Badal failed to fulfill his promise despite repeated demands from BJP Punjab State President Sh. Rajinder Bhandari and other eminent leaders from various platforms. It is pertinent to mention here that in last SAD-BJP Government appointed Sh. Balramji Dass Tandon as Deputy Chief Minister from BJP despite fewer seats won by BJP. So, at this stage Sukhbir Singh Badal’s elevation as against appointment of a Deputy Chief Minister from BJP is a surprise element for party workers across ranks of BJP. Workers are feeling cheated and insulted for indifferent attitude of Sardar Prakash Singh Badal. He said that consensus of the office bearers from BJP should have been taken on such an important issue especially when the Lok Sabha Polls are round the corner and Party workers are already aggrieved that they have not been given due respect and participation in the government when they have been serving party for over 20 years and served even jail terms in emergency while a few are enjoying flavor of being in Government. Grewal said he is in befuddled whether to consider Sukhbir Singh Badal’s new designation as promotion or demotion as Party President is considered to be above any position in Government including Chief Minister of a Government especially, when Sukhbir Singh Badal have been ruling as Super Chief Minister in Punjab. Grewal stated that it’s a well known fact testified by reports from various vernacular dailies that Sukhbir Singh Badal have been working as de-facto Chief Minister and people close to him have taken over Transports, Cable TV Networks, Sand Mines, Advertisements, Real Estate and Hospitability ventures forcibly from reputed houses across state. Sukhbir Singh Badal coronation as Deputy Chief Minister will be a formal acceptance of BJP his wrong doings and will further send wrong signals to the Investors. Grewal stated that he is receiving calls from people across State wherein intellectuals are raising doubts over performance of the coalition in Lok Sabha elections. Whispers are doing rounds that Sardar Prakash Singh Badal will either take moral responsibility for the debacle in upcoming Lok Sabha Polls or will seek retirement on health grounds to ensure his son inherits Chief Minister position. He stated that Sh Arun Jaitley, General Secretary, BJP have humbly accepted Sardar Prakash Singh Badal as elder in the extended SAD-BJP family but he doubts whether a similar gesture will be shown by SAD in the event Sardar Prakash Singh Badal retires to pave way for a BJP Chief Minister in SAD-BJP Government. Prominent BJP Investor cell Punjab Leaders among other who were present on this time Ashok Garg Budladha, Sandeep Sharma Tony Jaitu, Deepak Sharma Malseeian, Rajesh Pathak Bittu Dhandari,Nipon Sharma, Shakha Bagga Hoshiarpur, Surjit Gogna Ahmedgarh, Navdeep Singh Mullanpur, Pardeep Jain Jodhan, Babu Vijay Mall Doraha, Chamkaur Singh Pandher Kohara, Jaspal Singh Lotey, Anup Sharma Khanna, Gagan Singla, Ramesh Bhalwan, Lucky Sabharwal, Devinder Singh, Ramandeep Singh Ludhiana, Ajit Singh Nurpur Bett.
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