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“जाट आरक्षण” के सवाल पर एक रचनात्मक सुझाव
आरक्षण विवाद पर हरियाणा के मुख्यम
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श्री मनोहर लाल
मुख्यमंत्री, हरियाणा सरकार
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विषय : “जाट आरक्षण” के सवाल पर एक रचनात्मक सुझाव
आदरणीय मनोहर लाल जी,
1. इस पत्र के माध्यम से मैं आपको प्रदेश के एक महत्वपूर्ण, कठिन और नाजुक सवाल पर अपना सुझाव दे रहा हूं। पिछले दिनों सद्भाव मंच के साथियों के साथ मैंने प्रदेश के सभी हिंसा प्रभावित इलाकों की यात्रा की, सभी पक्षों से बात की। इस यात्रा के अनुभव से मुझे लगता है कि “जाट आरक्षण” के पक्ष और विपक्ष में खड़े लोगों का आग्रह अभी बहुत तीखा है। इस सवाल पर जातीय गोलबंदी हो रही है। प्रदेश में पहले ही बहुत जातीय तनाव है। मुझे चिंता है कि यदि इस मुद्दे को सही तरीके से न सुलझाया गया तो प्रदेश में सामाजिक द्वेष बढ़ सकता है। इसलिए मैं आपके सामने एक रचनात्मक प्रस्ताव रखना चाहता हूं जो तर्कसंगत और न्यायसंगत है और जो सभी पक्षों को मान्य हो सकता है। प्रस्ताव का मूल विचार नीचे बिंदु 8 में है, पहले उसका तर्क और बाद में उसका विस्तृत निरूपण है।
2. पिछले महीने जाट आरक्षण की मांग को लेकर हुए आंदोलन और व्यापक हिंसा के बाद आपकी सरकार ने यह घोषणा की थी कि जाट आरक्षण की मांग को स्वीकार कर लिया गया है। मीडिया में जो रिपोर्ट आ रही है, उसके अनुसार आपकी सरकार जाट समुदाय को आरक्षण देने के अलग-अलग फॉर्मूलों पर विचार कर रही है। एक फॉर्मूला राज्य की पिछड़े वर्ग “बी” सूची में जाट सहित पांच जातियों को शामिल करना है। दूसरा फॉर्मूला 2013 की तरह एक विशेष पिछड़ा वर्ग “सी” सूची बनाकर पांचो जातियों को शामिल करना है। तीसरा फॉर्मूला आर्थिक दृष्टि से पिछड़े वर्ग के आरक्षण में जाट समुदाय के लिए कुछ हिस्सा सुनिश्चित करना है।
3. जैसा कि आप जानते हैं, ऐसे फैसले पहले भी हो चुके हैं। लेकिन यह बार-बार न्यायपालिका द्वारा रद्द किए गए हैं। इस संबंध में सुप्रीम कोर्ट का नवीनतम फैसला (राम सिंह और अन्य बनाम भारत सरकार, 274/2014, दिनांक 17 मार्च 2015) सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण है। इसका सीधा संबंध हरियाणा में जाट समुदाय को आरक्षण देने के केंद्र सरकार के निर्णय से है। इस फैसले में सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने भारत सरकार की 4-3-2014 की उस अधिसूचना को अवैध घोषित कर दिया, जिसमें जाट समुदाय को हरियाणा सहित कई राज्यों में सामाजिक और शैक्षणिक पिछड़े वर्ग की केंद्रीय सूची में शामिल किया गया था। इस फैसले का सीधा संबंध हरियाणा सरकार की 24 जनवरी 2013 की उस अधिसूचना से भी है, जिसमें जाट और अन्य चार जातियों को विशेष पिछड़ा वर्ग का दर्जा देकर सरकारी नौकरियों में आरक्षण दिया गया था। सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले में हरियाणा सरकार की गुप्ता आयोग की 2012 की रिपोर्ट को खारिज कर दिया गया है (पैरा-52)। सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने राष्ट्रीय पिछड़ा वर्ग आयोग के इस निष्कर्ष को स्वीकार किया है कि हरियाणा में गुप्ता आयोग के निष्कर्ष और कसौटियां और सांगवान समिति के आंकड़े अधूरे, अप्रासंगिक या संदेहास्पद हैं (पैरा-30, 33, 34 और 52)। सुप्रीम कोर्ट के इसी फैसले के बाद पंजाब व हरियाणा हाईकोर्ट ने भी हरियाणा सरकार के 24-1-2013 के आदेश पर रोक लगा दी थी। अगर अब हरियाणा सरकार बिना किसी नए प्रमाण के जाट समुदाय को आरक्षण देती है तो पूरी सम्भावना है कि यह आदेश भी कोर्ट द्वारा रद्द कर दिया जाएगा। स्वाभाविक है कि ऐसे में जाट आरक्षण के समर्थकों को लगेगा कि उनके साथ एक बार फिर धोखा हुआ है।
4. अगर हरियाणा सरकार जाट व अन्य समुदायों के लिए एक नई सूची बनाकर उन्हें वर्तमान आरक्षण से ऊपर आरक्षण देती है तो उससे सुप्रीम कोर्ट द्वारा हर किस्म के आरक्षण पर लगाई 50 प्रतिशत की सीमा (इंदिरा साहनी बनाम भारत सरकार, 1992, पैरा 94A ) का उल्लंघन होगा। पहले तमिलनाडु जैसे राज्यों ने आरक्षण के कानून को नौवीं अनुसूची में डालकर इस सीमा से ज्यादा आरक्षण था, लेकिन 1992 के निर्णय के बाद यह संभव नहीं होगा। तमिलनाडु का मामला भी फिलहाल सुप्रीम कोर्ट के सामने है।
5. केवल एक या कुछेक जातियों के बारे में अलग से कोई भी निर्णय लेने से यह मामला नहीं सुलझेगा। जाट आरक्षण आंदोलन ने बार-बार यह प्रश्न उठाया है कि अन्य समकक्ष खेतिहर जातियों को राज्य में आरक्षण का लाभ मिल रहा है, तो उन्हें वंचित क्यों किया जा रहा है? इस प्रश्न का तर्कसंगत उत्तर मिलना चाहिए। सुप्रीम कोर्ट के नवीनतम फैसले ने भी राष्ट्रीय पिछड़ा वर्ग आयोग की इस दलील को स्वीकार किया है कि गुप्ता आयोग ने अन्य समतुल्य जातियों (जैसे अहीर, कुर्मी, गुर्जर) से संबंधित आंकड़े प्रस्तुत नहीं किए। यानि कि राज्य सरकार को जाट आरक्षण संबंधी कोई भी फैसला लेते वक्त अन्य समतुल्य जातियों संबंधित आंकड़े और प्रमाण भी जुटाने होंगे। यूं भी इंदिरा साहनी मामले में सुप्रीम कोर्ट यह निर्देश दे चुका है कि आरक्षण का लाभ पाने वाले पिछड़े वर्गों की सूची की हर दस साल बाद पूरी समीक्षा होनी चाहिए। बीस साल बाद भी यह समीक्षा केंद्र और राज्य स्तर पर होनी बाकी है।
6. अगर कानूनी पेंच को छोड़ भी दें तो भी राज्य सरकार के लिए यह सुनिश्चित करना जरूरी है कि उसके निर्णय से पूरे प्रदेश में एक गलत संदेश न जाए। पिछले महीने इस सवाल पर हुए उग्र आंदोलन और उसके बाद पूरे राज्य में व्यापक हिंसा के एकदम बाद यदि सरकार यह फैसला लेती है तो यह न्यायपरक निर्णय नहीं बल्कि राजनीति के गणित और मजबूरी का निर्णय माना जाएगा। इससे राज्य में जातीय तनाव और गहरा होगा। यह सन्देश भी जायेगा कि भविष्य में हर वर्ग और समुदाय को अपनी मांग मनवाने के लिए यही रास्ता अपनाना पड़ेगा। इससे केवल आपकी सरकार का ही नहीं, आने वाली हर सरकार का काम कठिन होगा।
7. इसलिए यह जरूरी है कि इस संवेदनशील और महत्वपूर्ण सवाल पर जल्दबाजी और तात्कालिक दबाव में ऐसा निर्णय न लिया जाए जो न तो कोर्ट में टिक सकेगा और सामाजिक सौहार्द को भी बिगाड़ेगा। इस मुद्दे पर एक ऐसा दूरगामी निर्णय लेने की जरूरत है जो वस्तुनिष्ट और पारदर्शी होने के साथ-साथ कोर्ट द्वारा तय की गई मर्यादा के अनुरूप हो। यह तभी हो सकता है अगर यह निर्णय :-
(क) राज्य सरकार द्वारा अब तक के आदेशों में इस्तेमाल किए गए प्रमाण (गुरनाम सिंह आयोग, गुप्ता आयोग, सांगवान समिति) से इतर किसी नए और प्रमाणिक आंकड़ों पर आधारित हो।
(ख) यह आंकड़े केवल आरक्षण के लिए प्रस्तावित जातियों के बारे में ही नहीं बल्कि अन्य समतुल्य जातियों के बारे में भी पेश किए जाएं।
(ग) यह आंकड़े सुप्रीम कोर्ट और राष्ट्रीय पिछड़ा वर्ग आयोग द्वारा सामाजिक, आर्थिक और शैक्षणिक पिछड़ेपन की निर्धारित कसौटियों के अनुरूप हों।
्(घ) आरक्षण की प्रस्तावित व्यवस्था सुप्रीम कोर्ट द्वारा निर्धारित 50 प्रतिशत की सीमा का उल्लंघन न करे।
8. इन सब बिंदुओं को ध्यान में रखते हुए मैं आपके सामने एक वैकल्पिक प्रस्ताव रखना चाहता हूं। मेरा सुझाव है कि हरियाणा सरकार 2011 की सामाजिक-आर्थिक और जातीय जनगणना के आंकड़ों के आधार पर पिछड़े वर्ग की सभी सूचियों की समीक्षा करे। इस समीक्षा के आधार पर पिछड़े वर्ग की दोनों सूचियों “ए” और “बी” को नए सिरे से बनाया जाए। इस तरह नए और विश्वसनीय आंकड़ों तथा कानून सम्मत कसौटियों के आधार पर केवल जाट ही नहीं सभी गैर-अनुसूचित जाति-समुदायों के पिछड़े वर्ग के तहत आरक्षण के दावों का एक ही बार में निपटारा कर दिया जाय।
9. सन् 2011 की जनगणना के साथ-साथ एक विशेष सामाजिक-आर्थिक और जातीय जनगणना भी हुई थी, जिसके आंकड़े आने शुरू हो चुके हैं। इस जनगणना के फलस्वरूप केंद्र सरकार के पास पहली बार हर जाति की सामाजिक, आर्थिक और शैक्षणिक स्थिति के बारे में प्रमाणिक आंकड़े उपलब्ध हैं। यह आंकड़े प्रमाणिक हैं और इन्हे स्वीकार करने में कोर्ट को भी कोई एतराज़ नहीं हो सकता। इसके आधार पर लिए गए निर्णय को हर पक्ष स्वीकार कर सकता है। अगर राज्य सरकार चाहे तो वह इस जनगणना से प्रदेश में हर जाति-समुदाय के बारे में निम्नलिखित आंकड़े प्राप्त कर सकती है:
(i) किसी जाति के कितने प्रतिशत परिवार शारीरिक श्रम (खेती और मजदूरी) से आजीविका कमाते हैं?
(ii) किसी जाति के कितने प्रतिशत परिवार भीख मांगने जैसे हेय समझे जाने वाले काम करते हैं?
(iii) किसी जाति में कितने प्रतिशत महिलाओं की शादी 18 वर्ष से पहले हो जाती है?
(iv) किसी जाति के कितने प्रतिशत बच्चे (5 से 15 वर्ष) स्कूल से बाहर हैं या पढाई छोड़ रहे है?
(v) किसी जाति के कितने प्रतिशत व्यक्ति दसवीं पास और स्नातक या उससे अधिक पढ़े हैं?
(vi) किसी जाति के परिवारों की औसत चल-अचल संपत्ति (मकान, जमीन, वाहन आदि) कितनी है?
(vii ) किसी जाति के कितने प्रतिशत परिवारों में कम से कम एक व्यक्ति को सरकारी/सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र की नौकरी मिली है?
इन आंकड़ों के आधार पर राज्य सरकार पिछड़ेपन का एक समग्र सूचकांक (कंप्रीहेंसिव इंडेक्स) बना सकती है। इस इंडेक्स के द्वारा हर जाति समुदाय के पिछड़ेपन को एक वस्तुनिष्ट तरीके से मापा जा सकता है।
10. इस सूचकांक के आधार पर राज्य की सभी गैर-अनुसूचित जातियां को चार वर्गों में विभक्त कर उनके लिए अलग-अलग लाभ तय किए जा सकते हैं। (चूंकि अनुसूचित जाति का मामला बिलकुल अलग है इसलिए उसे इस समीक्षा से बाहर रखा जाये) :-
(क) जो जातियां राज्य की गैर-अनुसूचित जातियों के औसत स्कोर से आधे से भी नीचे हों, उन्हें पिछड़ा वर्ग “ए” श्रेणी के तहत आरक्षण के वर्त्तमान लाभ दिए जायें दिया जाए (क्रीमीलेयर को बाहर रखकर)।
(ख) जो जातियां राज्य की गैर-अनुसूचित जातियों के औसत स्कोर के आधे और तीन चौथाई के बीच में हों (50 प्रतिशत से 74 प्रतिशत के बीच) उन्हें पिछड़ा वर्ग “बी” श्रेणी के तहत आरक्षण वर्त्तमान लाभ दिए जाए (क्रीमीलेयर को बाहर रखकर)।
(ग) जो जातियां राज्य की गैर-अनुसूचित जातियों के औसत स्कोर से नीचे पर तीन चौथाई से ऊपर (75 प्रतिशत से 99 प्रतिशत तक) हों उन्हें सामान्य “ए” श्रेणी में रखा जाए। उन्हें आरक्षण का लाभ नहीं मिलेगा, लेकिन सरकार उनके पिछड़ेपन को दूर करने के लिए छात्रवृत्ति, फीसमाफी, लोन और प्रतियोगताओं के लिए ट्रेनिंग जैसी योजनाए बनाएगी।
(घ) जो जातियां राज्य की गैर-अनुसूचित जातियों के औसत स्कोर के बराबर या उससे ऊपर हों, उन्हें सामान्य “बी” वर्ग में रखा जाए। उन्हें पिछड़ेपन का कोई लाभ नहीं मिलेगा, लेकिन उनमें से गरीब परिवारों को आर्थिक पिछड़ेपन संबंधी योजनाओं का लाभ मिलेगा।
उदाहरण: मान लीजिए उपरोक्त आंकड़ों के आधार पर अधिकतम 100 अंक का सूचकांक बनता है। मान ले कि इस आधार पर अनुसूचित जाति के परिवारों को छोड़कर राज्य के बाकी परिवारों का औसत स्कोर 52 बनता है। ऐसे में जिस जाति के सभी परिवारों का औसत सूचकांक 25 या उससे कम है उसे पिछड़ा वर्ग “ए” में, जिस जाति के सभी परिवारों का औसत सूचकांक 26 से 38 है उसे पिछड़ा वर्ग “बी” में, जिस जाति के सभी परिवारों का औसत सूचकांक 39 से 51 है उसे सामान्य वर्ग “ए” में और जिस जाति के सभी परिवारों का औसत सूचकांक 52 या उससे अधिक है उसे सामान्य वर्ग “बी” में रखा जायेगा।
11. आंकड़ों के विश्लेषण, सूचकांक निर्माण और वर्गीकरण का काम राज्य के बाहर के संस्थान (जैसे-भारतीय समाज विज्ञान शोध संस्थान) को सुपुर्द किया जा सकता है ताकि इस प्रक्रिया की विश्वसनीयता बनी रहे। इन सारे आंकड़ों और पूरी प्रक्रिया को सार्वजनिक करने से इस बारे में संदेह नहीं बचेगा।
12. आशा करता हूं कि आप मेरे इस रचनात्मक सुझाव को अनाधिकार चेष्टा न मानेंगे और इस पर गौर करेंगे। हरियाणा बहुत नाजुक दौर से गुजर रहा है। पिछले महीने की हिंसा में जान-माल के साथ-साथ प्रदेश की छवि और सौहार्द को बहुत नुकसान हुआ है। सरकार और राजनेताओं की विश्वसनीयता बहुत गिरी है। पूरे प्रदेश को पैंतीस-एक में बांटने की कोशिश हो रही है। ऐसे में आरक्षण के सवाल पर नासमझी या जल्दबाजी में लिया गया कोई भी फैसला पूरे प्रदेश को दूरगामी नुकसान कर सकता है। आशा है आपकी सरकार ऐसे मोड़ पर पूरे राज्य के हित में ऐसा फैसला लेगी जो न्यायसंगत हो और जिसे जाट आरक्षण के समर्थक और विरोधी दोनों एक निष्पक्ष फैसले की तरह स्वीकार करें।
ऐसे किसी भी प्रयासों में मैं आपका सहयोग करने को तत्पर रहूंगा।
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JEWELERS TO HANDOVER KEYS OF SHOPS TO FM
JEWELERS TO HANDOVER KEYS OF SHOPS TO FM TO LODGE PROTEST
INDEFINITE STRIKE WILL CONTINUE-PLEDGE BY 375 ASSOCIATIONS PAN INDIA
Jewelers on Friday decided to continue and intensify their pan-India strike for an indefinite period against the Budget proposal to impose 1 per cent excise duty, despite the Center’s assurance of constituting a Committee to look into the procedural issues of excise implementation on jewelers.
” Nothing less than a complete roll back of excise duty levied on jewelers is acceptable to us “-said Mr. Praveen Goel, President of All India Bullion, Jewelers, Swarankar Federation (AIBJSF) which is spearheading the nationwide agitation, at a day long meeting of the leaders of jewellery trade from all over India held today at New Delhi. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), apex body of trading community is already supporting the jewelers > CAIT has urged the Government to initiate process of dialogue with protesting traders to end the logjam.
Representatives of more than 375 Jewellery trade Associations including manufacturers, retailers, artisans, converters, designers and others from different States of the Country attended the meeting and unanimously decided to intensify the strike till we get the announcement of roll back-said Yogesh Singhal, General Secretary, AIBJSF.
Both Mr. Goel & Mr. Singhal announced a series of week long protest program to be staged uniformly at same time by jewellery traders across the Country. Beginning next week from Monday, the series of protest program include handing over keys of shops to Finance Minister, blowing whistle in front of buffalo, ringing bells at District Headquarters, gherao of MPs & presentation of memorandum, forming of Human Chain and transfer of registration papers of shops in the name of Finance Minister. Both leaders will announce dates of these programs on Saturday. Protest programs for week beginning 4th April are being chalked out by AIBJSF.
Over three lakh jewelers and artisans are participating in the strike since March 2 all over the Country. Jewellery industry in India is estimated at about Rs. 3.15 lakh crore which is likely to grow to Rs. 5 lakh crore by 2018.
The Union Budget had imposed an excise duty of one per cent on gems and jewellery sector without input credit and 12.5 per cent with input credit. The industry claims that it cannot comply with the due diligence and requirements as proposed under the Excise Act as the manufacturers, artisans and other verticals of jewellery trade are in no position to follow up with even the minimum provisions applicable.
The retail jewellery sector is apprehensive to be known as manufacturers and register for excise. This will lead to confusion and chaos, leading to large-scale of discrimination amongst various sectors that will result in unemployment in this industry, said both leaders.
N THANGARAJA & KHALIN JOSHI SHINE ON DAY THREE,KOLKATA CLASSIC
N Thangaraja & Khalin Joshi shine on day three, surge ahead by one; Ajeetesh Sandhu on the leaders’ tail
Feroz Singh Garewal achieves rare feat with consecutive eagles
Kolkata, March 24, 2016: Sri Lankan N Thangaraja was rewarded for producing the day’s best effort of five-under-67 as he grabbed a share of the third round lead at the Kolkata Classic on Thursday. Thangaraja was joined by Bengaluru golfer Khalin Joshi, who struck a three-under-69 in round three, in tied first place at seven-under-209 at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC).
Ajeetesh Sandhu of Chandigarh matched Thangaraja’s day’s best of 67 to jump into contention in third place just one shot behind the joint leaders at the Rs. 30 lakh event.
Eighteen-year-old Feroz Singh Garewal, another Chandigarh-based professional, achieved the rare distinction of making consecutive eagles during round three.
N Thangaraja (71-71-67), who began the day in tied eighth, threw his hat in the ring with an error-free 67 at one of his favoured venues. The Colombo resident, fresh from a tied sixth finish at last week’s Indian Open, hit his short-irons and wedges with pin-point precision on Thursday to leave himself four birdie putts within four feet.
“I came to Kolkata with a lot of self-belief having finished inside the top-10 at the Indian Open. What added to my confidence was the fact that I had also done well at the RCGC in the past having posted low scores at the Tour Championship here in 2013 and 2015. I struggled to read the green speed on the first two days but today I read it well and thus put up a low number,” said Thangaraja, a winner of two titles on the PGTI.
The ever-smiling Thangaraja had worked as a tailor in one of the many factories that are a part of Sri Lanka’s thriving garment industry before he took to golf. Thanga, plying his trade on the PGTI for the last four years, has now established himself as a force to reckon with on the circuit. He joins a long line of Sri Lankans such as Anura Rohana, Mithun Perera & K Prabagaran who have not only tasted success in India but also been the driving force for growth of golf in Sri Lanka.
“I aspired to play on the PGTI after seeing my countrymen Anura & Mithun perform well in India and make a good living out of it. Over the last four seasons, I have grown as a player playing on the PGTI. I now believe that I’m ready for the Asian stage after a top performance in the tough field at the Indian Open. I will look to make further improvements in my game this year before once again trying to qualify for the Asian Tour,” added Thanga, who missed out on qualifying for the Asian Tour earlier this year.
Khalin Joshi (71-69-69), also a winner of two titles on the PGTI, made a move from overnight tied fourth to joint first thanks to a timely 69. Joshi landed his wedges within a couple of feet for two birdie tap-ins on the front-nine. He also recovered well from the bunker wall to birdie the 15th after a 20-feet conversion.
Joshi, who had led midway through the final round of last year’s Tour Championship at RCGC before finishing runner-up, said, “I haven’t been closing tournaments well over the last six months. I need to do that on Friday. I’ll need to keep my swing in tempo and just focus on my own game rather than looking at the leaderboard.”
Ajeetesh Sandhu (71-72-67), the winner of PGTI’s last event in Hyderabad, will also be a contender on the final day. He made an outstanding eight birdies during his third round, a record for the week so far, to rise from tied 10th to third at six-under-210.
Ajeetesh said, “I was inside the top-25 at the Indian Open last week despite a four-over start in round one. It was heartening to come back strongly and end the week at six-under. I’m in a good space at the moment, especially after the win in Hyderabad, and would like to make an impact at the Kolkata Classic as well.”
Round two leader Feroz Ali Mollah of Kolkata dropped to tied fourth after his third round of 75. Bengaluru’s C Muniyappa and Gurgaon’s Shubhankar Sharma shared fourth place with Feroz at five-under-211.
Reigning Indian Open champion and local lad SSP Chowrasia scored a 74 to end the day in tied 35th at four-over-220.
Teenager Feroz Singh Garewal produced one the highlights of the day when he achieved one of the rarest feats in golf. He sank back-to-back eagles on the eighth and ninth. What made his achievement even more special was the fact that both his eagles were eagle-twos that came on par-4s.
Garewal had just dropped a triple bogey on the sixth but he came back strong when he holed out from 135 yards on the eighth. He then came up with another unbelievable second shot from 165 yards on the closing ninth that once again found the hole.
Garewal said, “It was unbelievable. I just wanted to keep playing after the second eagle even though I knew my round was over.”
He ended the day with a 73 to be placed tied 39th at five-over-221.
UBA PRO BASKETBALL LEAGUE SEASON 2, HYDERABAD LEG- DAY 2
UBA Pro Basketball League Season 2, Hyderabad Leg- Day 2 Hosts Hyderabad Sky win 2OT Thriller; Chennai outlast Bengaluru
Hyderabad, 24th March 2016: The second and final leg of the United Basketball Alliance (UBA) Pro Basketball League 2016, underway at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium saw home team Hyderabad Sky beat Pune Peshwas in a double OT thriller. Later in the evening, Chennai slam outlasted Bengaluru Beast.
Eminent BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra, and Telugu film actor Sai Dharam Tej were chief guests on the occasion and wished all the participating teams the very best.
CHENNAI SLAM BT BENGALURU BEAST 83-76
The second game of day 2 of the Hyderabad leg was between southern contenders Chennai Slam and Bengaluru Beast. Defending champs Chennai and Bengaluru both ended the Pune leg on a 3-2 win-loss record, leaving the race for the semifinal spots from the southern division wide open.
To begin the game, Chennai ran their offense through their frontcourt. Centre Gopal Ram powered past the Beast forwards, draining close bankers and baby hooks in the first quarter. Forward Ashutosh also began the game well earning his points on the freethrow line. Chennai jumped onto a 29-15 start at the end of the first quarter. Shaken, but not stirred, Bengaluru bounced back in the second quarter led by guards Raghuram and Yashas. Both knocked down big triples to cut into Chennai’s lead, which was reduced to 7 by halftime.
The third quarter turned out to be an even scoring affair with both teams playing a fast-paced style and scoring in transition. But Chennai’s big rebounding advantage (47 to 29) hurt the Bengaluru side. Chennai continue to pile up the points in the paint taking and making high-percentage shots. Slam’s Nigerian baller Chukwunanu Agu (18 points and 10 rebounds) found success in his penetration, using his speed and athleticism to finish at the basket. Both teams went on scoring runs, but Chennai always managed to stay over 5 points ahead of Bengaluru.
Bengaluru’s Kaif Zia was aggressive in the second half, leading his team’s comeback, hunting for the lead. Chennai, however, was cool as ever down the stretch, sticking to their game plan of ball movement and open shots. In the end, Chennai stayed clear of Bengaluru with clutch freethrows from Ashutosh and the dagger layup from Agu that sealed Chennai’s 83-76 victory.
Chennai Slam (Gopal Ram 22pts, Chukwunanu Agu 18pts 10 rbs 5asts, Ashutosh Rai 16pts) bt Bengaluru Beast (Kaif Zia 24pts, Raghuram 21pts 6asts, Yashas Ramesh 10pts) 83-76(29-15, 20-27, 19-20, 15-14)
HYDERABAD SKY BT PUNE PESHWAS 101-97
With the UBA Pro League Season 2 shifting to Hyderabad for its second and final leg, the Pune Peshwas played in front of an away crowd for the first time this tournament today. They were facing the home team Hyderabad Sky who were looking to continue their momentum built towards the end of the Pune leg into Hyderabad.
With both teams sporting strong backcourts, it was a battle of the guards in today’s game. In the first quarter, international guard Narender Grewal was aggressive for the Peshwas looking for his shot driving to the basket. For Hyderabad, international guard Joginder Singh and Sky’s Nigerian centre Edwin Oneh combined well to provide a one-two scoring punch for their team, including a buzzer-beating layup to end the first quarter by Joginder.
Down by 6 points entering the second quarter, Joginder went into another gear finding his touch from long range. Veteran forward Nihal Yadav provided offense off the bench, contributing 8 straight points in the second period. Sky ended up outscoring the Peshwas 30 to 14 in the second quarter and at halftime, the scores were 48-38 with Hyderabad up. It was only international point guard Siddhanth Shinde (33 points) who kept the scoreboard ticking for Pune, being able to penetrate and score.
Shaken up at halftime, Pune Peshwas came out assertive in the third quarter. Narender powered his way to the basket on multiple occasions to either finish in the paint or get to the freethrow line. Pune managed to regain the lead, outscoring Hyderabad 26 to 13 in the third period. The fourth quarter saw both teams trading buckets and the scores remaining neck-and-neck. Sky’s Indian-Australian guard Mahesh Padmanabhan started to find his 3-point touch, hitting two late 3s that kept his team in the game. Towards the end, with a minute left to go in the game and Pune up by 4 points, Hyderabad’s Vijay Kumar hit a clutch transition bucket to cut Pune’s lead down to 2. On the next possession, Joginder just ripped the ball from Pune’s Ajinkya Mane’s hands, which led to a transition play that resulted in Sky’s Monish Wilson getting fouled on a 3-point attempt. He made two out of the three freethrows to tie the game at 79. With one second left on the clock, Pune’s alley-oop attempt faltered and the game went to its first overtime.
In the first OT, both teams were exchanging buckets for the first four minutes. Pune managed to gain a 2-point lead with under a minute left in the game. Sky guard Mahesh coolly banked a runner off the glass to tie the game. The final possessions produced nothing for both teams, leading to a second overtime. This OT belonged to Mahesh Padmanabhan (28 points), who went on a scoring tear, starting with a runner in the lane, followed by two huge triples. He also used the pick-and-roll with his big men to create easy buckets in the paint. Sky managed to close out the thrilling game with a 101-97 finish to take their first game in front of their home crowd this season. Padmanabhan from Sky was deservedly awarded the man of the match.
Hyderabad Sky (Mahesh Padmanabhan 28pts, Joginder Singh 18pts, Edwin Oneh 14pts 10rbs) btPune Peshwas (Siddhanth Shinde 33pts 5asts, Narender Grewal 12rbs, Ajinkya Mane 11pts) 101-97 (18-24, 30-14, 13-26, 18-15, 8-8, 14-10)
ABOUT THE UBA PRO BASKETBALL LEAGUE
The UBA Pro Basketball League is structured on a league cum knockout basis. Season 2 is being held in two phases: 18 to 28 Feb in Pune (Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex) followed by 23 March to 3 April in Hyderabad (Gachibowli Stadium). There are eight teams in total divided into two divisions: Pune Peshwas, Delhi Capitals, Haryana Gold, Punjab Steelers (North division) and Chennai Slam, Mumbai Challengers, Bengaluru Beast and Hyderabad Sky (South division). Chennai Slam won the inaugural season last year with Pune Peshwas finishing second.
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N THANGARAJA & KHALIN JOSHI SHINE ON DAY THREE,KOLKATA CLASSIC
N Thangaraja & Khalin Joshi shine on day three, surge ahead by one; Ajeetesh Sandhu on the leaders’ tail
Feroz Singh Garewal achieves rare feat with consecutive eagles
Kolkata, March 24, 2016: Sri Lankan N Thangaraja was rewarded for producing the day’s best effort of five-under-67 as he grabbed a share of the third round lead at the Kolkata Classic on Thursday. Thangaraja was joined by Bengaluru golfer Khalin Joshi, who struck a three-under-69 in round three, in tied first place at seven-under-209 at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC).
Ajeetesh Sandhu of Chandigarh matched Thangaraja’s day’s best of 67 to jump into contention in third place just one shot behind the joint leaders at the Rs. 30 lakh event.
Eighteen-year-old Feroz Singh Garewal, another Chandigarh-based professional, achieved the rare distinction of making consecutive eagles during round three.
N Thangaraja (71-71-67), who began the day in tied eighth, threw his hat in the ring with an error-free 67 at one of his favoured venues. The Colombo resident, fresh from a tied sixth finish at last week’s Indian Open, hit his short-irons and wedges with pin-point precision on Thursday to leave himself four birdie putts within four feet.
“I came to Kolkata with a lot of self-belief having finished inside the top-10 at the Indian Open. What added to my confidence was the fact that I had also done well at the RCGC in the past having posted low scores at the Tour Championship here in 2013 and 2015. I struggled to read the green speed on the first two days but today I read it well and thus put up a low number,” said Thangaraja, a winner of two titles on the PGTI.
The ever-smiling Thangaraja had worked as a tailor in one of the many factories that are a part of Sri Lanka’s thriving garment industry before he took to golf. Thanga, plying his trade on the PGTI for the last four years, has now established himself as a force to reckon with on the circuit. He joins a long line of Sri Lankans such as Anura Rohana, Mithun Perera & K Prabagaran who have not only tasted success in India but also been the driving force for growth of golf in Sri Lanka.
“I aspired to play on the PGTI after seeing my countrymen Anura & Mithun perform well in India and make a good living out of it. Over the last four seasons, I have grown as a player playing on the PGTI. I now believe that I’m ready for the Asian stage after a top performance in the tough field at the Indian Open. I will look to make further improvements in my game this year before once again trying to qualify for the Asian Tour,” added Thanga, who missed out on qualifying for the Asian Tour earlier this year.
Khalin Joshi (71-69-69), also a winner of two titles on the PGTI, made a move from overnight tied fourth to joint first thanks to a timely 69. Joshi landed his wedges within a couple of feet for two birdie tap-ins on the front-nine. He also recovered well from the bunker wall to birdie the 15th after a 20-feet conversion.
Joshi, who had led midway through the final round of last year’s Tour Championship at RCGC before finishing runner-up, said, “I haven’t been closing tournaments well over the last six months. I need to do that on Friday. I’ll need to keep my swing in tempo and just focus on my own game rather than looking at the leaderboard.”
Ajeetesh Sandhu (71-72-67), the winner of PGTI’s last event in Hyderabad, will also be a contender on the final day. He made an outstanding eight birdies during his third round, a record for the week so far, to rise from tied 10th to third at six-under-210.
Ajeetesh said, “I was inside the top-25 at the Indian Open last week despite a four-over start in round one. It was heartening to come back strongly and end the week at six-under. I’m in a good space at the moment, especially after the win in Hyderabad, and would like to make an impact at the Kolkata Classic as well.”
Round two leader Feroz Ali Mollah of Kolkata dropped to tied fourth after his third round of 75. Bengaluru’s C Muniyappa and Gurgaon’s Shubhankar Sharma shared fourth place with Feroz at five-under-211.
Reigning Indian Open champion and local lad SSP Chowrasia scored a 74 to end the day in tied 35th at four-over-220.
Teenager Feroz Singh Garewal produced one the highlights of the day when he achieved one of the rarest feats in golf. He sank back-to-back eagles on the eighth and ninth. What made his achievement even more special was the fact that both his eagles were eagle-twos that came on par-4s.
Garewal had just dropped a triple bogey on the sixth but he came back strong when he holed out from 135 yards on the eighth. He then came up with another unbelievable second shot from 165 yards on the closing ninth that once again found the hole.
Garewal said, “It was unbelievable. I just wanted to keep playing after the second eagle even though I knew my round was over.”
He ended the day with a 73 to be placed tied 39th at five-over-221.
UBA PRO BASKETBALL LEAGUE SEASON 2, HYDERABAD LEG- DAY 2
UBA Pro Basketball League Season 2, Hyderabad Leg- Day 2 Hosts Hyderabad Sky win 2OT Thriller; Chennai outlast Bengaluru
Hyderabad, 24th March 2016: The second and final leg of the United Basketball Alliance (UBA) Pro Basketball League 2016, underway at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium saw home team Hyderabad Sky beat Pune Peshwas in a double OT thriller. Later in the evening, Chennai slam outlasted Bengaluru Beast.
Eminent BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra, and Telugu film actor Sai Dharam Tej were chief guests on the occasion and wished all the participating teams the very best.
CHENNAI SLAM BT BENGALURU BEAST 83-76
The second game of day 2 of the Hyderabad leg was between southern contenders Chennai Slam and Bengaluru Beast. Defending champs Chennai and Bengaluru both ended the Pune leg on a 3-2 win-loss record, leaving the race for the semifinal spots from the southern division wide open.
To begin the game, Chennai ran their offense through their frontcourt. Centre Gopal Ram powered past the Beast forwards, draining close bankers and baby hooks in the first quarter. Forward Ashutosh also began the game well earning his points on the freethrow line. Chennai jumped onto a 29-15 start at the end of the first quarter. Shaken, but not stirred, Bengaluru bounced back in the second quarter led by guards Raghuram and Yashas. Both knocked down big triples to cut into Chennai’s lead, which was reduced to 7 by halftime.
The third quarter turned out to be an even scoring affair with both teams playing a fast-paced style and scoring in transition. But Chennai’s big rebounding advantage (47 to 29) hurt the Bengaluru side. Chennai continue to pile up the points in the paint taking and making high-percentage shots. Slam’s Nigerian baller Chukwunanu Agu (18 points and 10 rebounds) found success in his penetration, using his speed and athleticism to finish at the basket. Both teams went on scoring runs, but Chennai always managed to stay over 5 points ahead of Bengaluru.
Bengaluru’s Kaif Zia was aggressive in the second half, leading his team’s comeback, hunting for the lead. Chennai, however, was cool as ever down the stretch, sticking to their game plan of ball movement and open shots. In the end, Chennai stayed clear of Bengaluru with clutch freethrows from Ashutosh and the dagger layup from Agu that sealed Chennai’s 83-76 victory.
Chennai Slam (Gopal Ram 22pts, Chukwunanu Agu 18pts 10 rbs 5asts, Ashutosh Rai 16pts) bt Bengaluru Beast (Kaif Zia 24pts, Raghuram 21pts 6asts, Yashas Ramesh 10pts) 83-76 (29-15, 20-27, 19-20, 15-14)
HYDERABAD SKY BT PUNE PESHWAS 101-97
With the UBA Pro League Season 2 shifting to Hyderabad for its second and final leg, the Pune Peshwas played in front of an away crowd for the first time this tournament today. They were facing the home team Hyderabad Sky who were looking to continue their momentum built towards the end of the Pune leg into Hyderabad.
With both teams sporting strong backcourts, it was a battle of the guards in today’s game. In the first quarter, international guard Narender Grewal was aggressive for the Peshwas looking for his shot driving to the basket. For Hyderabad, international guard Joginder Singh and Sky’s Nigerian centre Edwin Oneh combined well to provide a one-two scoring punch for their team, including a buzzer-beating layup to end the first quarter by Joginder.
Down by 6 points entering the second quarter, Joginder went into another gear finding his touch from long range. Veteran forward Nihal Yadav provided offense off the bench, contributing 8 straight points in the second period. Sky ended up outscoring the Peshwas 30 to 14 in the second quarter and at halftime, the scores were 48-38 with Hyderabad up. It was only international point guard Siddhanth Shinde (33 points) who kept the scoreboard ticking for Pune, being able to penetrate and score.
Shaken up at halftime, Pune Peshwas came out assertive in the third quarter. Narender powered his way to the basket on multiple occasions to either finish in the paint or get to the freethrow line. Pune managed to regain the lead, outscoring Hyderabad 26 to 13 in the third period. The fourth quarter saw both teams trading buckets and the scores remaining neck-and-neck. Sky’s Indian-Australian guard Mahesh Padmanabhan started to find his 3-point touch, hitting two late 3s that kept his team in the game. Towards the end, with a minute left to go in the game and Pune up by 4 points, Hyderabad’s Vijay Kumar hit a clutch transition bucket to cut Pune’s lead down to 2. On the next possession, Joginder just ripped the ball from Pune’s Ajinkya Mane’s hands, which led to a transition play that resulted in Sky’s Monish Wilson getting fouled on a 3-point attempt. He made two out of the three freethrows to tie the game at 79. With one second left on the clock, Pune’s alley-oop attempt faltered and the game went to its first overtime.
In the first OT, both teams were exchanging buckets for the first four minutes. Pune managed to gain a 2-point lead with under a minute left in the game. Sky guard Mahesh coolly banked a runner off the glass to tie the game. The final possessions produced nothing for both teams, leading to a second overtime. This OT belonged to Mahesh Padmanabhan (28 points), who went on a scoring tear, starting with a runner in the lane, followed by two huge triples. He also used the pick-and-roll with his big men to create easy buckets in the paint. Sky managed to close out the thrilling game with a 101-97 finish to take their first game in front of their home crowd this season. Padmanabhan from Sky was deservedly awarded the man of the match.
Hyderabad Sky (Mahesh Padmanabhan 28pts, Joginder Singh 18pts, Edwin Oneh 14pts 10rbs) btPune Peshwas (Siddhanth Shinde 33pts 5asts, Narender Grewal 12rbs, Ajinkya Mane 11pts) 101-97(18-24, 30-14, 13-26, 18-15, 8-8, 14-10)
ABOUT THE UBA PRO BASKETBALL LEAGUE
The UBA Pro Basketball League is structured on a league cum knockout basis. Season 2 is being held in two phases: 18 to 28 Feb in Pune (Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex) followed by 23 March to 3 April in Hyderabad (Gachibowli Stadium). There are eight teams in total divided into two divisions: Pune Peshwas, Delhi Capitals, Haryana Gold, Punjab Steelers (North division) and Chennai Slam, Mumbai Challengers, Bengaluru Beast and Hyderabad Sky (South division). Chennai Slam won the inaugural season last year with Pune Peshwas finishing second.
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AAP PROJECTED TO WIN 110 OF 117 SEATS PUNJAB ELECTIONS 2017
March25, 2016 (C) Ravinder Singhprogressindia2015@gmail.com
Headlines when AAP won Delhi Elections last year was‘Wall to Wall Kejriwal’ exactly a year ago.
Punjab was the only state in 2014 that elected 4 AAP MPs out 13.
Two Opinion Polls have projected AAP to win 90 seats in Multi Corner Contest.
My logical guess is that AAP could win over 110 out of 117 seats since AAP shall defeat Congress and SAD-BJP alliance, as Main National Parties that are active in Punjab.
Collapse of Ruling SAD-BJP alliance from 66 Seats to 11 Seats and difference in Projected Vote Share of AAP 41% and Congress as Number two 31% itself is such a big GULF of 10% and SAD-BJP Ruling alliance getting just 23% Votes is 18% difference.
We may see Repeat of DELHI in PUNJAB – AAP getting 110 Seats, Congress 5 and SAD-BJP One Each – but pollsters have projected Bihar like results.
These projections are 8 months from Polling Day – Things shall go in AAP favor as it Nominates Clean & Qualified Candidates.
In coming days GoI is not likely to find solutions to SYL case pending in the Supreme Court – BJP at the Center and SAD & Congress fighting in Punjab would drive Voters in to AAP Camps.
Punjab elections are heading for Clean Sweep in favor of AAP.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant,INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9871056471, 9718280435, 9650421857
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