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| Message from Jassi... |
| November has seen me back to full speed following a quiet October. I have spent a lot of time in the villages and getting back up to date with the group’s activities. This month has seen significant media coverage for my statements on Punjab Government policy regarding nuclear power, and also regarding the visit of the Canadian Prime Minister, which I strongly feel should have included opposition members and not just members of the ruling party. Canada and Punjab have such strong ties and it would have been an ideal opportunity for Prime Minister Harper to have gained a strong insight into this state and its people, by being more exposed to it. I wrote a strongly worded letter to Punjab’s Chief Secretary regarding the breach of protocol and copied this to the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi. Both can be read here: |
Canadian Prime Minister Harper
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| Media |
In addition to that relating to the Canadian Prime Minister’s visit, key press releases this month included a strong statement regarding the attempts of Sukhbir Badal to re-brand himself by driving around Ludhiana without an entourage, in an effort to have people believe he is a man of the people. Unlike Rahul Gandhi and others (including, it has to be said, Manpreet Badal to whom full credit must be given in this regard), Sukhbir with his lavish lifestyle will never be able to project that image, however hard he tries. The statement made it clear everyone is quite aware a leopard does not change its spots. To read more click here.
Another release commented on the visit of Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal to Israel. Ostensibly to discuss technology transfer issues, this visit appears to have been strategically timed to clear the way for Sukhbir Badal to handle the election of the SGPC leader. To read more click here.
November saw Chief Minister Badal’s remarkable u-turn on the nuclear power issue. From trying to bring down the Manmohan Singh Government just last year, to demanding nuclear power for Punjab this year, the about-face has surprised many. Whether he finally has done his research and realised that Punjab’s problems are simply irreparable by means of non-renewable power, we will never know. But Jassi’s call for all-party support for nuclear power for the State was the point of this press release. |
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| Children’s Day Celebrated |
14th November was Children’s Day. This was celebrate by a visit to the Noble Foundation, which works to provide education and health care for slum children, through schools which educate around 1300 children. This remarkable organization provides free education, books and uniforms. Jassi donated uniforms and medicines and attended the school function which saw children presenting performances against female foeticide and drugs. Jassi said that social and women’s groups should unite to protect the girl child, and also spoke to the children against the temptations of drugs.
Jassi Khangura also marked Children’s day by visiting Aashiq-e-khwaja, an orphanage at Village Bhool. He distributed blankets and school bags to the children, which the orphanage management had said they were in need of. |
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Jassi Khangura with children and staff from Noble Foundation, on Children’s Day, 14 November 2009 |
Jassi is pictured with some of the children of Aashiq-e-khwaja, Mr. Walia (Caretaker)
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| Tara Singh Hayer |
Jassi and other VIP guests attended a ceremony to inaugurate the “Shaheed Tara Singh Hayer Memorial Community Center”, created by the late Mr Hayer’s family in his native village, Paddi Jagir, on his death anniversary.
Jassi credited the quality of the Indo-Canadian Times publication under the capable control of Mrs Rupinder Hayer Bains. He stated that the paper raised many Punjab and India issues relevant to NRIs and he reconfirmed that he would continue his “JUSTICE FOR NRIs” campaign.
Mr Hayer emigrated to Canada from his village in 1970, and worked as a miner, teacher, truck-driver, manager of a trucking firm, and journalist before establishing a well-regarded community newspaper, the Indo-Canadian Times, in 1978. Horrifically, in 1998, he was shot to death, execution-style, while getting out of his car in the garage of his home in Surrey. |
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Tara Singh Hayer |
Jassi and other VIPs attend the ceremony to inaugurate the community centre in memory of
Mr Hayer, in village Paddi Jagir |
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| MDVL |
This month saw the opening of the second satellite unit at Barundi and more animals being added to the Phallewal Satellite Unit. We are happy to report that seeing milk yield is improving and the mood of positivity continues around the entire project.
These pictures show some of the latest structures underway at the Central Animal Unit at Latala. |
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Milk Processing Plant under construction at MDVL Latala |
MDVL Utility Department, Latala |
Milk Storage Tank Macro Dairy Ventures Limited Latala |
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Milking Department Macro Dairy Ventures Limited Latala |
Packing Plant Macro Dairy Ventures Limited Latala |
Residencial Complex for Macro Dairy Ventures Limited employees Latala |
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MDVL Chairman, Jagpal Singh Khangura, COO Ravinder Singh and animal husbandry team Col Khullar and Amarpreet Sidhu attend ardas to inaugurate the Embryo Technology laboratory on 1 December 2009 |
Dr Amarpreet Sidhu explains the new MDVL embryo transfer technology laboratory to Chairman Jagpal Singh Khangura after ardas to inaugurate it on 1 December 2009. The laboratory will be operational within the next few weeks. |
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| 94th death anniversary of Shahid Kartar Singh Sarabha |
| Kartar Singh Sarabha, a Ghadar revolutionary was born in 1896 in the village of Sarabha , and in his memory a famous 5 day sports tournament is held at village his native village. Jassi attended this sports tournament and was delighted to see such a large number of participants. |
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Jassi Khangura addressing people at Village Sarabha on the occasion of death anniversary of Shahid Kartar Singh Sarabha. He is pictured with Hoshiar Singh Sarabha, SP Ghuman,
Ranjit Singh Mangat. |
Jassi Khangura is pictured with Kabbadi players along with SP Ghuman, Ranjit Singh Mangat, Hoshiar Singh Sarabha, Deepak Khandoor, Chairman Avtar Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Davinder Singh, Kiranpal Singh and Ravinder Singh. |
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| Narangwal College update |
November was an excellent month for sports for Narangwal college, with the girls achieving University Champion in Basket-Ball and Badminton and Runner-up in Kho-Khoo in a Punjab University competition, Women’s B-Division.
In a Punjab University Inter College B-Division Competition, the boys saw wins in volleyball, basketball, hockey, national style kabaddi and achieve a silver and bronze medal in wrestling.
Students Bhagat Singh ( Kabaddi ) and Amanpreet Kaur (Kho-Kho) have been selected for an all India Inter-University Competition, kabaddi player Soni played in an international in England and Gurpreet Singh is heading for a competition in Canada. |
Hardiljit Singh Gosal
(Narangwal College Principal)
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| Inter-group English Competition |
| On 24th November MPP Director Harbans Singh Kanwal and Majestic Park Plaza GM Arun Jaie awarded prizes to English language students from Macro Dairy, Majestic Park Plaza and Congress office, to mark their achievements during their courses, run by Steven Vincent, volunteer teacher from UK. Pictured are Mrs Harpreet Kaur who won the prize for best female student, Mr Tapan, who won for best male student, and Mr Kaushik, who won the day’s competiton and, therefore, a mobile phone. |
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Kaushik winning the Compition |
Tapan Best Student |
Harpreet best Student female MDVL |
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| NRIs continue to inspire and lead by positive example |
So many times we hear people ask us ‘how can we help” or “I’m an NRI, what can I do back in Punjab?”. At the start of the North America Tour we were contacted by Mrs Amandeep Khangura who lives in Canada. She asked just those questions. She also has experience in the social sector. We immediately put her in contact with our Director, Corporate Social Responsibility at MDVL, to see if there was a way they can work together to aid the rural poor, especially in the area of gender equality. Dr Suri and Mrs Khangura are currently in close correspondence, brainstorming ideas and shaping plans.
It’s inspiration like this, of people seeking to carry out work with India, that always heartens the team. If you have skills, ideas, or are inspired to help in some way but don’t know how – please do contact us. Experience tells us that many NRIs are so talented and holding extremely high positions overseas, that we can’t always immediately find a way to engage their voluntary assistance, but that we always maintain the dialogue. Sometimes people simply contact us to say “this is what I can do, if it works for you, please let me know and I’ll be there to help”. | 
Mrs Amandeep Khangura and her husband
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| Justice for NRIs |
Jassi returned to North America this month, ostensibly on private visit, but he also participated in an NRI meeting at Pasadena, CA, on 28 November and at Calgary, Canada on 30 November.
At Pasadena he was accompanied by Mr Surinder Singla, former Finance Minister of Punjab. Both lunch and dinner functions were very well attended and issues discussed included corruption, education and Punjab’s airports. NRI supporters Mr Rattan and Mrs Parminder Joea and Mr Mukhtiar S Kamboj were generous hosts of these functions which were also attended by the Mayor of Rancho Cucamonga, Mr Donald J Kurt.
At Calgary, in spite of extremely foul weather, Jassi received a warm welcome, renewing acquaintances and making new contacts. Jassi committed at both meetings to raise NRI issues in the forthcoming Vidhan Sabha Session. |
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Jassi Khangura, Kamal Bassi and
PAU Alumni. Calgary 30.11.09 |
Jassi Khangura at Pasadena with Mr Surinder Singla, Garry Grewal, Mr Sekhon,
Mr Muktiyar Singh Kamboj and
Mayor of Rancho Cucamdnga
Donald J. Kurt. |
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| Team Jassi |
This month we introduce you to Ranjit Singh Mangat from Qila Raipur, who works as PA to Jassi. He has a long interest in politics, and was influenced by the Sardar Beant Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab, whose PA, late Gurmeet Singh Bhari was his brother in law. In 1997 Mangat ji became Block President of the Youth Congress in Dehlon, and in 2003 General Sec. of Punjab Pardesh Youth Congress. From 2002 – 2007 he worked as PA to S. Jagpal Singh Khangura. For any activity in halqa Qila Raipur, including mela chappar, he is stage secretary.
Outside of the politics, he has 2 sons, has played hockey and football at state level and is an active member of the Grewal Sports Association at Qila Raipur. |
Ranjit Singh Mangat |
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Best regards,
Jassi Khangura MLA
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