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| Message from Jassi... |
| My last newsletter came out just a few days into the North America Tour, and I’m pleased to say that the turnout and conversations on that Tour were inspiring, interesting and deeply encouraging. Thank you to everyone who helped, attended and put in so much effort. After the Tour I spent Diwali in London with my family. Unfortunately, the next day I fell ill and remained out of action until the end of October. I’m now back to work and looking forward to a busy November! This newsletter is devoted in large part to photos and news from the North America Tour, along with some of the work my father continued with in the halqa at the same time. |
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| On Tour in USA & Canada |
You may already have heard some Tour updates. It was a great success. So many people gave their time and support and shared their views, that it was deeply encouraging. There were meetings with professionals in Detroit, a PAU breakfast in Calgary, and a fabulous turnout in Surrey, talks with Legislators, and visits to homes for the elderly in Edmonton and Surrey. A broad section of NRIs was met and dialogues continued and started.
There are so many pictures we can’t put them all in the newsletter. To see a selection, city by city, click here and you will be redirected to the Qila Raipur website. If you have more pictures, we’d love to see them. Please feel free to send them to us at info@qilaraipur.org. Please also tell us if we can show them on the website, though obviously we can’t guarantee we will be able to do so. For now, here’s just a few from the Tour. |
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Jassi Khangura and Avtar Thind, in Edmonton |
Abbotsford function with Daljit Sidhu P.S. Toor, Prof Gurinder Singh Dhaliwal,
Bibi Surjeet Kaur, Jassi Khangura,
Kulwant Singh, Sukh Dhaliwal,
Bhupinder Sidhu, Manjeet Singh,
Sher Singh Boparai |
Jassi Khangura and Manjeet Litt in Surrey |
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Visit to Vancouver’s Progressive Intercultural Community Services centre by Satbir Cheema,
Jagtar Dhaliwal, Inderjeet Hundal, Charanpal Gill, Baljit Khangura, Jassi Khangura, Garry Grewal,
Bhupinder SIdhu, Mandeep Jaghera. |
Calgary PAU breakfast, showing Manjodh Gill, Dr. Jasvir Mandi, Harinderjit Dhaliwal, Dr. Jagdish, Sandeep Bajaj, Jagtar Shergill, Rajinder Sidhu, Jasbir Sidhu, Mahinder Brar, Dr. Bikar Sidhu, Dr. Satnam, Dr. Harvinder Mavi, Darshan Dhaliwal, Dr. Ashwani, Kanwardeep Brar, Dr. Davinder Sharma, Kamalpreet Bassi, Rana Dhaliwal,
Dr. Tejinderpal Khera, Param Sidhu,
Dr. Satinder Sohi |
Karl Kahndalavala II addresses the New York function with Jabber Singh Grewal, Sudh D’couza , Vice president Indian overseas Congress-all America, Mohinder Singh, Phuman Singh, Harvinder Singh Riar, Bawa Rajinder Singh Lalli, Gurdeep Singh Wander and Bhupinder Singh Sidhu, Garry Grewal |
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Throughout the Tour Jassi gave out the key messages of:
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- Protection of NRI interests in Punjab
- Stop the illegal harassment of NRIs
- Resolve NRI passport and visa issues equitably and expeditiously
- NRIs to invest in Punjab's road to recovery
- NRIs to play a greater role in Punjab politics
- NRIs can play a dominant role in propelling Punjab to the position of most developed state in India |
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| S. Jagpal Singh Khangura in the Halqa |
| Jassi’s father, S. Jagpal Singh Khangura, spends most days in the villages, or holding surgeries in Ludhiana for villagers and NRIs. As a senior Congress leader he carries out a lot of work seeking to help people resolve issues they have. He also attends a lot of functions to show support for achievements in the villages. He is especially keen to encourage the youth, to help them take advantage of opportunities to develop and grow. |
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| KLM Helping Hands |
KLM Helping Hands is a charitable organisation that aims to uproot poverty and provide assistance to the needy. They organised a mass marriage of needy couples on Friday 23 October in Ludhiana at South End Garden.
Harsh Mahajan, president of the NGO, said that they also planned to set up orphanages, old age homes and a leprosy centre. In addition to the upcoming projects, the organisation on regular basis provides free books, food and medicines to needy. "The organization aims at beating poverty. Only if we shoulder their burden, we can make a difference," Mr Mahajan said. |
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| Senior Congress Leader S. Jagpal Singh Khangura blessed the newlywed couples, accompanied by S Ranjit Singh Mangat, Satvinder Singh Jwaddi and others and
seen here with the couples,
Mr Mahajan and others. |
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| State Level school games at Qila Raipur |
S. Jagpal Singh Khangura at village Qila Raipur attending state level school games. He was accompanied by Paramjit Singh Grewal, Kamaljit Singh, Avtar Singh Grewal, Gurmeet Singh Meeta, Paramjit Singh, Gurcharan Singh Ex Sarpanch, Kuljit Singh, Ranjit Singh Mangat, Shampy Bhanohar, and many others. He congratulated the winning Hockey team.
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| Monitoring Committee Meeting |
| S. Jagpal Singh Khangura attended meeting of the Monitoring Committee at Bachat Bhawan on 29 October. Committee chairman Manish Tewari, MP has asked officers in the district administration to implement centrally sponsored schemes and ensure that all beneficiaries avail the benefit as intended. Centrally sponsored schemes reviewed at the meeting included Soil Conservation Project, Prime Minister Gram Sarak Yojna, NREGA, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Rural Water Supply Scheme. |
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| Congress Meeting held at Dehlon |
S. Jagpal Singh Khangura attended a Congress workers meeting at Dehlon on 26 October 2009. Congress supporters and workers from 32 villages were in attendance. Discussion revolved around a membership drive for Congress and how to combat the inaction on critical matters of the current BJP-Akali government.
Pictured here with S. Jagpal Singh Khangura, among others are Manish Tewari MP, Mohinder Singh Bhutari, Ravinder Pandey Harnam Singh Shankar, Kuldeep Sharma, Dr Proshotam, Ranjit Singh Mangat, Malkiat Singh Dakha. |
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| Vidhan Sabha |
| The next session is to be held next month. If there are any specific issues or questions that you would like Jassi to raise in the forthcoming session, please do contact us by email at info@qilaraipur.org. |
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| Family news |
Jassi has been delighted this month to see his daughter, Sabina, starting at Kings College, London, after achieving excellent results in her “A” level exams this summer. We wish her all the best for her time at university!
Other family news is that Jassi’s wife, Raman and son, Jaibir, will be moving to Chandigarh from London in December. Preparations are underway and everyone is very much looking forward to it. |  |
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| MDVL |
It’s been another extremely busy month at MDVL with the first calf being born at Phallewal Satellite Unit. This was a landmark moment for the project and the ladies who own the cows there.
MDVL Chairman, S. Jagpal Singh Khangura also broke ground to commence work at the next Satellite Unit at Village Aliwal. Civil work will now commence on the site which is projected to be operational in the first quarter of 2010.
Construction at the Central Unit, Latala is also coming along apace with our laboratory almost complete, the main milking parlour just around the corner from commissioning, and a whole new temporary office block open, meaning all staff are now on one site, making for smoother business processes and a stronger team. |
New milking parlour being installed
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Ceremony to mark commissioning of
Milk Processing Plant at Central Unit, Latala. |
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| NRI portfolio handed to new Cabinet Minister Sekhwan |
| Jassi wrote a strong press release this month questioning why the Badals were so keen to hand the NRI Affairs portfolio to a newly appointed Cabinet Minister, S. Sewa Singh Sekhwan on his appointment in late October. Jassi asked searching questions as to how the handover would be done and wondered whether this was an opportunity for the public to learn what the current “work in progress” report was for the Ministry. To read the full press release click here |
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Best regards,
Jassi Khangura MLA
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