Issue 247

24 23/11/2017 NEWS ART & CULTURE POLITICS RELIGION LITERATURE FASHION KIDS FILMS www.samajweekly.com
New Delhi : India has the
highest number of people — 732
million —without access to toilets,
according to a report by
international charity WaterAid.
If all these people stood in a
line, the queue would run more
than four times around the earth,
said the report released ahead of
World Toilet Day on Sunday.
Women and girls are among the
worst hit, with 350 million of
them lacking access to basic sanitation,
the report said.
“On World Toilet Day we
reaffirm our commitment
towards improving sanitation
facilities across our nation. I
compliment all those individuals
and organisations working
towards building more toilets in
various parts of India. Their
invaluable contribution adds
solid momentum to Swachh
Bharat Mission,” PM Modi
tweeted Sunday. The Swachh
Bharat Mission is a flagship programme
of the Modi government
‘COMMITTED
TO PROVIDE
FACILITIES’
NEW DELHI: On World
Toilet Day on Sunday, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed
his government’s commitment
towards improving
sanitation facilities across the
nation. “On World Toilet Day,
we reaffirm our commitment
towards improving sanitation
facilities across our nation,”
the PM tweeted.
“I compliment all ...working
towards building more toilets...
Their contribution adds solid
momentum to Swachh Bharat
Mission,” he said.
launched on October 2, 2014.
One of its primary objective
is to make India 100% open
defecation free (ODF) by
October 2, 2019, marking five
years of the launch of the
Swachh Bharat Mission. “While
India is making rapid progress in
improving sanitation under the
Toilet still a dream for 732 million
Women worst affected, ODF deadline of
Oct 2019 will require 12 crore new toilets
ongoing Swachh Bharat
Mission, we need to ensure
inclusion, recognising the
importance of safe and accessible
toilets specific to the needs
of the differently abled, the elderly,
the poorest, as well as
women and adolescent girls,”
VK Madhavan, chief executive
for WaterAid India, said. The
ODF deadline of 2019 will
require 12 crore new toilets
between October 2017 and 2019.
Till November 2017, only 5.38
crore new toilets have been built.
A report released by TERI
University earlier found that the
only state to meet its toilet construction
target was Gujarat.
In a survey conducted by
Quality Council of India (QCI)
that assessed 1.4 lakh households
in 4,626 villages across all
states, a little more than half of
all households (62.45%) in rural
India had access to toilets, which
were used 91% of the time.
BJP leader
booked for Rs. 10
crore bounty on
Deepika, Bhansali
GURGAON/CHANDI-
GARH: State Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) leader Surajpal
Amu was booked by Gurgaon
Police for criminal intimidation
on Tuesday, two days after he
offered a bounty of Rs. 10
crore for beheading lead actor
Deepika Padukone and director
Sanjay Leela Bhansali of the
film Padmavati.
The police filed a first information
report at Gurgaon’s
Sector 29
police station
on the complaint
of an
“art lover and
fan” of
Padukone and
Bhansali
against Suraj Pal Amu, the ruling
party’s media coordinator
in Haryana. Officials said Amu
was booked under section 506
of the Indian Penal Code and
that they would call him for
questioning. The National
Commission for Women on
Monday had asked Haryana’s
director general of police to
take action against Amu for his
derogatory remarks. The complainant
Pawan Kumar of
Gurgaon said he was “deeply
hurt” after watching the video
in which Amu issued the bounty
on Sunday. The Haryana unit
of the BJP distanced itself from
Amu’s remarks on Monday and
issued a show-cause notice
asking to explain his statement.
“We are law-abiding people.
But if anyone plays with our
society, caste, and country’s
history then I would not have
any problem in breaking law. I
am ready to face arrest to save
country’s history,” Amu said in
his defence.
ASIAN FOOTBALL LEGEND
SHINGARA SINGH
One of the most known
Asian Football Club in the
against Shingara Singh of
Leicester many times. He
country, FC Khalsa
was a very good winger
Leicester, whose home
who had absolutely no
ground is at Judgemeadow
Community College, celebrated
their recent promotion
to the Premier Division
friends during the game
yet everyone was his
friend when the match
finished. Such a nice person.
of Leicestershire Senior
Loads of
League with a Dinner Dance
and awarded one of their former
players Shingara Singh
" SHANNY " with the 1st
ever LEGEND TROPHY to
recognise his achievements
in Asian and Local football
Congratulations from all
of us"....Sarabjit Singh
Garcha, ex - First Team
Coach, Hounslow FC.
Shingara Singh commented
" I feel very good
and honoured to be presented
on Saturday 18 November at
with the 1st
'The Venue', Gwendolin
Legend Trophy by FC
Road, Leicester.
The special award was
presented by the Chief Guest
Deputy Mayor of Leicester
City Council Piara Singh
Clair who congratulated the
club for returning to the
Premier League and was
also full of praise of FC Khalsa's
amazing other achievements and
was pleased to be invited among his
friends. In his prime Shingara
Singh "Shanny" was one of the best
around and thrilled fans with his his
wing play and goals. The packed
hall of over 400 people gave
Shanny a standing ovation that lasted
10 minutes. He arrived in
Leicester from the land of five
rivers Punjab, India just after the
1966 World Cup, lived on Mere
Road opposite the Spinney Hill
Park. Shingara Singh said parents
did not have much money in those
days so our father got us one football
with which we played whenever
possible. One ball got so many
kids playing. Started playing for
the Moat Boys School team and
went to play for Sapna, East Park,
Invincibles, Carabean Club, and New
Parks in the early 70s " We played
Khalsa Leicester whom I
enjoyed playing for. It
makes you extra happy
and proud when others
associated with the great
game of football like
players and supporters
think of you as a legend. I
would like to thank my first Manager
Mr. Nirmal Singh Ji for his dedicated
encouragement and support.
My best game was at the first Derby
Summer Tournament against the local
Punjab United Derby who were one of
the best teams at the time. We had
three players sent off and were losing 2
- 0. Just like the Leicester City that
won the Premier League in 2016 we
never gave up.
I scored a goal, won a penalty
which made it 2-2. After this there was
going to be one winner and we got
another goal in normal time to reach
the final which we also won against
Bedford despite having a weakened
team as the sent off players in the semi
final could not play in the final.
Kids should play football and other
outdoor games which will keep them fit
and healthy as well as out of trouble. "
HARYANA GIRL CROWNED MISS WORLD
India’s Manushi Chhillar on Saturday won the
Miss World 2017 crown in China. The 20-yearold
from Haryana’s Jhajjar, who is a medical
student in Sonepat, edged out other top four
contestants from England, France, Kenya and
Mexico. “The winner of Miss World 2017 is
Miss India Manushi Chhillar,” said the
announcement on the pageant’s official Twitter
handle as well as on its Facebook page.
Now, Capt toes party
line on ‘Padmavati’
CHANDIGARH: A day after he broke ranks
with his party and joined chorus of BJP leaders
opposing release of Sanjay Leela Bansali’s
movie ‘Padmavati’, Punjab chief minister
Captain Amarinder Singh said he had neither
suppo rted a ban on the movie nor backed those
issuing threats to the actors and crew of the
movie. Though he reiterated that anyone feeling
hurt by the “distortion of historical facts” had
the right to peaceful agitation, Amarinder on
Tuesday said a distinction needs to be drawn
between threats and protests. “How can I seek
or support a ban on the movie when I have not
even watched it,” asked the CM, denying that
he had on Monday said if there had been any
attempt to distort history then protests against
the same were justified.