31 December, 2011 (English) - Bharatiya Janata Party

State ReportsFrom Our CorrespondentsMADHYA PRADESHBJP's fight for gas tragedy victimswill continue : Prabhat JhaM a d h y aPradesh BJPPresident ShriPrabhat Jhaexpressed hiscondolence for thegas victims who diedin the gas tragedyand prayed for thewell-beings of thevictims who are stillsuffering from thetragedy. He furtherexpected that theState Governmentpolicies would be helpful for the gas victims.Shri Jha further alleged that the CongressGovernment had given the permission of the UnionCarbide plant in the heart of the city, which reflectsthat the party had no concern of the resident ofState capital. The atrocity done by CongressGovernment has its implications till now, he added.He further said that the deaths occurred owingto the negligence of the Congress Government andthe party duped the common man. Shri Jhaassured, “that the BJP is fighting for the residentsof the Bhopal and the gas affected families fromthe very beginning”.He further said that the BJP has made manypolices and initiated various programmes for thegas affected families of the Bhopal. The party iseven fighting the battle of gas affected families inthe court, he added.Shri Jha said if the Congress led UPAGovernment had given proper assistance to theState Government the gas victims would have beenbenefited more.The BJP State President further said that UnionCarbide Company has done variousembezzlements to hush up the charges of forgery.“The BJP will fight to include the remainingresidents 20 wards under the victim of gastragedy,” he stated. He further said that theCongress is responsible for the establishment offactory in State capital.December 16-31, 2011 27GUJARATConstruct green buildings tosave energy : Narendra ModiGujarat ChiefMinister Shri NarendraModi said that the stateneeds to focus on savingenergy by makingbuildings energyefficientwith the help oflocal innovation andtechnology. “I am notsaying this as apolitician or ChiefMinister of the state butas a common man. Ineed local technology which will help me inconserving energy,” he said in his speech on thesidelines of a seminar on ‘Energy Efficiency &Thermal Audit’ jointly organised by GujaratGovernment, CII, IndextB and the Danish Embassy.Shri Modi stressed that a lifestyle which is inharmony with elements of nature should beadopted in order to conserve natural resources ofthe planet. He further said that Indian ethos shouldbe maintained while using modern technology.Our ancestors had developed an energy-efficientlifestyle that was in tune with the laws of theuniverse. “We use lifts instead of staircase andthen spend on gym to maintain our body”, ShriModi remarked.The Chief Minister also said that governmentrules and regulations alone are not enough. “Nowit is high time that architects and designers wakeup and design buildings which will reduce energyconsumption drastically,” he said.Shri Modi said that ancient India had a conceptof environment-friendly buildings which were inalignment with nature’s elements like air, waterand sunlight and suggested that architects shouldtake a cue from houses in Pols, temples andchurches and design houses where less electricityis consumed and use of ACs is minimal. “Countriesacross the world have started re-using naturalresources using local technology. In our case, thereis need for local technology,” he said.Shri Modi said if necessary steps are not taken,something unexpected may take place because of