KSRAO@power.eee.ndsu.nodak.edu (03/22/91)
This is the News on 22nd March 1991
India:
There had been a dramatic development in Harayana. The CM Hukum Singh has
resigned as the leader of the legislature party and Om Prakash Choutal was
elected this afternoon as the leader. In the meantime three ministers have
resigned protesting the moves to replace the CM
Cong(I) President Rajeev Gandhi is meeting tomorrow the CMs of UP and
Gujarat for forming an electoral alliance. He said at Nagpur Airport that Mr.
P. V. N. Rao is going to Lucknow and Ahm'bad for talks. Eralier at Rajkot, RG
said that the permission to VHP for performing Shilanyas (during his admn) was
given on a written undertaking by VHP the the temple will be built only after
the courts permit it.
Janata Dal Leader, Mr. Arun Nehru has said that the electoral fight will
be only between the Nationa Front and Cong(I) and he does not see any
possibility of a hung parliament.
BJP leader K.L. Sharma said that his party is sounding Anna DMK party
for an electoral alliance. However, while talking to UNI he said that BJP will
not have any electoral pact for the ensuing elections.
Assembly elections in TN and Pondichery will be held along with LS
elections. WB cabinet has decided to dissolve the Assembly. The Election
Commosion is waiting for a communication from WB govt to hold WB elections also
concurrently (sp?). The EC said that it is ready to hold elections in Assam,
J&K and Punjab if centre so desires.
In Assam AGP seems to be in a crisis. Seventten legislators have written
a letter to Mr. Mohanta accusing of corrurion etc and asking him to step down
as their leader.
In New Delhi, a bomb exploded in a shopping mall in Connaught area injuring
three people who have been rushed to a hospital. The entire area was cordoned
off by bomb squad.
Sri Lanka:
Three hundred LTTE guerillas have been killed in encounters during the
last three days, according to an SL govt. spokesman. The operation took place in
Mannar district and resulted in the death of 18 soldiers.
Pakistan:
Herald Group of Newspapers have suspended publication of Karachi and
Hyderabad editions of all its newspapers. The group has alleged that there was
an unprecedented violence against hawkers and journalists by MQM elements. MQM
leader Altaf Hussain and representatives of the group had a meeting today.
There was fire at the offices of Taqdir, one of the papers accused of bias by
MQM. The Herald group newspapers include Dawn.
Sources: All India Radio and BBC
K. Sankara Rao ksrao@power.eee.ndsu.nodak.edu
Department of Electrical Engineering
North Dakota State University, Fargo
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