The Indian Express -- Politics

Tuesday, July 22 1997

House in disarray over desecration issue

Opposition members in both Houses of the Maharashtra Legislature tried to keep alive the controversy over the desecration of Dr Babasaheb Ambekar's statue in Mumbai and Nashik by moving a fresh adjournment motion yesterday.

Laloo puts the smile back on Soren, Mandal's face

There was a freshly-discovered swagger in the gait of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leaders Shibu Soren and Suraj Mandal yesterday as they acknowledged the cheers of supporters and government officials at Ranchi airport. Their rehabilitation has a lot to do with the role the JMM played in helping the Laloo Prasad Yadav government survive the no-confidence motion.

Bhattal orders committee to review dissent

Punjab Congress President Rajinder Kaur Bhattal has decided to set up a three-member fact-finding committee to determine whether the open dissent against her leadership by party workers at a convention in Ludhiana on Sunday amounted to anti-party activity.

Flood-hit feast on a rich diet of politicspeak

Mamata firm on parallel meet

Thackeray asks Sainiks to surrender

HC reprieve for Laloo, no arrest yet

Paswan queers pitch for Bihar CM's dismissal