The Indian Express

Saturday, May 31 1997

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Congress believes in upholding family "ties"
Wife, daughter, son, daughter-in-law. Anything goes for a seat in the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee. The list of UPCC members, which was released yesterday, is flooded with relatives of party heavyweights.

BJP yatra targets Communists
The Bharatiya Janata Party has left no doubt about its intentions. It is clearly targeting the Communist bastion of Kerala as a prospective vote bank. No efforts are being spared to woo the State electorate, a fact borne by BJP president L K Advani's Swarnjayanti rath yatra which entered the state last week.

Mamata may launch parallel PCC
Isolated and badly squeezed out of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, the Mamata Banerjee loyalists have decided to strike back before the rival camp consolidates its gain in the recent organisational election. The Mamata loyalists are preparing themselves to launch a parallel movement against the ruling LF.

IGP rattles skeletons in Assam police closet

EC plea for ordinance fails

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