From: gnreddy@cbnewsf.att.com (G.Narotham Reddy)
Subject: India - Majority for Congress as Telugu Desam rebel group joins
Organization: AT&T
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 23:37:15 GMT


Source	: The Hindu
Date	: Aug 29, 1992
Country	: India

Topics:
* Majority for Cong(I) in Lok Sabha
* Three top militants killed in Punjab:
* Parliment session with vandemataram
* Dyuman passed away

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* Majority for Cong(I) in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Aug 22 - After the keeping the issue in suspense for almost
four months, the Cong(I) today formally admitted the six member
breakaway Telugu Desam group in the Lok Sabha to the party fold and thus
paved the way for dissolution of the splinter group. [ with this the
Cong(I) has secured a simple majority in the lok sabha ].
	The six members who have been taken in to the Congress fold are
the group leader Mr.Vijay Kumar Raju, Mr.A.Indra Karan Reddy,
Mr.K.P.Reddaiah, Mr.T.Subba Rao, Mr.G.Ganga Reddy and Mr.K.V.K Choudhary.
	This is the second time in the past one year since the Prime
Minister, Mr.P.V.Narasimha Rao assumed office that a political group
has decided to amalgamate itself with the ruling party at the center.
The first occassion was when the Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr.chimanbhai
Patel was taken into the Cong(I) fold along with the entire Janata
Dal(G) legislature party a few months ago.
	Sources in the Cong(I) emphasized that the decision to allow
the breakaway Telugu Desam to merge into the ruling party was taken by
the Prime Minister himself. 
	The delay in formal clearance of the merger proposal was mainly
on account of the caution exercised by the Cong(I) leadership. It did
not want to give an impression that the group was admitted to bail out
the minority Congress party in a crucial presidential and vice
presidential elections.  This is not to discount the anxious moments of
the Cong(I) on the floor of the Lok Sabha in the course of the
tumultious budget and monsoon sessions.
	The rebel Telugu Desam group which split some time in the
second week of April had made a representation for entry into the
Cong(I) with in a few week of events which shook the TDP supremo,
Mr.N.T.Rama Rao.  the breakaway group leader had categorically
announced on several occassions that the six members would join the
ruling party at the center before the presidential election.
	The AICC(I) General Secretary in-charge of the A.P
affairs, Mr.Janardhan Poojari, welcomed the decision of the party to
admit the six members and said that it would strengthen the hands of
the prime minister in tackling communal forces and putting the economy
back on the rails.
	The latest development, though entirely expected is bound to
trigger yet another war of words between the Cong(I) and the Telugu
Desam who are main rivals in Andhra Pradesh.
	UNI reports: The cong(I) with its allies secured a simple
majority in the lok sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam(Raju)
group into the party.  
	The merger was also announced simultaneously by
Mr.B.Vijayakumar Raju leader of the breakaway group of the Telugu Desam
at Vijayawada. 
	The Cong(I) strength in the house which has an effective
strength of 532 has risen to 251.  with the support of 17 members of
allied parties, the Cong(I) enjoys the support of 268 members. Mr.Raju
said his party was merging with cong(I) as it had been impressed by the
progressive economic measures taken by the Prime Minister to steer the
country out of the present difficult situation.

* Three top militants killed in Punjab:

[ According to today's (Sept 1 ) PTI news, security forces shot dead two
top Punjab militants early this morning.  As part of the 'operation night
dominance' directed by the Punjab Police Chief, Kanwar Pal Singh Gill, 
security forces in a fierce encoutern shot dead Charanjit Singh, alias Gullu 
'Lt.Gen' of Khalistan Commando force. ]

Chandigarh - Aug 23: A former Deputy Sup. of Police and three dreaded
terrorists were among the nearly 80 persons killed in militancy related
violence in Punjab last week. 
	While four top Punjab militants escaped from the Lucknow
district jail, nine persons suspected to have links with militants were
arrested in Raipur and Bilai in Madhya Pradesh.
	The three top militants killed in encounters were Jagtar Singh
alias Kukar 'Lt.Gen' of the Khalistan Liberation Force in Ludhiana
dist, Sucha Singh alias Jogha, 'Lt.Gen' of the Bhindranwale Tigers
Force in Majitha dist and Jinder Singh alias Jinda 'Lt.Gen ' of the
Khalistan Commando force in Tarn Taran district.
	Meanwhile, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr.Beant Singh has asked
the Shiromani Gudwara Parbandhak committee headed by Mr.Gurucharan
Singh Tohra to flush out anti-national elements from religious places.
If it failed to do so, the government itself would take the necessary
action, he warned.
	He asked why Mr.Tohra considered the chief votary of Sikh
religion, was allowing Gurudwaras to be used by militants as their
hideouts, thus affecting their sanctity.

* Parliment session with vandemataram

New Delhi - Aug 20 - All parliament sessions in future will commence
with rendering of vandemataram and conclude with the national anthem.
The decision to have the two national songs at each session on the
pattern of the Maharashtra assembly has been taken by the general
purposes committee of the lok sabha.
	It also decided to have seven additional standing committees
each comprising 20 members form the lok sabha and 10 from Rajya sabha
for examining the demands for grants of various ministries.
	It has further been decided on the suggestion o Mr.Atal Bihari
Vajpayee, senior BJP leader, that there should a code of conduct for
members during the presidential or governor's address.
	A decision to have a close circuit television in the offices of
political parties and leaders within the premises of parliament has
also been taken by the committe.

* Dyuman passed away

Madurai - Aug 19: Mr.Dyuman, managing trustee of Sri Aurobindo Ashram
died in Pondichery after a brief illness. he was 90.
	Mr.Dyuman has been with ashram right from its inception in 1927
and was a close associate of Sri Aurobindo.
	Earlier, he was a member of the Shantiniketan.
	
	
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