November 27, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Opposition’s last attempt at unity before Lok Sabha polls

Congress Reshuffles

FOLLOWING PRESSURE FROM influential faction leaders, the Congress (I) enactment changed its candidates successful a ample fig of constituencies. However, successful spite of the last-minute discussions with the contending leaders, the enactment has not yet been capable to implicit the database of states. With 3 names announced for Gujarat, the enactment leaders are struggling to spot up the differences betwixt warring factions.

Report Correct: EC

THE CHIEF ELECTORAL Officer of Madhya Pradesh has told the Election Commission that The Indian Express study astir the pre-poll largesse distributed by the authorities authorities to the voters was “factually correct”. The MP authorities announced an hold of the benefits enjoyed by Harijans and Adivasis, to the “backward castes”. The Election Commission had taken suo motu enactment pursuing an Indian Express study connected the doling retired of gifts to antithetic sections of the population.

Chavan’s Send-Off

FORMER DEPUTY PRIME Minister Y B Chavan’s assemblage was flown to Bombay from Delhi by a peculiar Indian Air Force aircraft. The cremation of the 71-year-old seasoned Congress person volition instrumentality spot astatine his hometown Karad successful Satara district. The past rites changed successful deference to the wishes of the radical of Karad.