This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 9, 1984, Forty Years Ago.
S P Malaviya, Lok Dal general secretary, came out against the proposed alliance or united front as an alternative to the Congress (I) in the coming Lok Sabha elections even though the party president Charan Singh has been holding formal discussions on the proposal with the leaders of the non-communist parties including the Janata, Congress (S), DSP and the Janwadi Party.
Assam Voter Rolls
Assam Chief Minister Hiteshwar Saikia and several of his cabinet colleagues arrived in the Capital for fresh consultations with the central government on the Election Commission’s proposal to treat the 1971 electoral rolls of the state as the basic document for revision of voters’ lists. They met Home Minister P V Narasimha Rao and held detailed discussions on the commission’s proposals.
Congress ‘Takeover’
F M Khan, who was persuaded not to undertake a fast at the AICC (I) office, claimed that about 150 Congress (I) members of the Lok Sabha were frustrated over the increasing “takeover” of the party by opportunists and time-servers. Even during the last Parliament session, many MPs had approached him to call a meeting to discuss the issue. But he had told them that things could be sorted out at the level of PM Indira Gandhi.
NTR Vs Bhaskara Rao
Even though a campaign had been launched against N T Rama Rao, the Bhaskara Rao group was only willing to wound, afraid to strike. Rama Rao apparently had reports of it in the US. He sent back home a close aide, a state intelligence officer — who incidentally was also with Nandini Satpati in Orissa when her government fell — to get an authentic report about the revolt brewing in the party.
