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HAN
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S � Dererol
*f ', 'IT* ' >' -'"�'�
Itidian
NcwDdlhi
<t>n vV0vdrsdas
here unflei
A thiee-day seminiiJr
the join
was ce
� ,<�'��;; '' ''�.��. ��';,,
....._ , ^atel^s^
thfy .were tne son^ '$n.�l dfu^htirs "'""""" , '..' ', Bi^he^did not .know what the
.��^�,-V . �"� T^-l- *�-�' '/JT IT JT.�~� � '.-a�. �
the Cotnci of Cultural Studies and the JaWaharla! Jfehru Meijji; prtal Fuul. ;
'��referred': to
Th<$ pa rtitipants >n the------,,,^
jncfudci 20 frortv In li* and fitfe from at road who to ye persortM * kriowtec ie pf the si bject ddU*rPLv >----^ -depth c that 1 counjcry
faetng^in
Reiterating; t^;; gpvSrnmerit's ,.riliey of tic^-inw^r^ the
affairs of those whp had acquired foreign <Uteenslifo^ affairs minister iaid th
ttohs included iscussion on! the factors t > Indians j leaving the At d their status in the f their adjjptioiu
passport^nbl^ef sj of Iftdlaia oigin W^ put;m
the M
said that
seminar ;the nlsterv AJty Indians who
jiat IrtdMns; li
sd tb h^ye culttjr^l ant}
iks. with
m ted to
religious
; ':Tftose ':,:: who, ; to fi
te. __ .............
acquired citizeif ship of other cpuittri �s (must
tify the fosjslves withjthe Cpun , of their adoption atic contribute in the devetyprfient an J progress of ihp^e i attons; �*Th *
double loyalties or s
addisd He advispd them --id aive UD their
dua| lojyal; the mains
andardsv^he
ie> and bfccomc part of tream of tpose nations-
._. 'ajjpayee said Indians were ivifg abrpadj and holding Indian passports; rnW^iriake fup thejr i flintt whethei they wawtecj to $elt e in the countries in which thejf ; vetje/ living tor! Wanted -to 'return to;Indja.-V'�'1^.7:;7-V;�"�./' At pre tern Ithefce Indians wejre^n a la in the facejof alt typej pf difflcultiek; They efc not wfltnt to come jo ftidia becaii's^ of the Job oppbrtjunftics and ttte standarcf of
*J maintain in
........ ;iat;:the;sa;rhe^
wanted <p retain their a sports
it corne haldy^softve diay / avc; to r^ $eif
he added 1 ; 7'y:7'77; J Indians jtoidinig Indian ribute toSjihe me of; the
festivals mutt
.....[e;;;;referred'':^p.
uddhlsts from lap^n 4nd iftdbn-si4 in this ^oni^
During his viintb
��- ** --� ��� -��_*�� ^'. .. j.- I ". ..� . v - ., t , ;
iid> .he
that lndWni:-1he|e; hstd set |ip srriill shqf s�� ahdi�'�. livied itr splaiibn. He wd^ ^erev not intere|5t^d irijsetting Industries in he
with
ntte/ri djan labpu
the-
�'�h^ hardships
tpy thofce ;bunines
thifk-niig^
>rt
ced^and
���i:>::,:;-';�'.'���"�:�'�.���� Ai'"'v:V-^^;--'^>'.... j^reiiS^t!tei?itf^edl tb further ttengthefilhe!t uttUratlinks with iveijseas Indiana dr^d ^d^d that *ib power- on e\aithr'cbuljd snip; thb [juitiiral atidi^rfe i^ipusjfinks with hiscpuhtrv^ Wiuih rfmato
. th
.
[who Has spei\t|alx�iit 35 years in ' pmat ic y; ' '
ofigi
own
cp.u^
>pment
eferred to :yet c'ategorjy of In^lains id I and terjned thenri as
. w..m.J^::^--^*
;ho had I: neither .jpeen fd *y t,nis country nor:':'.bjr; the :ri<is where
"T
^OLT. PORTABLE STEREO �IN-ONIBtBlHEFr
.seyen;'^ Indian: ^su&t liye.d;ai
;fn;iljiprt countries in about three
and
'�!*&
fof ?
tASSEttE
PE)
olF ;on u
of
' Hvetl and jr e ; ljr ;!Soiith.
e � '
ORPHONEi
I99K1NOSWAY,
IE 437.
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SOURS
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FBEE FOR NE V^ IMMIGi
order
dli
to pal lnt�Mi| tfefoffe
Uvl
fort,
tor three Canada or USA
itbt to all oolv leaa and
to new ymi aws
M In II
rece
arrival In coupon i
decided to
;;;wiiji/ . We
that wlU be of
l ''��.-�':-:" ',-�:, -� � '"�-- ��' �:�;�� '>'
on an
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�?.-�;�;
MWHICHi CUPATIOfNAL BACKGRQU
,' � ' ''.'f1 '-i-�'��.'.' �'. '/�
� ��^���^'�i��'t�o�4���
ecisions, vwhilev in therwise,:
or
ecion not to appw >re llah Cinmisjsion oti
'iv^t^oSpafe-^ycid'-aske4h^ lU^sei w^ethe^ M^
Was Unpre:-
mo<?
feri whether or not she wpuld iulBJect Herself to u^ tipAinrg by hie Corn mission aye conflicting r^j ortSv sourees close to S^r *� (?andhi*s tipMse-hpi<i yvere nbit siire of her though it wa^s knowrijtha ihe was making leil 5 cortsultat-
, \ ' . '�'.'� ' � - L ' ' ^"*^-
iOns
?6Bc nteht.
wk)i;Some:<i until late
-t--^--- -fherfbrmer
he previous
., ........... . . ,:Wete-s^tsup;_at
Patiala Hou^: whew? the
t:S;:$lftift^
. . ._ , were rhadej and ia large contigent piT toltce; force; rnounted
r:___. �_ .__ _._.. . jprenilses;. ;;Pr6}itbftpry Borders lihder; section 144 fcv P:^V: was clamped in the area ^prohibiting assembly of Wdire ;than four entirtp; the
passes,;ar^ car labels ;pubjic;tranisport arolund the :wer�ff r^g-ulatedv "..........,
pplic^'expiected a
irbniiv the of the Patfiala house
>vitrie$s.Mrs; Gar
In ^ her statemejit presented before the Cbmmission through
raiidhi xjuest-
apjp the CortimisSipn iif: general and
! cpnc
that
be �
,partiCipatk>li iri the
Inquiry ;irt
a<lck;d tftat decided -rtb ;hold! iaccorid^nipe v^ith I ,ffi&ufs& thereof; sttiArnons me as a AWitrtesSi 1 s^
proc^edinjg
^.
/In/; -the, -^notice. �
t he;Ebtr ni issipn Asking to giye iirtforrn^ ibrl pii; cettalh matters i efeairiei - to
of
i[iij) � n i Lalit as
(iii);a^ointrn0nts
Reserve'
as Go an
alBarikrespec* : (iy); $&Q ^trie action
.,^.,.,^.._cr,.__._7.i cer ^iri offijcialsrpf the ^tn^stries ^ lnditstrie.$ and
f Mr*;Puri and
it Mrs; Giitdhi
_ _ -that thie lent^elthrust c^ the repprting of the; droc^durej of :ythje ;t>y;;pe;;rie^s^aper^ vision A his exposed; the formerJr^rirne N^mster^
' /..^^.-to.^-a: of: political id ;criaracter
C She^ said 'the fend Jpf yaribi?$
statement^ $f wU ^ses wh<^ h aye; appeared b^fbte the cprnrhissiptvi would nave cle* ly^ ai|irinieci ythat ':heji: reputatibn i vas likely toy be prejup!;icif 11 y�.. j Ifectedl Xnv to pfpceedmgs ;;>, Jv:be.fore:':^:.^Ihei Commissions ^
beet itrep araMy lepufation. is � ai part of tny personal;liberty under^-Ariiclf? 21 of the X^stitu^ ""iy- :":-'" �"�-*�- :'^-^;;prther^^3
cjrtinpt
Ijlpf can i;,b<e jiwqpoijed tc*
process of defamatip^ accordance with the brpcedure established by law* 'vshe
:!:
�ss statepetits
Impunity
tied pariie
thout
of
-exainihatibn bylthe concer
There has
aftd long-drd^n corss-by the
itself. Can there be ^^i^^^^ mhce of a judjci^l atmbs0�ere r when tni prbceedings^ were, ibntln^piii Ay punctuate d with cheers irdjeet^i sarcastic; thinly >reile4 W suit s
:-tb"""" �"'�':""";l'"
ire silent about
which fed to its d^toatibn. In a
Country which was vast ind beset
!Jvith d^e^�Krfed a^^w
Ing; prpbilemsi urgent measures
l^lltbbetakeii. Sc^
|heir teprementatic^
y$ l>e ^avoJ|4edV -*1 haye icly e^pr^ssed re^etliar any
Unjust rmrdsWj^
'Hff^^^f^.' ' .-.'.- � � \ � . . ...-. 1-1 .-..�'�. j..
Mrp; Xjandhi cphtentedi that the
disregardl^plE; the _ cotiteinplatted by the Cotistitu^ion
fibed^ ^
rf v the prinpip^s of
caused
Cntitcisirtg the present govern-
ahdut v^icii she refe s-^ Ipunilet^j^
|sihe ^id ^: W
jvestifee of politk:al;jrnprafity whjjdfi fhas not i>een; torn into shreds in tjie last 8 moiith^ standards of the Janata; Party Goyernnieht are Jpbyious by the trhpositten of a Ml$A type law m Madhya ^radesh iagaih^ whfch
yiolatipn natural jus|^
Iroutinfe; protests have been^m
, �,^.v^�^p ��.- r���,----- - ./.. - jjby SOfT^ r^
ttt Gbmm&siph jni ^
' inquitt that the inquiry was; f\^ (s being^ abtiised and turned
conducted in two : parts; ' etermirie Whether any
;. t_
| into a Weapc^/to
i criminal charges not oriy Gbngr-
v *rt^ Tes$^^ deterrtline involve^ ^^
_ persori
would b^coriductecV^
#ti^'-"a/�f i�hH ' till*"'--''''-�� --5" '"'� �*�"�'";�' ���'''Jt'-~---:-''���-' "��.,'i'v:'----it-.J:-: .'-'.-c'_^-.�,'��'>"_--'<. � -
ine act ana inc^ �;:misused
f
rules, s)ie ^aid that the prbcedure adopted ; wa^ worse th^n the disease.' ^lt < is v tantampunt } to spying -1 ihalt first hpJp1^ trial ^determini^whether a niutdey ieeri cpinmitted br.^not; even i may be damned in the ,� . _ ..... ishaUthenhq trial tb dejtermine ;ypur vti\$ in
id is theiirst trial nece ssaii-ilivS i nypty exl
against thb Accused yi/ith the > splei; pb]ect ojf denigrating ? their jfwiblic image arid destroying the Indian^National Congress as; the pfincipji} oppps^ipn party^'
'.' i. v.75
Explaini^ t^ie Circumstances which led fto^the, declaratibn of^
emijr^ertc^ O^^d-iidietotog^^r;. I charges /birtfe present gove
the,startentents
,:vi
,. , .L-,. i rrtentqupting
into yputJ connection with
�-....,..�-.-
datixhed
Pvi
] Minister* Mrs. G^
j the ;hbpe; that the Cornniissiori
_C'jshe;.ar_..
r ii(juiry would be of li il tbfcer^when her reicmtatibtt
_. irretrlv
_ > 5uch double^ i was hot Iwarranted either by the
ofreleirence
eiivis:ages/ single^ irrquiryi The depjositiohr beforex the ^ mission ..._....
vital Cphstitut-Jssjues regardinjgr the status irimev Minister �and ^
";klsb investigate
^ts and decide: how far any r^ev^nce ;to; the j declaratioii of eTnergency in June,
1; 1975 or tp "the events which took
j place in the siibseqiueht period;;
};� �-.;;*.*Jth.f$,:"-; ;.ff^;';;:/ft^t;;';'*$v;;:;;�;;; jstAtutofy
i obiigatipn; ;of t^
}; under its terms of reference;- she
''�'��boinfcd^j^U:^
After Mr$; G^ndfii*s statenrent read put by a^Commission;
functioning c^ theiCabin duioted j.jexteivsiy^ 1 y "\ from the British wrisrjudence tb; siibstantr
tite her
;QShe.:;;4ai confirm
.i�
an
arugments.
had no! with an
;at__ (Jovern
;.Baitlc
theniv;
infbirrn
personal / bf them.
yed that unlike othe^ cbmmissions appointed under the^sarne; Act siricje its^; inception in 1952^; the
f ^terms Pb^ r^ decisite hot tp .| ^^^^
R:N.VA^ar^al i ^cific taltf werebas^
pf the facts ) > deVis^ the s^t p^cedure firstv to and th^ts^e j ^
-^ { seeMng voluntary dvsclbsuies by
;l the witnesses and then summon
| the required witnesses to deter-
f � rnirjie their involvenient; ;-
|; A^
j ;^onV the aiidieh^^^h We
| ;|rbwned upon ^l such ^s^ and wheni s^ch:thlngi haj>pened
it could lipt -be
that pf Mr., ruli as i -of the;Punjab i<aus^;; ^'I; consio!eied
:the hasis pf available ohv as the ^rnost Suitable to-
coiistured asi haying hi^ ajmrpval
�ii � -i-i- .1 � u � , and the prb^ na^c^l^stj^udpn?^ th^
^^�^^^-j^p^�i;^
to cohduct the proce^in^^in an
-,->��-, --_..;� �,�-�.�-..�;�; .�:���; �'.-�:�.�-*.-?*!��" � ���.-� ;:v.,of-':-
ecpnoijniic cpndititin;s which
i/ati^fj^^^ cases of four
pn many received in 'writiniijo^ orally as the �rv alleiginfl corrupt ;C^$ wh ich ^were K>rwardeb! to the concerned: aiitthp|tties, or and o<rcjasionaUy staff fir appropriate
UVIV1.^*' ��.-,�� . � :l . '"-�^.v" U-_>^�.'.V'
'��'�-����''� f f �<-:i:~ �-��'�- ' ''?*-' ����*�� ���'-� -�"��L � -� � � **V.-'����.�u�v.v* ���
*W^W^ ^ #?*$ ���#� ^jff; �� would be given
�4-Av'4.*l�kl : '��*�-�*�"�*�>�*>*-��*..��� �'i'i*�>l�a. . k>fIC At '.�-��.. . � -. , �.- .V..0- � �'
Justic^ Shah'said that he was /only: concerned with the ideclara-tipni bf emergency if it amounted tpi ^n e^^
matters referred to; iiv Mrs; Gandhi'$ staternent Were not reley an^ tothe: ^ntmission.
He assured t^t eveiv witisess
� �--"- �" � - � �-. -. - \. . _ \ \. ,-� : *�� - - � � ..' �
uiry Actyl she claimed that
""^"�r"* ..<-..��'-.-� *'J .-; ��- �/..-. - �.���.������-.'.���:����'�. . � aMV�;u.
*if the reputatibn pf a person^ ts V;0ri ahci likely to%prelu�
the inqukyi le rnu$t�e�iyen a opifcrtunity ;b
the;ConimiMioiti had disregarded the prcedure contemplated
^d prescribe^
by -t: ct : Wi ;: R'tilesi -
uiidef Ml�A|
and a^ded that she * *had nothing :ith-ihe^rnatter.rr:-,-';: �;�/:. ;V ^ ........ ,r .yshe-!-)ia4T::;n!(i
intention to felarne net cplleag^ie for Wnat has b<ew; done or wha
by th( "I assume full Go
' ;,.:..' ,fc
CbyernmentwhJ^h the; t>riyileg;e ;tp lead^'* v r , airidhi:pointed out tha| the tieirrhs of; reference :of th
to
ciripdwer% th
enqu
to explain before the . �; ife had no interition anyone ta^isreputeV Pai, iprrner industries Minister^in Kirs. Gandhi^ cabinet
volunteered to^m
in which lie said tnat his officers
yere harassed at the behest bf the
Prime ifiiiister and theCBIvvhich:
iniq&ired%to the;alleged corrup-
tiorivepuld n^ bri^
against th^ini.^r:�v:-'''f ��:-^;-� � �-�� :"-v-.
. , �j a i. Reffering^
issipn^re^e.s^^
motivated.
the
re into the excesses commilf-
she; retairi rne in the
also offered to^ fee corss^etxamined
Our Correspondent
B
i; The winter sess of th^ Parliament began No -ember 14^ In vboth Hous the Hajva 5abha and the 1 Sal to; brief ; references w< ^out the acddeht to 1 carrying th ePrtitie Minis at Jprhat and placed Pn rea the ir � sense : of "relief" : at t prc videhtial escape -pjE' the Pfi: Mi nister and his party and at i sarnie time appreciated the:. "hi $ei ise of duty and patriotism the rfive. cre\y members of 1 ite [van Air Force who lost th in the atcidenr; �
The members obseryed mi|iute'$ silefnce^as a: mark
reijlpe-ct; ;.:'-: �^-.��^�^^, �; '- �'/'�.�"-."- : ',
'".'" '"[*,.".� . " �-'.*. " " ; � . � � ' ' � ' r '
The ^ Lok Sabha witnessed no scenes and a : clash between t ^ernment arid the Cpngr* j positipn during, a brief disci oh the �admissibility of buriiiiient rnbtidn relating alleged attack by RSS men
ad
the Gandhi Smiriti Nejw Delhi for; quoting from ^ Desars autbbiograp that the RSS; was ;responsiple murder of Mahatma Gandl
Intervening in the discussion t Prfme Mintster. Morarji Des clarified that the ;RSS was ! irivolyed in the murder Gandhiji and that Nathun Qbdse. the assassin of Gandh ha d left the RSS much before t Tnin
|The Pppbsitioh leader, V. Glavan said {he had read t Prjime Miiuster!s book in whi he; had �;��� saidC thit Godse * coinneicted with/the RSS. WJ
"
in the >Rajya Sabha the Minis fc r Information and Broadcastii L K^ Advanl, ; announced 1 g jvemment *is deeisipn to rest< tlie status :quo ante^of the ft n ews agencies as it ^existed pr to their 'Vvojuntary mergier*rii ' '' '' ''
The news acencies ;are: Ptess Trust -pf India (PTI) I nited News of India ;-.!(Ul t [industan Samachar (Hindi) S amisichar Bh arati -, (Hindiy.
gjovenrtherit- had considered c] uestion of; the^ future set-up :t ews agencies in all its^aspeci 11 doing so, they rwd taken i a ccount the rec bmmendatic . j lade by the expert committee! li ews agencies as alsa the pul r eaction to its recommendatioi
fHe alsp referreoVto the fact t Pte lorjmer jgovernment had. c rily actively assisted the fort tion of Samachar but had J ji uided the managing contrnit < f Samachar iri their po <lecistonsv.';.;;';'v(-;;-;;.rv. ;�- '-..-.-�..
� � '' .'' � ~ '. � - ~ ' ~ ..' � . �' - ," *
V* Samachar was thus m sjensev a product and symbo^ the; emergency and > indeedv iLberration arising but *6f
jThe gbvernment had, tbmer to the cpncjiisipn that at ^nprne-nt the^gbverament's rol he rnatter. should be lim imply to the setting right of berration; News agencies foi o merge ^undeir-? pressure Igainsi their will during mergency: should ;be aJIowe< "unction independently as i'.erev-eiariieV.-'-:.:-.It wpuld tfi< pen to them if they do deslrj :o-operaie ?or come togethei )rder to ensure that they ible to play 'ntbre effective I; the pivotal role expected of.ti
