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...stones were already flying when Indira Gandhi came before a hostile audience of 50,000 in the eastern city of Bhubaneswar. Campaigning for her Congress Party before national elections that will last from Feb. 15 to Feb. 22, India's Prime Minister upbraided the troublemakers. She cried, "Will you vote for such hooligans, who throw stones at other people?" Just then, an egg-shaped rock flew through the air and thudded into Indira's face, fracturing the bridge of her nose, loosening a tooth and lacerating her lip. For a moment she swayed forward, clutching her face. Then...
...Indira remained on the dais for a few minutes, then was led under heavy guard to a waiting auto. Flying back to New Delhi, bandaged and in obvious pain, she held the tip of her sari in front of her face to shield her damaged nose from photographers. "I'm as tough as ever," she said. But her doctors ordered her to enter a hospital for treatment, and to cancel all engagements for the next few days...
...Indian politics for 20 years, it is blamed for the country's food shortages and economic stagnation. The campaign has been marked by increasing violence. At nearly 80 political rallies, most of them Congress Party affairs, speakers have been heckled and shouted down. But the stone that hit Indira caused a surge of sympathy for her throughout India, an emotion that could only work to the advantage of the Congress Party...
...Indira herself was certain of victory in her own constituency in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. For that matter, the Congress Party also was certain of an overall victory. The question was, by how much? Most forecasts held that it would lose some seats in Parliament and lose control of three or four states to opposition parties, including the state of Kerala to the Communists. The outcome was vitally important to Indira, who, unlike the vast majority of candidates, faces another election almost immediately. In April the Congress Party will convene to assess the election results and decide whether...
...Indian government. The displaced princes are hard to beat; many peasants still remember their rule as the good old days, when life was simpler and they could at least bring their complaints directly to their ruler instead of facing the massive bureaucracy that now engulfs India. Sadly, as Indira Gandhi has discovered, all too many Indians associate their troubles with the democratic system and the Congress Party, which succeeded their former rulers...