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...NARAYAN--a disciple of the father of Indian independence, the late Mahatma Gandhi, Narayan has long been a national folk hero in India. Affectionately known there as J.P., Narayan has helped organize four national parties under the banner of the Janata [People's] Party in opposition to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi...
...supporters at a fairground outside New Delhi. Speaking from a reclining position because of an illness contracted during his recent stay in prison, the frail 74-year-old statesman worked the crowd into a chaotic frenzy with his low-key call for the defeat of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in next month's parliamentary elections. As he spoke quietly but passionately about the brutal repression and loss of political freedom under Gandhi's rule, Narayan was frequently interrupted with wild cries of "Long live J.P.," his nickname, and "Long live Janata," the coalition party formed in opposition to Gandhi...
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi startled the world last month by relaxing the iron rule she had maintained under a state of emergency declared in mid-1975: she ended press censorship, freed political prisoners and scheduled parliamentary elections for next month. Whatever her political motives, her timing in one respect was sound. The Indian economy, described by a U.S. expert as "a great lumbering elephant," has turned so frisky that Mrs. Gandhi need have no fear of the economy becoming an issue in a free election. As she said in announcing the vote, "Anyone can see that today the nation...
India waited expectantly last week for the address to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. "Some 18 months ago," she said, "our beloved country was on the brink of disaster. Violence was openly preached, workers were exhorted not to work, students not to study and government servants to break their oath. National paralysis was propagated in the name of revolution. The government had to act and did act." She spoke on, defending once again the virtual dictatorship under which her Congress Party had quashed all political opposition, imprisoned dissidents, gagged the press and postponed general elections...
...Party, the Socialist Party and the Old Congress Party-announced that they will form a united front and run a single slate of candidates to prevent fragmentation of the opposition vote. Said Desai: "We are interested only in getting a thumping majority." But the betting is that Indira Gandhi will once again do the thumping...