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Elected officers will take over next fall. New chairs of the committees are Natasha D. Bir '96, social/cultural chair; Nikesh S. Parekh '95, academic/political chair and Rajni K. Rao '96, publicity chair...
Thus did the government of Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao finally show resolve in dealing with India's spreading sectarian violence. But the B.J.P. also scored, displaying a measure of discipline lost in last December's riotous destruction of Ayodhya's historic Muslim mosque. Convinced it can ride to power on a Hindu wave, the B.J.P. plans to continue its protest campaign to force national elections...
...16th century mosque at Ayodhya, Indian police arrested nearly 6,000 Hindus and Muslims in a nationwide crackdown. Public order has been restored, but the country's political crisis continues to deepen. Within minutes of reconvening, Parliament erupted in chaos as legislators locked horns over Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's dismissal of three state governments ruled by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. Rao's move may backfire if citizens demonstrate a preference for the B.J.P. leaders they elected...
...mile procession across India in support of the movement to build the Rama temple. Lethal riots followed, but the extremist spasm had its desired effect. In 1991 the Bharatiya Janata Party won four state governments and 119 seats in the lower house, which made it the official opposition to Rao's ruling Congress Party...
...Bharatiya Janata Party bears most of the blame for last week's calamity. But Rao also shares some responsibility. He believed repeated assurances from Advani that the mosque would not be damaged. The Prime Minister, a wily parliamentary veteran whose preferred tactics are delay, discussion and compromise, underestimated the ruthlessness of the militants. By the time a screaming mob attacked the mosque with pickaxes, rods and bare hands, no party or government authority seemed able or willing to stop...