The Indian Express -- Politics

Tuesday, May 13 1997

Left parties ask Laloo to quit

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI-M and the Communist Party of India (CPI), which are the constituents of the United Front yesterday demanded the resignation of Bihar Chief Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav saying the judiciary would put to test the charges against him in the fodder scam.

Special courts order for Jaya trials challenged in a PIL

The Madras High Court has been moved to declare as unconstitutional GO No 628 Home (Courts II) dated April 30, 1997, under which three special courts have been constituted to conduct the corruption cases against former chief minister J Jayalalitha, her erstwhile cabinet colleagues, IAS officers and other benamis.

Minister accused of shielding man in harassment case

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minister Nepal Singh, a member of Mayawati's cabinet in Uttar Pradesh is under fire for allegedly shielding a professor of Hindu Degree College who has been accused of sexually exploiting one of his students. The harassed girl later hanged herself.

A year of order and democracy in Tamil Nadu

Salvaging a shoddy script

Gujral, Sharif warm up with new hotline

Kesri asked to set up Vidarbha Cong committee

MPs make yawn of plan with forty winks

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