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Wednesday, April 22, 1998
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Forget Srikrishna panel report, says Joshi
After repeated assurances and denials, the Maharashtra Government has finally ruled out tabling the much-awaited Srikrishna Commission report on the 1992-93 Mumbai riots during the current session of the State Legislature. Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi blamed the delay on logistical reasons and its potential implications while announcing the decision on the floor of the State Assembly.
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Buta to file FIR against Mahajan
Buta Singh, who was dropped from the Vajpayee ministry as Communication Minister, yesterday said he would lodge a complaint with the police against the prime minister's political adviser Pramod Mahajan for allegedly threatening him and his family members. Singh said he would file an FIR today against Mahajan whom he accused of threatening his family members with dire consequences if he did not quit the Union Cabinet
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CPI, JD may lose national party status
The Trinamool Congress, the Lok Shakti, the Rashtriya Janata Dal and ten other political parties have been upgraded to state party status while the Communist Party of India, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Janata Dal are in danger of losing their position as national parties following their performance in the 1998 elections. After a post-poll review, the EC has recognised 13 political parties, awarding them the status of state parties.
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Panel for freeing farm loans
The R V Gupta committee on agriculture credit has called for interest-rate deregulation on farm loans. The one-man panel submitted its report to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor, Bimal Jalan, on Tuesday. The committee favoured allowing banks to fix interest rates on agricultural loans and offer finer rates to borrowers with a good track record. Presently, the RBI regulates the rates on loans up to Rs 2 lakh.
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