Friday, August 14, 1998
Tushar moves court for Govt action on Srikrishna report
Tushar Gandhi, great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and vice-president of Samajwadi Party's city unit, has urged the Mumbai High Court to direct the Maharashtra government and State Director General of Police to register criminal cases against those held responsible by Srikrishna Commission of Inquiry for causing 1992-93 riots in the metropolis.
Sena to maintain aggressive Hindutva plank: Thackeray
Ignoring the strictures of the Election Commission, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has declared that his party will not abandon its principal ideology and contest all elections on an aggressive Hindutva plank. Thackeray said the need to contest the elections on the Hindutva plank was necessary since "the nation is passing through a critical period."
Vigilance inquiry planned against Gill
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is planning to initiate a vigilance inquiry against Prasar Bharati CEO S S Gill for appropriating financial powers and misleading the board. In his defence, Gill says: "If I exceeded my powers, it was only because these were never notified. I cannot close shop and sit at home."
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