Monday, May 31, 1999
Akalis split, Tohra heads new group
The ruling Akali Dal in Punjab split on Sunday with expelled senior party leader Gurcharan Singh Tohra forming a parallel outfit climaxing six months of bitter feud between him and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal that engulfed Sikh religio-politics.
Cong for RS session on Kargil
The Congress today launched a blistering attack against the Vajpayee Government by saying that Defence Minister George Fernandes was a "liability'' for the country.
JD to go with Pawar if he stays clear of Cong, BJP
Karnataka Chief Minister J H Patel on Sunday indicated Janata Dal's willingness to tie-up with Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party for the Lok Sabha polls, if it remained equidistant from the Congress and BJP.
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