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Gandhi's election charade

Red Weekly No. 191, 17 March 1977 · p. 10 of the scan · 805 words

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PINOCHET Unity Government, are organising oopositon to me untas policies, to lay ine basis tor a return to 'normal" capitalist rule in Chile.

probably not encouracino. tor the junta either. in particular American participation in the coup for aranted.

Tyson, ine CeouTy leader of the US delegation to the UN Human Rights ission has publicly apologised for me wo role in me cous. ine apology was drawn by the ment. The White House Press Secretary refused to comment on President Carter's response wner ne near or sons remarks. * BRAZIL American imperialism is carescience repression Latin America.

raise oo ecions to me wide soread use or torture in brazi.

NO CHON moral concerns affect the attitude of the Soviet to brazil nas decidito tal tre DOVIet considers question of rights of man to be an internal problem to each country The United States ambassdoor too nas been ar bains to stress inat relations between the two countries continue to *GREECE The Greek working class is the MaTesT TO COIn SInE curopean Cesar Chavez of the Farm Workers agreement with the Teamsters Union for a division of coverade derween Ine two unions The UFW, affiliated to the AFL-CIO, battle for the right to negotiate contracis on Cantomnia ano anzona pickers. They agreed contracts CESAR CHAVEZ in 1970, but when these came uD tor renewar in loo i was ine leamsters wno stepped ir to negotiate. was comed by Teamster leaderurw recoonion stuccle to its proud record of association with the Mafia and Nixon But weakness UFW always been is noerar bachism retusa to organise real resist ance to the Teamster thugs in Now it has signed which, accome! maintamine control over nerd workers. nands - packing sheds over to the Teamsters. *SPAIN Keith Morfett, journalist wrongly arrested by une opanisn police in vanuary writing in ine sunday times revealed evidence of a retired Spanish diplomat claims that Nazi propaganda minister Goebbers and nis wite SIne grape A FEW DAYS before 650 million Inclans co I TO Sine Minister Indira Gandhi suggested that they follow the example of the Pakistani electorate in reluring d 'strong centre party as all voTers winor nave notice the widespread ballot-rig ging in Pakistan and the tanks on their choice of Government.

Gandhi did not need the Pakistani President bnuto to snow Ther run Already security forces and central ine recular security peace at ine bois. inis means ar average of some 400 armed men in each constituency.

Uttar Pradesh welstronghold of Gandhi's Congress Hany out now Enreatenes ov me combined opposition, there have been 40 out of the 86 constituencies.

ICCAUTIOU election will oe decideo in uttar.

ano PRISONERS There are still 30,000 political brisoners Gandhis least half of them arrested before propaganda, the relaxation ot tne -emereency WHiCH Gandhi's election call represented selective easing on the British Prominent opposition were release to cive a Tacdue o democracy, wnie nara line oppo nents, like George Fernandes, leader ocialist cany. and systematically prevented from participation in electoral activity.

When the elections were announcee in vanuary. ally considered that the congress Party wave.

VOIY nao boosted tion wnile intation was negligiole or even negative omIc provided stimulus to industrial production.

TOT 7915-0 was compared with 2.5 per previous year and tne year of the bourgeoisie holding Communist Party, Indiar heading for certain victory CACHI PIC, Talled DEFECTIONS tions of leading Congress election. 200 battalions of border Claris including Preserve Gandhi's owi Torces Keet been since 1947 Jagjivan once recard Ine ductive.

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and 01 Congress was Bourgeois tions principled Then came a series of defec 3 politi members - ттастоп Tally A THE THOS ing the ni sioniticant boiltician to oreak nas Ram A MiniSter The real issue at stake Important sec tors ot the bourgeoisie have begur SUDDreSSIOn tion to one or democratic rights as counter proremandes ine accuracy or inis estimation Jacivan nam speaks al election among ine peasantry, Tormenty it large sectors InTroductIon Ham demacoque wno talks of SCienacanted to nolar or the Janata party. The including the Socialists we record ne sanskan on democracy leaves everything to ane Dandy desired and the Congress Part ine open. ine still has the tinancial backing o

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attitude administration in the USA is

Following Brady Tyson's gaffe over Chile,

Apart from the obvious irony of Indian politician pakistan

the swing Congress Party

'untouchable' popu- electoral support

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