DEVASTHALE: The ruling Janata Dal socialist Thursday declared that Indian government would not tolerate any outside interference in Kashmir and hoped that peace would return to the valley.
The party was deliberating on the political resolution on the opening day of its three-day national convention here.
The Janata Dal (S) said elections in violence-riddled Punjab would depend on the positive response from all sections of the people to maintain peace and assure free and fair elections.
The resolution which noted with concern the tension in various parts of the country said in the present context the nation could ill-afford the path of confrontation and mutual discord.
The convention which was declared open with the presidential address by deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal heard speaker after speaker lashing out at former prime minister V P Singh holding him responsible for the split in the parent Janata Dal party.
The first salvo was fired by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav who charged V P Singh with trying to divide the country in the name of religion and caste for political benefit.
He said V P Singh and ted to run the government through gimmickry and stunt and had tried to undercut his own party leaders. Yadav was followed by Devi Lal who accused V P Singh of trying to build castles of power by dividing the people on Mandal commission report.
Later moving the political resolution in the first ever national convention of the less than three month old Janata Dal-s railways minister Janeshwar Mishra said we decided to party company with V P Singh when he found him incapable of finding a solution to multifarious problems
Presenting his report on organizational activities senior general secretary Om Prakash Chautala said conspiratorial politics pursued by V P Singh had made it impossible to get along with him.
Article extracted from this publication >> February 8, 1991
