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Devi under pressure from son to join Rajiv's Congress
"FW DELHI March » The deputy prime minister Mr Devi Lal. la under pressure from Ms younger son. Mr Ran pt Singh to quit the Janata Dal (S) and join the Congreaafl) along with his supporters, re ports (UNf)
Others who want Mr Devi Lal to switch sides tnchxle Mr JagJzep Dhankar a former Union deputy minister tn the VP Singh government, and Mr Chand Ram. an MP This lobby claims to have got the signatures of 34 Lok Sabha members of the Janata DaRS) In support of their move
On the other hand. Mr Om Preakash Chuautala who la general secretary of the Janata Dal(S) and Mr Devi LaTs eldest son ts opposed to splitting the party and betraying the prime minister. Mr Chandra Shekhar
The Haryana chief itantoter Mr Hukam Singh. and several of his cabinet colleagues who are now In the capital are also ■gainst move Their main ar gument Is that they had got a popular mandate first In June 1987 and then In November 1989. by opposing the Congress (1) and would find it difficult to justify their deci Mon to join the Congress (I)
However. the pro-Congressfll lobby's claims of support may be exaggerated The Janata Dal MP from Sonepat. Mr Kapil Dev Sha.stir who is considered elose to Mr Devi Lal. doubts if 34 MPs have signed the memorandum planned to be presented to Mr Rajiv Gandhi through Mr Devi Lal. For Instance, he denies that he and Mr M.S. Lather have signed the memorandum. In fact. Mr Shastri la among those who prevailed upon Mr Devi 1^1 to publicly affirm that he was not walking into the Congress(l)
Mr Devi Lal concedes In frlvate that farmers would not Ike him to join the Congreaafl) though they are grateful to the Congreaafl) for aupporting the Janata Dal(S) In the same breath, he adds that the Congreas(I) had no option but to support the Janata Dal(S) because the people In general were still with him and his party Sources close to Mr Chau taka argue that despite reports In the press. Mr Rap* Gandhi wont art th drew support to the Chandra Shekhar government because he does not want snap polls now A Cha Utaka aide said i he "if the Congreaafl) with draws support now. It srould be I he biggest laser
rhese sources argue that the merger of the Janata Dal IS) or the Devi Lal taction Into the Congreasfl) will benefit Congressmen like former Union agriculture minister Mr lihajan Lal. who will not allow the Tau a free hand either In running the organisation or tn the next Lok Sabha and asaem Wy elections, even tn Haryana.
Others argue that the prln ripal benefit lary if he Joins the Congrrss(I) will be the former defence mlnlater. Mr Banal 1*1. who has been rritlcttlng Mr Devi lai and hia family at his Haryana Vikas Manch (HVM) rallies
The Ranjit Singh lobby or the other hand, argues that ihc Congress(l) won’t be able lo side line Mr Devi Lal as it did Mr Jag]tv.m Ram and Mr Y.B. Cha wan. because Devi Lal is not JagJIvan Ram and Rajiv Gandhi Is not Indira Gandhi"