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Amethi electorate reticent
Bharati Bhargava and Jawid Laiq report on the electoral mood preceding the 1977 election. It reports some resentment against the incumbent government but does not anticipate a Congress defeat in a constituency that has voted Congress since 1952
Sanjay joins shramdan
Sanjay Gandhi participates in a 'Shramdan' camp at Amethi with the Youth Congress. He is accompanied by Ambika Soni. He also plants saplings and exhorts those present to adopt family planning.
Amethi account incoherent (O)/ Amethi account (R)
A report on the debriefing of Sadar Jodh Singh, security officer to Sanjay Gandhi after an alleged attempt to shoot Sanjay Gandhi at Amethi. The report calls his account inconsistent.
Jawid Laiq interview with Farah Yameen
Jawid Laiq remembers the Emergency and the mood in the small towns of India just before the 1977 election that threw Indra Gandhi out of power