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Mrs. Masani joins new Congress
TIMES OF INDIA · NEW DELHI · 1971
1 pages
Summary
This one-page Times of India news clipping reports that Mrs. Shakuntala Masani, described as the wife of a Swatantra Party leader, joined the “new Congress” in New Delhi on March 3. She signed the party pledge and paid the membership fee. The report also notes that she was campaigning for Mrs. Subhadra Joshi in the Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency.
Key points
- Shakuntala Masani formally joined the new Congress.
- She signed the party pledge and paid the membership fee.
- The report identifies her as the wife of a Swatantra leader.
- She was campaigning for Subhadra Joshi in Chandni Chowk.
- Masani said she had become convinced that Indira Gandhi and her party could bring socialism to India.
- The clipping is attributed to PTI and carries an ambiguous date history: the article is datelined March 3, while the mounted sheet bears a stamp reading “4 JAN 1971” amended by hand.
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