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Janata Party to oppose BJP, Congress

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 19. The Janata Party president, Subramanian Swamy, has announced that his party would oppose the BJP and the Congress-led fronts in the Lok Sabha elections.

Speaking at a press conference here today, Dr. Swamy said that both the BJP and the Congress had "betrayed" the nation. While the BJP was responsible for the rising corruption and communalism, the Congress had "betrayed the nation" by forming an alliance with those parties that extended support to the LTTE.

In Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Janata Party would contest one or two seats. In Karnataka, talks were on with the leaders of the All-India Progressive Janata Dal. Dr. Swamy said the Janata Party would support the AIADMK in all constituencies except the two seats where it would field its candidates. The decision was being taken on account of the stand taken by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, against the LTTE. Dr. Swamy would contest from the Madurai Lok Sabha constituency.

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