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Krishna's stand on Assembly elections hailed

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, JAN. 21. The Institute of Parliamentary Affairs has welcome the statement of the Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, that elections would be held to the State Assembly in September.

In a statement, the institute Secretary, M.C. Shanthamurthy, said that it was a bold, firm, and democratically desirable decision.

Parliament and the State legislatures should have a fixed term of five years to ensure political stability, he added.

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