World IN BRIEF : INDIA : Resignation Sparks a Political Crisis
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal resigned, triggering a political crisis for the three-month-old government of Indian Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh. Lal, 75, quit the Cabinet because he felt that some senior leaders in the coalition were maligning him and his son. Newspapers and politicians have accused the son of responsibility for violence and vote-rigging in recent elections.
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