VOL. 100, NO. 66 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
THURSDAY
NOV. 30,1989
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Gandhi quits post as prime minister
The Associated Press
Opposition parties began trying to assemble a coalition.
NEW DELHI, India — Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi resigned yesterday, and for only the second time since independence in 1947 his Congress Party did not claim the right to form the next government.
Gandhi submitted his resignation to President Ramaswamy Venkatraman and said he was ready for the role of opposition leader.
"The people have given their verdict," he said in a televised speech last night.
"A new government will be formed. We extend to them our good wishes and offer them our constructive cooperation," said the 45-year-old man who won both own Parliament seat overwhelmingly for a third time.
Congress won more Parliament
seats in last week's elections than any other party but was far short of a majority.
The Congress Party has been out of office only once since independence from Britain.
National Front leaders predicted yesterday that they would choose the next prime minister, but differences arose among the five parties.
A meeting was delayed until tomorrow so legislators from the alliance could try to persuade its main leader, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, to take the job. Singh has repeatedly said he does not want it.
"There will be trouble in the party if V.P. Singh is not elected prime minister," said Jaipal Reddy of Janata Dal, or People's Party, largest of the five parties in the National Front.
Singh is a former Gandhi minister and ally who has become his most prominent political foe.
Left-handers encounter at KU
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Decorations
Lawrence's downtown has been spruced up for the holidays season.
Non-Christians respond differently to Christmas
By Jennifer Metz
Kansan staff writer
Jeffrey Lang, faculty adviser for the Muslim student association, said, "I wouldn't say it's difficult for Muslim students, because they can appreciate the Muslim holidays. We could celebrate our holidays with as much flair."
Although Christmas traditions are not celebrated by some religious groups, many non-Christians say they can appreciate the joy of the holiday season.
The two major Muslim holidays, the feast of Ramadan and the Adha feast, occur once a year.
Fatima Mohammad, a Muslim, said, "You can feel the season, because they celebrate it even in movies and TV. But it doesn't matter." You just observe it and see people celebrating.
See HOLIDAY, p. 17
Lang said that in Egypt, Ramadan received a degree of attention similar to the Christmas season, with gift giving and family celebrations.
She said it was popular to attend the Islamic conferences during the holiday break and to exchange visits with families
Many Muslim students go to Islamic conferences during the time of the holiday
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