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From the News Desk Indian National Congress yesterday unanimously elected Sonia
Gandhi as the Leader of the Party's parliamentary group. By tradition, she
is certain to be elected the Prime Minister. Election results indicated
that the BJP campaign against Sonia Gandhi on account of her Italian
origin has been totally rejected by the electorate. Deputy Speaker: TNA to abstain by S. Selvakumar The Tamil National Alliance of 22 Parliamentarians will abstain from
voting when Parliament meets on Tuesday to elect a deputy speaker though
the party's Parliament group leader Joseph Pararajasingham said that a
final decision would be made on Tuesday morning. SB: Compromise candidate? by Prasad Gunewardene The United National Party will not create a post of national organiser
to accommodate the proposal to have former Minister S.B. Dissanayake in
that rank. Instead a National Organisation Committee will be established
to be headed by a Secretary. More subsidies for farmers by Anura Maitipe The Treasury has granted financial subsidies to fertilizer
manufacturing companies to sell a pack of 50 kilos of urea at a reduced
price of Rs. 600, Additional Director, Finance Ministry, M.G. Jayatissa
told the Sunday Observer. Other Stories
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