Death of a high - flyer | IMGpapers 1980

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bad news for imperialism.

and the most right-wing independence.

was necessary to save India from communism many democratic rights.

strength to stength.

candidate of the Indian ruling class.

of monetarist-type policies.

ty openly siding with big business.

peasantry or the Indian working class. THE death of Sanjay Gandhi, in a flying accident on Monday, is At the age of 33 he seemed destined to be the next Prime Minister of Prime Minister since His rise to power had two explanations: the good fortune of being born into the Nehru/Gandhi dynasty; the new politics with which he became associated, and which imperialism and its servants in India felt What these politics amounted to was evident during his mother's previous term in office. Sanjay was directly responsible for the 'emergency' legislation and the forced sterilisation campaign which curtailed These policies, more than any others, were responsible for Gandhi's defeat in the 1977 election. Yet Sanjay not only survived, but went from Being Gandhi's son, and therefore someone who by virtue of a family name had a chance of 'stabilising' Indian politics, was a great help in this regard, but Sanjay was also evolving new politics which made him the These included attacks on trade union rights, fierce opposition to nationalisation, a contempt for bourgeois democracy and the advocacy Sanjay epitomised the transformation from a Congress party with an anti-imperialist heritage and social democratic history to a Congress ParThe fact that he was young, was Gandhi's son, had control of the youth wing of the Congress Party and had built up a powerful system of patronage enabled Sanjay to enact such a transformation. No other politician in India today can be as useful for imperialism as Sanjay promised to be. This death is a blow for imperialism, but not for the Indian death, repressive Socialist Challense 26 June 1980 Paco 13 SANJAY Gandhi who, before his was spoken of as the next Prime Minister of India. As leader of the Youth Congress, Sanjay Gandh was enthusiastically cited to policies of mother, Indira Gandhi.