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June 20, 1983, Forty Years Ago: PM Gandhi & Akalis
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on June 20, 1983.
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on June 20, 1983.
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June 20, 1983, Forty Years Ago: PM Gandhi & Akalis
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PM Indira GANDHI criticised the Opposition for not raising its voice against the violence in Punjab and said it was only interested in creating trouble for her government. She said the basic dispute was not one of river waters or state boundaries; it was political. If it was related to river waters, why didn’t they (Akalis) settle it when they were in power for three years, PM Gandhi asked.
EEC Aid To India
The European Economic Community (EEC) ruled out any “substantial increase” in the quantity of financial aid to India. The EEO, however, promised an improvement in the “qualitative aspects” of aid.
Malerkotla Violence
Malerkotla town in Sangrur district of Punjab was placed under an indefinite curfew following clashes between two communities in which one person was killed and several were injured. Senior police officers are camping in Malerkotla, where reinforcements have been sent from adjoining districts.
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With A bandage on his toes and a sprained muscle on his left foot, the Janata Party president Chandra Shekhar, wears a tired look, but his spirits are high. Six days and 120 km away from the national capital, he arrived at a sleepy sun-burnt village on the Delhi-Agra highway shortly before noon. Accompanying him on his padayatra on a 10-km stretch from Mathura to Chhatikara is a revealing experience that puts at rest the absurd statements made by some persons who dub his padyatra as hypocrisy.
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First published on: 20-06-2023 at 06:08 IST
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