This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 19, 1984.
Dec 19, 2024 07:22 IST First published on: Dec 19, 2024 at 07:22 IST
Pak Aid To Hijackers
THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT has lodged a strong-worded complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) against Pakistan for having resorted to an “unlawful act” by giving a pistol to the hijackers of an Indian Airlines Boeing 737 taken forcibly to Lahore on August 24 in 1984.
US On Bhopal Tragedy
US SENATOR STEPHEN Solarz said he plans to introduce a legislation in Congress necessitating US companies abroad to have the same safety and environmental regulations as in the United States. “The administration till now had not been in the forefront in imposing restrictions on American companies outside the US,” the Democrat Senator said. “I hope this gas tragedy will awaken them,” he added.
Poll Postponed
THE ELECTION COMMISSION has postponed the Lok Sabha election in the entire Bhopal constituency because of the disruption in life after the gas leakage from the United Carbide pesticide factory. Election Commission secretary, K Ganesan, told newsmen that a new date was being considered and would be known later. The election in Bhopal may most probably be held in the last week of January, according to R P Bhalla, EC secretary.
PM: Vote Fearlessly
PRIME MINISTER Rajiv Gandhi asked the people to cast their votes fearlessly. The central and state governments would deal firmly with elements attempting to frighten voters in any part of the country, he said. Gandhi said he was told that some Opposition leaders were determined to intimidate voters in certain constituencies “as they used to do in the past.” The government this time would not allow anyone to deprive the people of their voting rights, Gandhi said.
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