This is the front page of The Indian Express published on July 1, 1984, Forty Years Ago.
The External Affairs Ministry has received two separate alerts from the Indian mission in Canada that two suicide squads of Sikh terrorists have left for India to carry out anti-national activities. The government has cautioned all airports on international routes. One squad is comprised of four members, the other has two.
Bolivia Prez arrested
Bolivian President Hernán Siles Zuazo was arrested by two army officers but Bolivian Army units remained faithful to their commands and to “defending the democratic process,” presidential secretary-general Miguel Urioste said. Earlier, at a Latin Americas conference in Lisbon, Portuguese Prime Minister Mario Soares said the Las Paz government was overthrown in a military coup.
Janata split imminent
The anti-Chandra Shekhar faction in Bihar, which has caused a formal split in the state unit, believes that some other state units may follow suit and bring about a division at the national level. This was indicated by S N Sinha in his speech soon after his election as president of the state unit by the state council. Sinha criticised the manner in which the party chief “humiliated” leaders like Morarji Desai and Subramanian Swamy and himself without regard for constitutional niceties.
Punjab in 24 hours
Terrorists killed one person and injured another while the security forces arrested 81 suspected terrorists during mopping-up operations in Punjab during the past 24 hours and recovered more arms and ammunition. A report from Batala said a farm worker was killed with sharp-edged weapons while he was asleep by some unidentified persons in Gurdaspur district.
