This is the front page of The Indian Express published on July 25, 1984, Forty Years Ago.
The government has accepted the recommendation of the Eighth Finance Commission to provide for the enhancement of the state’s share in the Union excise duties to 45 per cent from 40 per cent and the retention of the state’s share of income tax at the present level of 85 per cent. For the current financial year, the government will continue with the recommendations made by the commission in its interim report.
Akalis End Isolation
The Akali Dal has planned a two-pronged move to free gurdwaras from the control of security forces. The party leadership decided to seek the cooperation of the national opposition parties for its demand. The move to attain opposition support is seen as an attempt to end the Akali Dal’s isolation from the national mainstream.
Doctors’ Strike
Junior doctors all over the country went on a day’s strike in support of the striking Maharashtra resident doctors. The Delhi junior doctors wore black bands in protest.The resident doctors of Maharashtra have been on an indefinite strike against the sanction of capitation fee in medical colleges in Kharad, Loni and Amravati.
Extremists Attack
Tripura Assembly Deputy Speaker Bimal Sinha had a miraculous escape when extremists of the Tribal National Volunteers (TNV) fired four rounds at his car. Almost simultaneously, another extremist group attacked the nearby outpost of the district armed police at the Baramura Oil and Natural Gas Commission complex, injuring one policeman and three labourers. Massive combing operations are underway to apprehend the TNV extremists.
