This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 19, 1984, Forty Years Ago.
The Indian government is concerned that Washington continues to share strategic information with Pakistan. New Delhi has asked its mission in Washington for information on the reports that the US told Pakistan that its two reconnaissance satellites could not locate two squadrons of IAF’s Jaguar aircraft at their bases, giving Islamabad the impression that India had suddenly deployed its Jaguars. The information turned out to be wrong.
Tensions In Congress
A section of Delhi Congress (I) leaders is up in arms against H K L Bhagat, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Tajdar Babar, the newly-appointed president of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (I). About 100 Congress members criticised Bhagat’s style of functioning. They said Bhagat was autocratic and ignored the voice of grassroot-level functionaries.
Owaisi Removed
The Andhra Pradesh Governor Shankar Dayal Sharma dismissed the Majlis leader Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi as pro tem Speaker and appointed P Mahendranath to the post. Mahendranath, revenue minister in the NTR Ministry, resigned from the Cabinet. His resignation has been accepted. Official sources said Owaisi was removed since the NTR government was doubtful about his impartiality during the assembly proceedings.
Two Sikh Teens Held
The airport security staff at Chandigarh airport arrested two school-going teenagers shortly before they were to board the Indian Airlines’ Delhi-Chandigarh-Jammu-Srinagar flight. They had purchased tickets from Chandigarh to Jammu and the security police got suspicious seeing their general appearance.
