November 18, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Opposition blame game in run-up to Lok Sabha elections

UK Sikhs’ plea

A justice dismissed an entreaty of a definite conception of Sikhs against the constabulary determination to prohibition their march to the United Nations office successful London to protestation against what they called the Indian government’s attraction of minorities. The justice besides refused to reverse the Environment Ministry’s determination to prohibition an assembly of Sikhs astatine Hyde Park to clasp a supplication gathering for those killed successful Delhi.

Mehrotra resigns

The authorities is believed to person accepted the resignation of the Indian High Commissioner successful Britain, Prakash Mehrotra, who flew into Delhi soon aft Indira Gandhi’s assassination leaving the delicate London station unattended. Mehrotra, who himself announced astatine Allahabad that helium has sent successful his resignation, has not disclosed the reason. Apparently, helium is lobbying for a Congress (I) to combat the predetermination from Uttar Pradesh.

Fall successful TV prices

The prices of tv sets, including colour sets, and different physics goods are expected to travel down pursuing the announcement of customs work concessions worthy astir Rs 10 crore. The authorities has wholly exempted from work a fig of earthy materials similar chemicals of peculiar people and precocious purity metals which presently pull customs duties ranging from 120 to 131 per cent.