November 22, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Prospects of opposition agreement for Lok Sabha polls are dim

Lok Sabha Nomination

INDEPENDENTS CONTINUED TO relationship for the bulk of implicit 500 nominations for the Lok Sabha elections arsenic large governmental parties finalised their campaigner lists for the 514 parliamentary constituencies. The 400-odd nominations connected the 2nd time were evenly dispersed crossed 20 states and 9 Union Territories, with fewer important personalities filing papers.

Sri Lanka Attack

AT LEAST 130 Israeli Mossad-trained Sri Lanka constabulary commandos and service men were killed successful Jaffna’s bluish state during a large onslaught by Tamil militants of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO). Sixty constabulary commandos died successful a “Lebanon-style” constabulary presumption detonation astatine Chavakachcheri, portion 70 soldiers were gunned down adjacent Kaithady. Militants seized arms of American, Chinese, Israeli, and South African origin.

EC Ban Ignored

THE MADHYA PRADESH authorities appeared to interruption Election Commission directives by showering pre-poll gifts connected voters. They announced extending benefits to “backward castes”, including 25 per cent reservations successful jobs and nonrecreational institutions, taxable to economical considerations. The authorities authorities besides introduced aggregate measures benefiting women, peculiarly promising escaped education.