Opinion 40 years ago, January 17, 1986: Kandukhera at boiling point
Kandukhera, which holds the key to the Abohar-Fazilka belt, is virtually at boiling point with unprecedented police build-up by both Punjab and Haryana on the eve of the fresh language survey by enumerators. It is virtually a police camp. All entry points have been sealed.
Haryana has threatened that if the enumeration is vitiated and simultaneous transfer of Hindi-speaking villages from this area does not take place, the transfer of Chandigarh would not be possible and the Punjab accord would fall. 
Kandukhera, which holds the key to the Abohar-Fazilka belt, is virtually at boiling point with unprecedented police build-up by both Punjab and Haryana on the eve of the fresh language survey by enumerators. It is virtually a police camp. All entry points have been sealed.
Haryana’s threat
Haryana has threatened that if the enumeration is vitiated and simultaneous transfer of Hindi-speaking villages from this area does not take place, the transfer of Chandigarh would not be possible and the Punjab accord would fall. The threat is contained in the application filed by Haryana before the Mathew Commission asking for replacement of Punjab police by the CRPF.
PM’s warning
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Consumer court
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