Opinion 40 years ago January 7, 1986: Vijay Mallya arrested
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 7, 1986.
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 7, 1986. Vijay Mallya, chairman of the United Breweries group of companies, was arrested on arrival at Bangalore airport by ED officers for alleged gross violations under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act. Mally,. who arrived from Calcutta around 8 pm, walked into a trap laid by sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate, who were on his trail for the last two days.
Vajpayee on Pakistan
Atal BIhari Vajpayee expressed concern over the Union government’s policy towards Pakistan, especially when the neighbouring country was going ahead with its nuclear programme. That the terrorists responsible for violence in Punjab were trained in Pakistan was an allegation government representatives themselves had levelled several times.
Akali strategy
The ruling Akali Dal has devised a three-pronged strategy — political, administrative and religious — to fight the militants who plan to disrupt vehicular traffic in the state on January 10 and pre-empt by one day the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee’s “ kar seva” of the Akal Takht on January 27. The strategy was the outcome of the collective call to the Barnala Government by a joint meeting of district Akali jathedars, MLAs and MPs to take a bold stand and “defeat the nefarious designs of forces of disruption and destabilisation at this crucial hour of history”.
Shriram unit threatens closure
Shriram Food and Fertilisers Industries has threatened closure and retrenchment of 700 workers from its full 1,400-strong workforce, in the event of it being asked to shift out of its present premises into a more sparsely populated area, as recommended by the expert committee instituted by the Supreme Court. The senior manager of the plant, Datta Roy, told newsmen that the company had implemented all but one recommendation of the Nilay Choudhry expert committee.
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