Opinion 40 years ago November 28, 1985: Golden Temple priest shot
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 28, 1985.
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 28, 1985. 
The head priest of the Golden Temple, Giani Sahib Singh, sustained bullet injuries when an attempt was made on his life in the temple parkarma by three unidentified assailants. His bodyguard, Nanak Singh, who was following him with a stun gun in his hand, was killed on the spot. Two of the three assailants opened fire from revolvers as Giani Sahib Singh bowed towards the sanctum sanctorum of the most sacred Sikh shrine at about 4.40 am.
President, PM condemn attack
The President, Zail Singh, expressed shock over the murderous attack on the Golden Temple head priest, Giani Sahib Singh, and described it as most unfortunate. The Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, condemned the attack on Giani Sahib Singh and expressed relief at his providential escape.
Gorbachev on arms race
The Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, said that he and the American President, Ronald Reagan should prepare for their next summit in Washington next year by observing the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and SALT-II, and otherwise reversing the arms race and reducing nuclear weapon stocks. Reviewing before the USSR Supreme Soviet the outcome of the Geneva summit, Gorbachev said a real possibility exists for reduction of armaments. He hastened to add that there could, however, be no reversal of the arms race without keeping space unmilitarised.
Indian wheat for Vietnam
India agreed to provide 1 lakh tonnes of wheat and soft-term credit of Rs 15 crore to Vietnam. In addition, India will give Rs 5 crore to Vietnam for interest rescheduling over the next two years. The fresh supply of wheat over a period of two years will be in addition to the 50,000 tonnes of grain agreed to earlier in June this year. The agreement providing for the supply of wheat and credit was endorsed at a meeting between the Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, and his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Van Dong.
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