Opinion December 3, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Militants kill 11
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 3, 1984.
his is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 3, 1984. 
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Militants Kill 11
11 Sinhalese fishermen were killed when Tamil militants attacked two villages in Sri Lanka’s north-eastern Mullaitivu district on December 1. He said people had fled the villages and taken shelter at the district headquarters. This was the second attack by militants on Sinhalese civilian settlements since November 29, when they attacked settlements of ex-convicts at Padaviya, killing 65 people.
Assassination Plot
Beant Singh, killed by ITBP commandos, had taken an oath on October 20 at the Akal Takht in the Golden Temple complex, to kill Indira Gandhi. This was disclosed by Kehar Singh, Beant Singh’s uncle, who was arrested in Delhi on November 30, intelligence sources revealed. Beant Singh, who was gunned down by ITBP commandos on October 31, had confessed the conspiracy to Kehar Singh.
PM On Divisiveness
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, on December 2, vowed to stamp out “forces of destabilisation” which he said had their roots outside India. These forces were behind the assassination of Indira Gandhi and were financed by outside sources. He said these forces were trying to divide the nation based on caste, religion, and region. To root them out, he said, a new movement was necessary.
Pakistan’s Referendum
A Presidential order on December 1 barred all courts, tribunals or any authority from questioning the conduct of the referendum to be held on December 19. The Pakistani government made it compulsory for all those 21 and above to exercise their verdict in the referendum. The referendum order put to the nation the question of whether it endorses the process of Islamisation initiated by Gen Zia-ul-Haq.
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