Opinion January 03, Forty Years Ago: Farmers Arrested
State-run Lagos Radio announced the appointment of a supreme military council, with Gen Buhari as chairman, heading both the state and the armed forces.
Three gunmen from Punjab shot and wounded a bank employee at Parliament Street, snatched his bags and then shot at a policeman. The dramatic incident took place just as crowds were spilling out on the streets of Connaught Place during lunch hour Nearly 11,000 farmers belonging to the Bharatiya Kisan Union, a non-political party, courted arrest in protest against the recent hike in power tariff and “unremunerative” prices for foodgrain. Sharad Joshi, leader of the Shetkari Sangathana and Bhupinder Singh Mann, president of the Punjab unit were among them. It was after great “persuasion” that the district administration agreed to arrest the peaceful demonstrators.
Shootout In Delhi
Three gunmen from Punjab shot and wounded a bank employee at Parliament Street, snatched his bags and then shot at a policeman. The dramatic incident took place just as crowds were spilling out on the streets of Connaught Place during lunch hour. One of the gunmen was caught by three constables of the Delhi Police down a short lane off Tolstoy Marg.
State & Army Leader
Nigeria’s borders remained sealed as a British-trained army officer, Major-General Mohammed Buhari, 41, took over as the nation’s new military leader, declaring war on “corruption” and profligacy by the deposed civilian rulers. State-run Lagos Radio announced the appointment of a supreme military council, with Gen Buhari as chairman, heading both the state and the armed forces.
No Rupee Trade
The idea of looking for an alternative to the rupee trade arrangement with the Soviet Union and others has been floated by a private sector source. The suggestion is to begin with shifting a part of the trade to convertible currencies. At present, India has rupee trade arrangements with the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Poland and Romania in East Europe.
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