Opinion January 13, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Assam poll boycott
Addressing a public meeting in Gauhati, BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee came out openly in support of the agitation. Calling the last round of talks “a drama,” he exhorted the people to boycott the election.
The front page of The Indian Express on January 13, 1983. Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from all over the Brahmaputra valley as the Election Commission issued a notification initiating the poll process and the Gauhati High Court turned down a petition seeking an injunction on it.
Meanwhile, the agitation supporters got a morale booster with the BJP and the Lok Dal (Charan Singh) virtually joining hands with them. Addressing a public meeting in Gauhati, BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee came out openly in support of the agitation. Calling the last round of talks “a drama,” he exhorted the people to boycott the election.
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