Opinion July 29, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Rao in Sri Lanka
The suggestion for sending Rao to Colombo came from Mrs Gandhi and the Sri Lankan President expressed his readiness to receive him. He will have a two-fold job to do in Colombo.
In a power struggle between two factions of Sikhs, Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale may be elected the supreme leader of the agitation in place of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal. (Express File Photo) 
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Minister of External Affairs P V Narasimha Rao left for Colombo on perhaps the most delicate diplomatic mission an Indian foreign minister has undertaken for several years. The decision to send Narasimha Rao to Sri Lanka was taken by the Indian government after a long conversation Mrs Gandhi had on the telephone with President Jayewardene earlier in the day.
The suggestion for sending Rao to Colombo came from Mrs Gandhi and the Sri Lankan President expressed his readiness to receive him. He will have a two-fold job to do in Colombo.
PM’s economic panel
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi convened a meeting of her panel of economic advisors to sort out sharp differences that have emerged over the mid-term appraisal of the Sixth Plan as also the strategy to be followed in the Seventh Plan. An urgent meeting of the panel has been called as the government had given an undertaking to the Parliament to submit the mid-term appraisal of the Sixth Plan for its consideration during the current session.
Akali power struggle
In a power struggle between two factions of Sikhs, Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale may be elected the supreme leader of the agitation in place of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal.
According to the so-called Khalistani sources in London who are in touch with the agitation leaders in Amritsar, the new leader is expected to be elected at the Golden Temple by the end of the second week of August. The main differences between the two factions are over the mode of the agitation — whether the movement should be peaceful or violent.
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