Opinion June 14, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Army action in Punjab prevented creation of Khalistan
If army action had not been taken in Punjab, the state would have ceased to exist.
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on June 14, 1984, Forty Years Ago. 
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If army action had not been taken in Punjab, the state would have ceased to exist. The direction of the terrorist movement was towards an independent Khalistan fully supported by neighbouring and foreign powers. The Home Ministry stated this in a document on the army action in the Golden Temple. The movement would have been directed towards full-scale insurgency, if not stopped, he said.
New Jnanpith Award
The Bharatiya Jnanpith has chosen eminent Kannada writer C K Nagaria Rao for its newly instituted award named “Moortidevi Sahitya Puraskar”. This award of Rs 11,000 will be given away every year to a writer for a work in any Indian language or English which highlights the importance of eternal values cherished in Indian life, according to a press release by the Jnanpith.
Punjab Sedition Cases
The Punjab police have registered cases against Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the All India Sikh Students Federation, Dal Khalsa, Shahbeg Singh, former major general, and Kuldip Singh Kohla for waging war against the Union of India. The inspector general of police (law and order), P S Bhinder said an FIR against them was registered at Amritsar on June 10. They have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Poonch Curfew
Curfew was reimposed at the border town of Poonch. Reports said that there were clashes between the security forces and the Sikh militants and a powerful bomb blast had taken place at the Parade ground area. The spokesman, however, refused to confirm or deny this saying that the only communication that was received from Poonch was about the reimposition of curfew.
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