Opinion November 20, 1984, Forty Years Ago: PM Rajiv Gandhi on avenging Indira Gandhi’s death
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 20, 1984.
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 20, 1984. 
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PM’s Message
PRIME MINISTER RAJIV Gandhi said that Indira Gandhi’s death should be avenged not by violence and anger but by strengthening the country against forces of disintegration. In his first public speech after assuming office, he said that although Indira Gandhi was physically dead, her ideals lived: “Her murder was not to remove one person,” he said, “but to disintegrate and weaken this country.”
Judges’ Secret Visit
THREE JUDGES OF Delhi and Chandigarh High Courts reached Pachmarhi to meet the detained Akali leaders Parkash Singh Badal and Surjit Singh Barnala. The purpose of their visit has been kept a closely guarded secret. The visit is such a hush-hush affair that even the local Intelligence Bureau boss was making frantic efforts to uncover the “mystery.”
Congress’ LS List
THE CENTRAL PARLIAMENTARY board of the Congress (I) has cleared the names of a majority of the sitting MPs when considering the lists for the Lok Sabha seats from northeastern states. This broad pattern is contrary to the fears expressed by a large number of sitting MPs. It also shows the central leadership’s anxiety to avert any possible large-scale rebellion against the official candidates by the sitting members.
Warning For Pakistan
THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT told Pakistan that it regarded the encouragement given to Sikh extremists from Western countries to indulge in anti-India activities as an “unfriendly act.” The Pakistan Ambassador in Delhi, Humayun Khan, was told by foreign secretary Maharaja Krishna Rasgotra about India’s “unhappiness, indignation and concern” at the way in which Sikh extremists from third countries were allowed to indulge in anti-Indian activities.
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