March 1, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Bandh Successful
Mar 1, 2025 11:16 IST
First published on: Mar 1, 2025 at 07:00 IST
While normal life was paralysed in Bhopal and all major towns of Madhya Pradesh in response to a bandh call given by anti-reservation students, a division bench of the MP High Court stayed the government’s controversial order reserving 25 per cent seats in professional colleges for backward communities. Reports suggest that the fortnight-long anti-reservation stir may affect polling in some areas.
PM’s New Policy
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi said a new education policy and a constructive programme for the youth were in the offing. Gandhi said the proposed education policy would be subjected to a national debate before its implementation in the next academic year.
Bihar MLA Killed
The sitting Congress (I) MLA Janeshwar Prasad Singh was shot dead and three others, including his bodyguard and a sub-inspector of police were injured in a raid by “Naxalites” on the party office in Masaurhi, a sub-divisional town in Patna district. Although the situation in Masaurhi is “under control”, tensions prevail necessitating round-the-clock patrolling by police contingents.
Pak Leaders In Exile
Although the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders in exile in London have called the election results in their country the people’s verdict against the military dictatorship, privately, a majority of them admit that Gen Ziaul Haq had scored notable victory against opposition parties whom he would now try to further demoralise by forming his own political organisation. Certain diplomatic sources in touch with Pakistan affairs say that Gen Zia had already formed his plans to launch his own party.
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