India    02-Oct-1990

In an open letter addressed to MPs (Members of Parliament), SS Mann called for the exertion of both moral and constitutional pressure on the government to secure the right to self-determination for the people of Punjab. He contends that the imposition of continuous President's Rule has effectively reduced the state to a colony.

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India    11-Oct-1990

SS Mann formed a 25-member Punjab Sangharsh Samiti to safeguard the rights of Punjabis, and the committee has additionally resolved to establish a tribunal to oversee cases of police excesses.

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India    12-Oct-1990

SS Mann resigned as a Member of Parliament (MP) in protest against the extension of President’s Rule in Punjab.

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India    15-Oct-1990

YAD (B) urged all factions of Akalis and AISSF to come together and devise a collective plan to serve as a protective shield for the militants.

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India    16-Oct-1990

Four army jawans were killed and 15 others injured in a bomb explosion.

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India    16-Oct-1990

The New Panthic Committee, a group of militants, cautioned against the resumption of work on the SYL canal and has further warned the government against any retrenchment.

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India    16-Oct-1990

Eight suspected armed militants robbed a bus conductor and passengers, taking away INR 40,000 in cash and articles valued at INR 26,000 in Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh.

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India    28-Oct-1990

At the residence of Gurbir Singh Baku, a court was organized by the Punjab Sangharsh Morcha, where a two-member commission, consisting of Gurdarshan Singh Grewal, former Advocate General of Punjab, and Roshan Lal Batta, conducted an initial hearing regarding the case of three Sikh youth who were killed in a police encounter.

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