40 years ago July 29, 1986: BJP bandh in Delhi

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on July 29, 1986. 2 min readJul 29, 2026 06:40 AM IST First published on: Jul 29, 2026 at 06:40 AM IST Scattered violence kept the capital tense during the bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The police fired in the air to disperse a mob in Moti Nagar, and a senior police officer was stabbed in Gole Market during the bandh against the killings at Muktsar in Punjab. Two persons were stabbed and several stoned while 14 DTC buses were damaged in violence. Anti-apartheid pushThe forthcoming Non-Aligned summit will call for united action to end the policy of apartheid in South Africa, and effectively counter deteriorating international economic relations. This issue was raised during talks between Yugoslav Prime Minister Branko Miku