40 years ago July 31, 1986: Bill passed amid walkout

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on July 31, 1986. 2 min readJul 31, 2026 06:40 AM IST First published on: Jul 31, 2026 at 06:40 AM IST The Lok Sabha passed the Commission of Inquiry (Amendment) Bill, enabling the government to withhold from Parliament the report of an inquiry commission through a notification stating that it was in the public interest of the security of the state to do so. The Bill was passed by a voice vote after a spirited defence by Minister for Internal Security P Chidambaram. Clashes in DarjeelingThe situation in Darjeeling district was confirmed to be tense on the third day of the 108-hour bandh sponsored by the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF), with reports of clashes between GNLF supporters and tea garden workers resulting in one death