The World : Sikhs Slay Village Leader
Two Sikh gunmen killed a village leader in Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s Congress-I party, and more than 25,000 Sikh militants took part in a rally at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, calling for a boycott of parliamentary elections Sept. 25 in the northern state of Punjab. Subash Chandar Shingari of Adamopur, 45 miles southwest of Amritsar, was killed as he left his house for a campaign trip, state police said. The gunmen escaped. At the rally, militants shouted anti-Gandhi slogans and called for a Sikh nation.
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