The World - News from Nov. 3, 1985
The widows of about 500 Sikhs killed in rioting after the assassination last year of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi marched to the house of her son and successor, Rajiv Gandhi, to demand housing and compensation. An aide to Gandhi met a delegation representing the widows and accepted a list of their demands, assuring them that Gandhi would give it “sympathy and early consideration,” a protest spokesman said.
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