Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Rajya Sabha Walkout, Sikh Relief, Assam Accord
On December 12, 1985, opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha, except for the AIADMK, walked out because they were not allowed to discuss the sealing of party offices.
The chairman said the House couldn't discuss it.
In Punjab, the Chief Minister announced help for Sikh families who moved there after riots, including free houses.
The Prime Minister told people in Assam not to worry about the Assam Accord, saying it was good for everyone.
Meanwhile, a student in Delhi was found with a Pakistani revolver, which he said a retired army colonel gave him to sell.
Opposition parties walked out of Rajya Sabha over a stalemate on sealing party offices.
Punjab Chief Minister announced relief measures for Sikh migrant families, including free houses.
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assured Assam's minorities about the benefits of the Assam Accord.
A Delhi Public School student was found with an unlicensed Pakistan-made revolver.
The student claimed he received the revolver from a retired Indian Army colonel to find a buyer.
- Who
- Opposition parties, Punjab Chief Minister Surjit Singh Barnala, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Delhi Public School student Kanhiya Kumar
- What
- Walkout in Rajya Sabha, relief measures for Sikh migrants, Assam Accord, seizure of a revolver from a student
- When
- December 12, 1985
- Where
- Rajya Sabha, Punjab, Assam, Delhi Public School, Mathura Road
- Why
- Stalemate over sealing of party offices, relief for Sikh migrants, assurance on Assam Accord, fight between students
- Date
- December 12, 1985
- Opposition Parties
- All except AIADMK
- Rajya Sabha Chairman
- R Venkatraman
- Sikh Relief Measures
- Free LIG houses for widows, destitutes, disabled
- Number of Sikh Migrant Families
- 1,691
- Number of Sikh Migrants
- 6,850
- Prime Minister
- Rajiv Gandhi
- Assam Accord
- Protects interests of all sections of society
- Student with Revolver
- Kanhiya Kumar
- Revolver Origin
- Pakistan-made .32 bore