The Assassination of Sant Longowal: Killing the Peacemaker
Twenty six days after signing the Punjab Accord, Sant Longowal was shot dead inside a gurdwara at Sherpur. The man, the decision to sign, the killers, and how spoiler violence murdered Punjab's best chance at early peace.
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The Rajiv Longowal Accord: The Peace That Never Arrived
Chandigarh, waters, the Sarkaria reference, compensation for 1984: the Punjab Accord of July 1985 addressed nearly every grievance on paper. Its signatory was assassinated within a month, and its clauses failed one by one.
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