Question

Mention any two provisions of the Punjab Accord signed by Rajiv Gandhi and Harchand Singh Longowal in 1985.

Answer 1

1. It was decided that Chandigarh would be moved to Punjab and that a separate commission would be set up to settle the border dispute between Punjab and Haryana.
2. A court would be set up to decide how much water the rivers Ravi and Beas should share between Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.
3. The deal said that people who had been hurt by militancy in Punjab would be compensated and treated better, and that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act would no longer apply in the state.