Question

Describe any two features of the Punjab Accord 1985.

Answer 1

When Rajiv Gandhi and Harchand Singh Longowal signed the Punjab Accord in 1985, it included the following:

1. The end of the protests led by Sikh groups that wanted Punjab to have more freedom.
2. As a response to calls for decentralization of power and government, the government is giving Punjab and other states more regional authority.