July 3, 1985, Forty Years Ago: President Gromyko
PM Assures Zia
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Kashmir Bandh
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Mukherjee Quits
Pranab Mukherjee, president of the WBPCC (I), has decided to step down from his office, owning responsibility for the defeat of his party in the Calcutta corporation election. Announcing his decision at a press conference, flanked by two youth leaders, Subroto Mukherjee and Somen Mitra, Mukherjee said his decision was 'in conformity with the democratic traditions and culture of the Congress'. He reiterated that he was not succumbing to any pressures, even from New Delhi.
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