The World - News from Aug. 23, 1985
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India’s Elections Commission said that September elections will take place in troubled Punjab state despite calls for delay by moderate Sikhs who fear a new wave of terror by Sikh separatists. The commission, saying it has been assured that order can be maintained, scheduled elections Sept. 25 for a 117-member state assembly and 13 national Parliament members. Punjab has been under federal rule since October, 1983.
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