Former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi was shot dead by her bodyguards on 31 October 1984. The entire country was stunned after this massacre. Do you know. She had reached Uttarakhand just a day before the death of Indira Gandhi.
Former PM had reached Uttarkashi on 31 October 1984
Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had reached Uttarkashi in the year 1984. People had gathered here in large numbers to get a glimpse of former PM Indira Gandhi. According to the information, retired teacher Mahavir Bisht tells that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had come to Uttarkashi on 30 October 1984.
The murder took place the very next day after returning from Uttarkashi
Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s helicopter had landed in Matali. A huge crowd of people had gathered at Ramlila Maidan to get a glimpse of Indira. People heard them even from the rooftops of their houses. Retired teachers also say that when former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi returned after a public meeting in Uttarkashi, she was assassinated on October 31, 1984, the very next day.
Ramlila Maidan is considered the arena of politics
You know that Ramlila Maidan of Uttarkashi is also considered an arena of politics. Apart from former PM Indira Gandhi, many big leaders including Atal Bihari Vajpayee have held public meetings here. Let us tell you that in 1985, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had also held a meeting at Ramlila Maidan.
Lal Krishna Advani has also reached Ramlila Maidan
Apart from this, Motilal Bora, who was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh twice and Governor of Uttar Pradesh in 1997, has also held a public meeting here. In 1996-97, Congress leader Rajesh Pilot had also held an election rally here. In 2002, Lal Krishna Advani and in 2007, former Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Raj Babbar also reached Ramlila Maidan.
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