This is the front page of The Indian Express published on May 06, 1986. 2 min read May 6, 2026 06:40 AM IST First published on: May 6, 2026 at 06:40 AM IST The controversial Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha along with the six official amendments. A major section of the opposition pressed for a division on the amendment moved by many of them. But all the amendments were overwhelmingly voted out (370 to 61) with just one abstention, whereupon most opposition members staged a walk-out. Efforts on to solve Akali crisis As the Akali Dal dissidents lay low, the Punjab CM, Surjit Singh Barnala, gained some more ground with Kulwant Singh Quadian, the Akali MLA who had signed the dissidents’ statement denouncing the police action, pledging support to Barnala.…