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Historical Event on 2/22/1996

Indian police charge 14 more politicians in corruption scandal that has already led to resignations from the Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's govt.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1989A majority of opposition members in the Lok Sabha resign on the issue of CAG report on the Bofors gun deal.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
3/17/1943Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma.
6/9/1980M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office.
2/11/1935Lalita Narhar Bapat, famous marathi novelist, was born.
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.
12/12/1971Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died.
4/13/1963Babu Gulab Rai, famous hindi critic, passed away.
11/17/1991Narasimha Rao, PM, wins by-election in Nandyal with a record margin of 5,80,297 votes.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.