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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
6/2/1990Union Government set up a tribunal to settle the Cauvery water issue between Tamil Nadu & Karnataka.
5/1/1996Motilal Vohra, U.P. Governor, resigns (hawala case).
7/5/1994Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award.
4/21/1992RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4; 13\% interest ceiling on deposits.
8/5/1994Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a key accused in 1993's Bombay blast case, was arrested.
12/29/1997Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics.
2/22/1977Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled.
11/21/1899Harekrushna Mahtab, freedom fighter, politician, industrialist and writer, was born at Agarpara district Balasore, Orissa.
11/11/1888Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, was born in Mecca. He was an outspoken champion of rationalism and progressiveness in all spheres of Indian life.
2/20/1982The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.