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Historical Event on 1/22/1997

Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal, former Union Ministers Ajit Singh, Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav and five others chargesheeted by CBI in Rs. 3.5 crore Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MPs bribery case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1927Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
1/25/1989Congress-I ministry headed by S. C. Jamir assumes office in Nagaland.
6/7/1965Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away.
12/21/1921Praphulchandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, justice of Supreme Court, was born.
2/18/1983Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.
2/8/1986Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96).
9/10/1912B. D. Jatti, former Vice President of India, was born.
8/21/2000Mahatma Gandhi's daughter-in-law Mrs. Nirmala Gandhi dies in Wardha. She was 91.
8/21/2000Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
8/21/2000Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans.