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Historical Event on 10/28/1996

L.K. Advani, BJP President, appears personally for the first time in a Gwalior Court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1947Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives.
9/21/1954Last Indian troops withdraw from Tibet.
1/22/1989Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh resigns on Churhat lottery case grounds.
11/5/1996Narashima Rao, former PM, refused bail in St. Kitts forgery case.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
3/10/1993The 12-day-old caretaker ministry in Tripura led by Samir Ranjan Burman resigns.
12/11/1783Peshwa Raghobadada, who ruled upto Atak, passed away.
4/14/1905Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal.
12/17/1877Feroz Shah died at Makka, Saudi.
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.