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Historical Event on 1/11/1991

Five JD ministers at the Centre disqualified by Speaker Rabi Ray on the basis of anti-defection law.Five disqualified ministers who tendered their resignation were asked to continue in office by the PM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1999GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai.
7/16/1991Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%.
7/5/1946Ram Vilas Jamun Paswan was born in Shaharbanni, Distt. Khagaria (Bihar).
6/2/1908Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case.
6/25/1931Vishwanath Pratapsing, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
5/15/1958Gift Tax Act was introduced.
6/8/1915Geeta Rahasya', written by Lokmanya Tilak, published.
12/1/1998Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
5/2/1996Controversial godman Chandraswami arrested and sent to high security Tihar jail on a day's judicial custody by a Delhi court for allegedly cheating NRI businessman Lakhubhai Pathak of $1 lakh in 1983.
1/30/1988Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away.