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Historical Event on 7/5/1997

Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/23/1942Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur.
5/27/2000In a mini cabinet reshuffle, Nitish Kumar gets back his Agriculture portfolio, while Dilip Ray resigns as Minister of State for Steel.
10/29/1930Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is sent back to prison for two yearrs following a speech he made at Allahabad the day after his release from jail.
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.
6/3/1947Evening newspaper 'Jay Hind' published.
10/24/1994Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India.
10/29/1991Janta Dal leaders inculding V.P. Singh arrested on way to Ayodhya.
9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
6/5/1996Kubernath Rai, well known writer, passed away.
6/5/1996A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.