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Historical Event on 2/22/1996

Madanlal Khurana, Delhi CM, resigns (Hawala scandal).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/1946Mrs. Kashibai and Mrs. Babbai Lakshman, freedom fighters, were shot dead by the police.
8/16/1958Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
2/17/1997Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
10/25/1990JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
7/14/1992The Lok Sabha passes a bill seeking to confer on the President the powers of the Legislature of J&K.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
7/28/1909Brahmanand Reddi Kasu, politician, was born at Madras.
8/6/1991Ramakrishna Hegde disqualified as MLA.
2/1/1922Gandhiji gives notice to the Viceroy Lord Reading during Bardoli movement to inform him that he was intensifying his action and non-cooperation was to be escalated to Civil Disobedience.
7/25/1995India reaps a record harvest of food grain of 189.77 million tonnes ('94, 95).