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Historical Event on 1/16/1996
Union Cabinet Minister V.C. Shukla, Balram Jhakar, Madhavrao Scindia, and others including BJP President L.K. Advani, Arjun Singh and Devi Lal chargesheeted in the multi-crore Jain `Hawala' case. CBI seeks sanction to prosecute them. L.K. Advani resigns from Lok Sabha membership.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/18/1895 | Shri Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, nationalist, patriot, social reformer and Congress leader, was born at Masauli village, Barabanki District. |
| 3/3/1871 | Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent. |
| 1/24/1996 | H.K.L. Bhagat, senior Congress politician and former minister, arrested in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case. |
| 10/17/1994 | Seshan's controversial biography ''DMK'' obtains stay. |
| 1/14/1990 | J&K Governor quits. |
| 2/7/1995 | Cong-I Disciplinary Action Committee expels Arjun Singh from the primary membership for 6 years for anti-party activities. |
| 3/31/1980 | Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary. |
| 10/14/1994 | Setu Madhavrao Pagdi, researcher and historian, died. |
| 4/2/1954 | Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons. |
| 11/23/1908 | Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born. |
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