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Historical Event on 2/22/1996

Indian police charge 14 more politicians in corruption scandal that has already led to resignations from the Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's govt.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/4/1992India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation.
9/8/1910Saint Shri Gajanan Maharaj died.
10/17/1915Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur.
1/15/1965Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras.
5/13/1962Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).
11/6/1998Koneru Humpy wins the World under-12 girls' chess title in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. Azharuddin becomes the highest run-getter (displacing Desmond Haynes, 8648 runs) in LOI history in the Coca Cola cup, Sharjah.
10/29/1988Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, freedom fighter and political leader, passed away.
4/27/1993A national credit fund for women called the 'Rashtriya Mahila Kosh' set up.
8/22/1933Inhabitants of Partabgarh face starvation as Opium was now outlawed. They had been living from the sale of opium for the past 800 years.
1/12/1955Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and veteran journalist, passed away.