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Historical Event on 4/8/1998

Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/22/1887Srinivas Ramanujam, India's greatest mathematician, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
11/2/1990Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.
1/21/2000The Samata Party National Executive elects Mrs. Jaya Jaitley as its president.
12/12/1999No transparency in judicial appointments, says Justice Kuldip Singh, retired judge of the Supreme Court.
9/19/1950U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York.
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
11/30/2000Jagdev Singh Talwandi, a former Akali Dal leader, was the unanimous choice as the new SGPC president.
5/12/1923Meera Mukherjee, great artist, was born.
7/5/1993Air Marshal Swarup Krishna Kaul appointed Chief of Air Staff.
2/22/1997India, Turkmenistan and Iran sign transit agreement.