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Historical Event on 8/6/1992

A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
6/9/1980M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office.
5/20/1996Janaki Ramachandran, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1988), passed away.
4/18/1978Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.
9/11/1995PM Narsimha Rao inaugurated the State Panchayat minister's meet for discussing panchayat election, devolution of administrative and financial power to the local bodies.
3/2/1949Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
10/11/1988Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President.
9/8/1993Andhra cabinet reshuffled by dropping four legislators and bringing in 16 new faces.
4/19/1981Indira Gandhi,Prime Minister, inaugurated `Maharashtra Vidhanbhavan'.
7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.