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Historical Event on 12/16/1997

Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1930Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
6/23/2000Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism..
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.
2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
3/17/1999An international seminar on UN Peacekeeping was co-jointly hosted by Ministry of External affairs and Ministry of Defence at New Delhi from 17 to 19 March 1999. The seminar was conducted by HQ Army Training Command, Shimla on behalf of the Indian Army. A total of 126 foreign delegates from 71 countries participated in the seminar.
9/18/1909Kilachand Ramdas, famous merchant, was born.
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
6/5/1995Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.
7/23/1990Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister and Gorbachev sign joint declaration committing their countries to building a nuclear-free and non-violent world in the first Indian-Soviet summit in the post-Gorbachev Soviet Union in Moscow.
6/18/1946Congress Working Committee decides to accept Interim Government scheme.