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Historical Event on 8/13/1997

The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/19/1997BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies.
3/14/1992NTR expels Upendra and six others from Telegu Desam Party.
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.
5/29/1953Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born.
5/1/1964Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.
7/30/1886Dr. S.Muthulakshmi Reddi, first women M.A.L.A.S, was born.
8/25/1981Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress.
1/2/1979Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies).
4/8/1894Lifetime of Swami Chandrashekarendra(1894-1994), venerated Shankaracharya saint of Kanchi monastery in South India.
12/4/1661Murad Baksh was executed on the charge of murdering Diwan Ali Nagi.