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Historical Event on 2/21/1991

The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1995National Centre for Labour launched in Bangalore to give a boost to the unorganised worker's movement in India.
7/6/1995Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.
5/23/1942Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell and his men arrive at Dimapur, having retreated 150 miles (240 km) through the Burmese jungle. `We took a hell of a beating,' he said.
2/2/1965Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission.
10/9/2000A special court convicts former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha and her associate Sasikala and sentences them to undergo three years imprisonment and two years rigorous imprisonment in two 'Tansi land deal' cases.
1/28/1951Kashmir issue taken up in UN security council.
12/24/1891Chandra Singh Garhwali, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Masson, Patti Chauthan, Tehsil Thalisain, District Garhwal.
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
3/23/1757Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops.
11/22/1718Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, died on the banks of the Sipra at Ujjain.