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Historical Event on 12/8/1999

Brij Bhupinder Singh alias Lalli, former Punjab Minister, was arrested on charges of fraud and disappropriation of public funds.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/8/1985Sri Lanka Peace talks open in Thimphu.
11/17/1986SAARC Summit at Bangalore decides to set up permanent secretariat at Kathmandu; India elected new Chairman.
12/21/1993JPC indicts RBI and Finance Ministry in the multi-crore security scam.
5/8/1996Poll counting begins.
1/6/1932Kamleshwar, famous Hindi writer, was born.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
12/1/1999Supreme Court quashes a pending inquiry initiated by the Election Commission against former Union Finance Minister Manmohan Singh.
5/1/1994Six leading Akali factions dissolved to form a new party, the Shiromani Akali Dal-Amritsar, which wanted a 'Sikh State'.
4/26/1952India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries.
7/1/1992Major changes in Exim policy-farming and repacking included under the definition of 'manufacturer'.