June12

783 Sikhs are arrested while demonstrating for an independent Sikh state in New Delhi.

Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).

Busushottam Vishwanath Bapat, internationally famed Pali language expert, translator and editor, was born.

Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.

Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.

The Government appointed S. K. Mahajan of Delhi High Court as the chairman of the one-man tribunal to adjudicate whether or not there was sufficient cause for declaring LTTE as unlawful.

Mihir Sen, long distance swimmer, died.

Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.

D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died.

Drugaprasad Dhar, former deputy president of Planning Commission, died.

Jalagam Vengal Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died in Hyderabad.

Gandhiji addresses Congress Working Committee.

J&K Assembly decided to terminate hereditary monarchy.

CPI(M) accuses Communist Party of Soviet Union of departing from the basic ideology of Marxism-Leninism in the name of correcting past distortions.

Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).

India's new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha and will rule as head of the United Front Coalition.

Jain hawala case dropped against former ministers Kamal Nath, B.D. Dhakne, Chand Ram and Bhuta Singh.