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Historical Event on 3/30/1997

Congress Party withdraws support to the 10-month old H. D. Deve Gowda Government at the centre, and stakes its claim to form an alternative government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1911Khorshedji Rustomji Meher-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936), was born in Bombay.
1/6/1972America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean.
12/1/1985Rajiv Gandhi concludes the first official visit to Japan by an Indian Prime Minister at Tokyo.
8/29/1982Shree Maa Anandmayee of universal fame passed away. Her body was laid to rest at Shree Anandamayee Ashram in Kankhal.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
6/1/1998Finance Minister announced the Swadeshi budget.
2/27/1912Vishnu Waman Shirwadkar 'Kusumagraj', great Marathi poet, play-wright, novelist and Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Awardee, was born.
1/8/1999Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi.
6/30/1981President's rule imposed in Assam.
7/4/1997Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.