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Historical Event on 4/5/1950

Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1959Jasu Patel takes 9-69 during India vs Australia tour at Kanpur.
3/13/1971Fifth General Election of India ends.
3/13/1971Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11.
7/10/1999The Delhi police arrest Mohammad Javed alias Babu Bhai, an accused in the Jain Hawala case.
9/7/1988President's rule in Mizoram.
3/23/1898Nalinibala Devi, Assamia poet, was born.
3/15/1993Vinod Kambli scores 227 vs Zimbabwe. This was his second consecutive Test 200.
12/25/1994Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.
11/30/1999Prof. M. N. Sromovas, (83), well-known Sociologist in Bangalore, died.
12/3/1991Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan.