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Historical Event on 6/20/1993

Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1920Subramhanyam Bharti, national poet in Tamil language, orator, author, editor, philosopher and revolutionary, passed away.
7/16/1905A decision to boycott British goods was taken at Bagarhat.
7/3/1941Adoor Gopalakrishnan, cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal), was born.
2/20/1827Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, great social worker and founder of `Satyashodhak Samrajya', was born in Pune.
10/23/1985Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN.
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
1/14/1896Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance Minister of India, was born.
11/1/1948An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.
12/23/1993PM announces Local Area Development Scheme by which each MP can sanction projects worth Rs.1 crore.
8/26/1927Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta.