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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
12/15/1997Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.
12/4/1661Murad Baksh was executed on the charge of murdering Diwan Ali Nagi.
2/21/1953Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM.
12/27/1975A coal-mine was exploded at Chasnala mine near Dhanbad. It was India's worst coal mine disaster.
2/23/1994India rebuts Pak charges on Kashmir in the 53-nation UN Commission on Human Rights.
4/22/1996National Stock Exchange launches a new equity index - the NSE 50.
9/18/1996Suresh Mehta ministry wins the confidence vote in Gujarat .
11/24/1992Lok Sabha approves bill seeking to confer Indian citizenship to a child born to an Indian mother outside the country.
1/5/1671Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.
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.