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Historical Event on 12/12/1999

Ram Prakash Gupta, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, said Ram temple issue is still on BJP's agenda.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1982Pakistan beats India to win hockey gold in the Asian Games.
1/9/1854Govind Vasudev Kanitkar, noted poem writier, novelist and translator, was born.
5/12/1906Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".
7/8/199733 persons killed and 67 injured as blast rips through part of Ambala-bound train at Lehra Khana station in Bhatinda district, Punjab.
4/23/1751Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born.
12/7/1993Lalthanhwala sworn in CM of Mizoram.
8/5/1975The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament.
12/9/1946The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy.
10/13/1989Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha.
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.