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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
10/17/1999Chiranjeev Milkha Singh won the Lexus International Golf tournament in Bangkok.
10/17/1999Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born.
4/21/1913Preview show of 'Raja Harishchandra' was held on April 21 at Olympia Cinema.
11/25/1992Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of State for Sports, resigns to fight Bengal CPM.
12/10/1992The Central Government bans RSS, VHP, ISS, Bajrang Dal and Jamait-e-Islami.
8/4/2000Justice Brij Mohan Lal was sworn in chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.
5/20/1878Krishnashastri Chiplunkar, Marathi novelist and omnicent, passed away.
12/27/1988The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.
4/26/1952India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries.
11/24/1999India finish with 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in the Commonwealth shooting championship which ended in Auckland.