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Historical Event on 8/28/1997

Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1895Bal Gangadhar Tilak inagurated the Shivaji Mahotsav at Raigad Fort.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
2/22/1946Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day.
11/15/1988Dalai Lama agreed for less then independent country to save the cultural heritage of Tibet.
5/25/1991Indian, UN Angola Verification Mission - I ended (UNAVEM - I June 1989 - May 1991).
3/30/1999Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam.
5/31/1994Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away.
11/5/1995Narsimha Rao, PM, reaches Argentina for G-15 summit at Buenos Aires.
1/16/1990All Governors asked to resign.
8/15/2000Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says in his Independence Day address, ""Borders cannot be redrawn either in the name of religion or on the strength of the sword"".