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Historical Event on 8/23/1986

B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.

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12/12/1971Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died.
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9/13/1996Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
9/16/1995Prime Minister inducts 16 new members into his Council of Ministers and elevates three deputy ministers to the rank of Ministers of State.