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Historical Event on 9/17/1954

India outlaws bigamy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/24/1605Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra.
5/13/1996M. Karunanidhi (DMK) sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM.
1/20/1988Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
7/16/1996Narasimha Rao moves Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the summons issued against him by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in the Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case.
7/13/1997A mob, allegedly of Shiv Sainiks, attacks and ransacks official residences of Congress leaders Chagan Bhujbal and Madhukar Pichad (Assembly).
11/6/1946Gandhiji leaves for Noakhali; issues statement on ""Partial Fast"". Noakhali tour beg
9/22/1996Passport seekers are given an option of 10 years (Rs. 300) or 20 years (Rs. 600) period.
12/29/1972Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
1/4/1932Mahatma Gandhi and other members of his All-India National Congress are back in jail again. After the collapse of the London conference, British authorities cracked down even harder on Gandhi and his followers, and the Mahatma urged Indians to increase their acts of civil disobedience. ""Wake up from sleep,"" Gandhi said as he ordered a boycott of British goods. ""Discard foreign cloth. Discard narcotics. Discard violence. Defy all orders calculated to crush the national spirit."" The government declared Gandhi's Congress an illegal organization. Under new laws, even peaceful picketing is illegal. The Congress party responded to the crackdown by recruiting more followers and striking more plants.