| Name(s) |
LAL KRISHNA ADVANI |
| Date of
Birth |
November 08, 1927 |
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Identity |
Indian politician |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- September 25, 1990: He
started his Ram Rath Yatra from Somnath, Gujarat on this day
headed for Ayodhya linked to the Mandir-Masjid dispute
centred around Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site at Ayodhya.
- October 30, 1990: The Ram
Rath Yatra reached Ayodhya on this day.
- September 11, 1993: Four
Yatras named Janadesh Yatra were started on this day from
four corners of country; he led this yatra from Mysore. The
purpose of Janadesh Yatra was to seek the people's mandate
against the two Bills, the Constitution 80th Amendment Bill
and the Representation of People (Amendment) Bill.
- September 25, 1993: The
Janadesh yatris congregated at Bhopal on this day in a
massive rally.
- March 19, 1998: He became
the Minister of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.
- February 05, 2002: He
became the 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India.
- July 01, 2002: He became
the Minister of Coal and Mines, Govt. of India.
- August 25, 2002: He ceased
to be the Minister of Coal and Mines, Govt. of India.
- January 29, 2003: He became
the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
- May 21, 2004: He retired as
the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
- May 22, 2004: He retired as
the 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India.
- May 22, 2004: He retired as
the Minister of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.
- May 2004: He became the
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
- April 06, 2006: Bharat
Suraksha Yatra (focused on left wing terrorism, minority
politics, corruption, protection of democracy and price
rise) was started by him on ths day from Dwarka in GUjarat
to Delhi. The second segment of this yatra from Puti in
Odisha to Delhi was led by Rajnath Singh.
- May 10, 2006: The Bharat
Suraksha Yatra was completed on this day.
- May 02, 2007: BJP President
Rajnath Singh stated that after Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L.K.
Advani was the natural choice for Prime Ministership.
- December 10, 2007: The
Parliamentary Board of BJP formally announced that L. K.
Advani would be its prime ministerial candidate for the
general elections due in 2009. However, INC won the general
elections and Dr. Manmohan Singh was allowed to continue to
be Prime MInister for the next term.
- March 19, 2008: On this
day, his autobiographical book "My Country My Life" was
released by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India.
- December 2009: He ceased to
be the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
- October 11, 2011: On this
day he started the Jan Chetna Yatra from Sitab Diara, Bihar,
with an aim to mobilise public opinion against corruption of
the UPA government.
- June 09, 2013: Narendra
Modi was appointed as the head of the electoral campaign of
BJP for the 2014 general elections.
- June 10, 2013: He resigned
from all the posts in BJP following the appointment of
Narendra Modi as the head of the electoral campaign of BJP.
But the BJP senior committee rejected his resignation.
- June 11, 2013: He
withdrew his resignation on this day after being assured
that his concerns about the functioning of the Party would
be properly addressed.
- 2015: He was awarded
PADMA VIBHUSHAN.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He began his political career as a volunteer of
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a right-wing Hindu nationalist
organisation, around 1947 in Karachi, which was then part of
India. He is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP).
- When the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance was in
power from 1998 to 2004 under Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee, Advani served as Minister of Home Affairs; he
additionally served as Deputy Prime Minister of India from
2002 to 2004.
- He was the Leader of the Opposition in the 10th Lok
Sabha and 14th Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament).
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