September7

Banned Maoist Communist Centre guns down at least 30 CPI (M) liberation activists, including district committee members and workers, at Ankendar village, 40 km from the district headquarters of Chatra in Bihar.

Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar.

Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, was born at Dhamrai in Dhaka now in Bangladesh.

Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born.

The Second Round Table conference began in London and lasted till 1st December, 1931. Congress was solely represented by Gandhi and Muslim League by Sir Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam. Two committees were set up to carry out the work of the conference on Federal Structure and Minorities. Gandhi was the member of both the committees. He claimed that being the sole representative of the Congress, he represented the whole of India. Quaid-e-Azam replied that Muslims are a separate nation. Sir Shafi demanded that the 14 points of Quaid-e-Azam be incorporated in the future constitution.

Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.

Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.

U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan.

The Election Commission de-recognises the Lok Shakti, headed by former Union Minister Ramakrishna Hegde, as a state party on the basis of its performance in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in 1999.

All India Council of Secondary Education set up by the Government.

Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died.

Prof. K. M. Chandy, Congress (I) leader and former Governor of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, died in Kochi at the age of 77.

Haider Noorani, BJP candidate for the Anantang Lok Sabha seat, killed in bomb blast.

President's rule in Mizoram.

India and China sign border peace accord.

Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM, wins the vote of confidence. He received 227 votes. 31 were neutral.

First phase of J & K Assembly elections.

Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party.

India rejects Pakistan demand for a East Timor type of referendum in Kashmir.