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Historical Event on 2/2/2000

The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry clears Ms. Deepa Mehta's film ''Water'' after the director agreed to make some changes in the script.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/2000In a nationwide swoop, IT Department officials search the residences of cricketers Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and former ICC Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya and recover incriminating documents.
10/13/1781A treaty was singed between the Britishers and ruler of Gwalior, Scindia.
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
2/5/2000A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities.
8/21/2000Uma Bharti, the sanyasin Member of Parliament of the BJP, resigns from the Lok Sabha and the party's national executive comittee.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
12/4/1993Mulayam Singh Yadav, takes over as CM of UP; Bhairon Singh Sekhawat of Congress sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
9/24/1873Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'.
8/3/1890Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, was born at Varanasi.
12/17/1998Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.