NEWS

PM pays tributes to Lala Lajpat Rai on his Jayanti

ABOUT

• A stalwart of the freedom struggle
• Born on 28th January 1865 at a small village of Dhudike in district Ferozepur, Punjab,
• Contemporary of great stalwarts including Mahatma Gandhi
• Popularly known as ‘Punjab Kesari’ or ‘The Lion of Punjab’
• Supported the Non-cooperation movement at the Nagpur session of the Congress in 1920 and protested against the Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre that followed.
• Moved a resolution in the assembly refusing cooperation with the Simon Commission since the Commission had no Indian members In 1928.
• Also an Extremist, and along with Bipin Chandra Pal and Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he formed the Lal-Bal-Pal trio of extremist leaders.
• HE
  • Presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Congress in 1920, advocated for organized labour as the antidote of capitalism and imperialism.
  • Co-founded the Punjab National Bank in 1894
  • Was the Founder-Editor of the Arya Gazette
  • Founded several institutions and organizations such as Hisar Bar Council, Hisar Arya Samaj, Hisar Congress, National DAV Managing Committee.