New Delhi. About Lala Lajpat Rai, the brave fighter of India, who is counted among the great freedom fighters of India. It should be known that Lala Lajpat Rai, who did not care for his life while facing the British Rajpower for life, is also called ‘Punjab Kesari’. Known as ‘Lion of Punjab’, Lala Lajpat Rai’s birthday is also today i.e. 28 January.
are Prominent leaders of Congress’s Garam Dal
By the way, Lalaji used to be a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress’s Garam Dal and also the representative of the whole of Punjab. He also got the title of ‘Lion of Punjab’. By the way, he was born on 28 January 1865 in Dhudiki village of Ferozepur district of Punjab. He started advocacy in Hisar after getting the education of law, but later due to coming in contact with Swami Dayanand, he became a strong supporter of ‘Arya Samaj’. It was from here that the ultimate feeling of fierce nationalism was awakened in him.
After the death of Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Lalaji along with his associates started making many efforts for the development of Anglo Vedic College. It was from here that Lalaji also started participating in Congress meetings in Hisar and gradually became an active worker of Congress. In 1892 he moved to Lahore.
When there was famine in many parts of the country in 1897 and 1899, Lalaji appeared at every opportunity of the frontline in relief work. When the famine victims left their homes and reached Lahore, many of them were accommodated by Lalaji himself. Along with this, he also did many things for the welfare of children. Lalaji was always at the forefront of relief and rescue operations even when the earthquake caused tremendous destruction in Kangra.
Was upset with the partition of Bengal
However, after this, when the British partitioned Bengal in 1905, Lala ji joined hands with the agitators like Surendranath Banerjee and Bipin Chandra Pal and strongly opposed this decision of the British. He campaigned for the adoption of indigenous goods across the country. After this, Lalaji continued to fight for freedom.
After this Lalaji participated in a special session of the Congress in Calcutta in 1920. He also jumped into the non-cooperation movement launched by Gandhiji against the British. After this, this movement under the leadership of Lala Lajpat Rai spread like wildfire in Punjab and soon he came to be known by names like ‘Lion of Punjab’ or ‘Punjab Kesari’.
If seen like this, Lajpat Rai had sacrificed everything for the freedom struggle. One of the three prominent leaders in the freedom struggle during his time was Lala Lajpat Rai. The names of the other two great revolutionaries were Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal. The trinity of these three was known as Lal, Bal, Pal.
gave my ultimate sacrifice
But Lalaji made his supreme sacrifice at the time of ‘Simon Commission’. In fact, on 3 February 1928, this commission reached India, in protest against which fire broke out in the whole country. Then a major incident took place in Lahore on 30 October 1928, when the youth of here who were opposing Simon under the leadership of Lala Lajpat Rai were brutally beaten up. Not only this, the police ruthlessly hurled sticks on the chest of Lala Lajpat Rai. He was badly injured and eventually died on 17 November 1928.
Here the whole country got agitated by the death of Lalaji and Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev and other revolutionaries also decided to avenge Lalaji’s death. These brave patriots and revolutionaries fulfilled their pledge exactly 1 month after Lalaji’s death and on 17 December 1928, the British police officer Saunders was publicly shot. Rajguru, Sukhdev and Bhagat Singh were later sentenced to death in the case of Saunders’ murder in lieu of Lalaji’s death. Now in the memory of Lala ji, on this day i.e. November 17 is celebrated as Sacrifice Day all over the country.
If seen, Lala Lajpat Rai was not only a voter of independence, but also a great social reformer and great social worker. Because of this, as much respect for him was in the hearts of Gandhians, the same respect for him was also in the hearts of great revolutionaries and patriots like Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad. By the way, the history of freedom struggle is full of various adventures of revolutionaries and one such brave fighter was Lala Lajpat Rai who had sacrificed his everything for the country. Do it