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Tau Devi Lal |
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Ch. Devi Lal being wished on his 85th birthday at Rewari
Ch. Devi Lal
Ch. Devi Lal was born in Teja Khera village of Hissar district on Sept. 27, 1914 in the family of Ch. Lekh Ram. He received education upto middle and then got training in wrestling from 'Akhara' of Badal village in Panjab. In 1930 he received 6 months rigorous imprisonment for taking part in Salt movement in Hissar Jail and Lahore Jail. He took part in the movement of 1932 and was kept in Sadar Delhi Thana. In 1938 he was selected delegate of All India Congress Committee. He was kept in jail for 2 years for taking part in 1942 quit India movement. After independence he started farmer's movement and was arrested along with his 500 workers. After some time, then Chief Minister Dr. Gopi Chand Bhargwa made an agreement and Mujara act was amended.
He was elected member of Panjab Assembly in 1952, congress president Of Panjab in 1956. He played an active and decisive role in forming Haryana as a separate state. In 1958 he was elected from Sirsa. In 1972 he left the congress and in 1974 he was elected from Rori constituency against congress. In 1975 he was sent or jail for 19 months in Hissar Jail and Mahendergarh fort. In 1977 emergency ended and general elections were held. He was elected on Janta Party ticket and became 5 th chief minister of Haryana. He remained member of parliament from 1980 to 1982 and member of State assembly from1982-1987. He formed Lok Dal and started Nyaya Yudh and became popular among masses. In 1987 again he became the Chief Minister of Haryana 2nd time. In 1989 parliamentary election he was selected from Rohtak and became Deputy Prime Minister of India.
Ch. Devi Lal fought against British rule and played a very important role. After independence he came out as leader of farmers in whole India.. During his tenure as Chief Minister of Haryana he made several decisions which showed how much close he was to the masses. He always took decisions about the betterment of common people. He is so much popular among people that they call him 'Tau'.
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