Brahm Prakash (politician)

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Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav
1st Chief Minister of Delhi
In office
17 March 1952 – 12 February 1955
Preceded byNew Post
Succeeded byGurumukh Nihal Singh
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress

Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav (1918–1993) played an important role in the Individual Satyagraha Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1940 and was among the leaders of the ‘underground’ activities in Delhi during the ‘Quit India’ movement. He was imprisoned many times during the freedom struggle.[1][2] He hailed from Shakurpur Village, a yadav dominated village in North-West Delhi.

In the post-independence era, Prakash, a member of India's yadav community,[3] served as Minister in charge of Planning and Development as well as the first Chief Minister of Delhi from 1952-55.[4][5] His stints in the Parliament twice won him accolades as an able parliamentarian. He also made noteworthy contributions as the Union Cabinet Minister for Food, Agriculture, Irrigation and Cooperatives.

The cause of depressed sections of the society, rural development and empowerment of the weaker sections were issues which were very close to the heart of Chaudhary Brahm Prakash. He was quick to realise the potential of cooperative societies in mitigating the hardships of the village folks. As early as in 1945, he started organising village and agriculture cooperatives. He was also a proponent of the Panchayati Raj institutions. He organised the National Union of Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minorities in 1977 to work for the welfare of these weaker sections.[6]

References

  1. ^ The Hindu : New Delhi News : Briefly
  2. ^ Latest Releases
  3. ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2003). India's silent revolution: the rise of the lower castes in North India. Columbia University Press. pp. 210–211. ISBN 978-0-231-12786-8. Retrieved 7 October 2011. Quote: "The leader of the All India Backward caste federation in the 1960s and 1970s Bramha Prakash Chaudhary, was a Jat"
  4. ^ "History of Delhi Legislative Assembly". Legislative Assembly of Delhi website.
  5. ^ "Brahm Prakash: Delhi's first CM, ace parliamentarian". Hindustan Times. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  6. ^ http://www.boloji.com/myword/mw082.htm Quota Quagmire

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Preceded by Chief Minister of the Delhi
1952-55 		Succeeded by
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