Brahm Prakash (politician)
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Brahm Prakash Yadav (6 June 1918 – 11 August 1993) was an Indian politician, the first Chief Minister of Delhi and a freedom fighter who played an important role in the individual Satyagraha Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1940. His father was a famous landlord, Bhagwan Das Yadav, they hailed from Shakurpur village of Delhi.[1]
Brahm Prakash | |
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| 13th Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 30 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Charan Singh |
| Preceded by | Surjit Singh Barnala |
| Succeeded by | Rao Birendra Singh |
| Constituency | Nangloi Jat |
| Member of the Lok Sabha for Outer Delhi | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Dalip Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sajjan Kumar |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Dalip Singh |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Naval Prabhakar |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of the Lok Sabha for Delhi Sadar | |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Shiv Charan Gupta |
| 1st Chief Minister of Delhi | |
| In office 17 March 1952 – 12 February 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Gurmukh Nihal Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brahm Prakash Yadav 16 June 1918 Delhi, British India |
| Died | 11 August 1993 (aged 75) Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress, Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Delhi, India |
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Indian Independence movement
He was among the leaders of the underground activities in Delhi during the Quit India movement. He was imprisoned many times during the freedom struggle.[2][3]
Post independence
Post-independence, Prakash served as Minister in charge of Planning and Development as well as the first Chief Minister of Delhi at the age of 34 years, the second-youngest Chief Minister in India in 1952–55.[4][5] His stints in the Parliament twice won him accolades as an able parliamentarian. While he was with Congress Party, he was elected to Lok Sabha from Delhi Sadar constituency in 1957, and from Outer Delhi in 1962 and 1967. He joined Janata Party later, and was elected to Lok Sabha again in 1977 from Outer Delhi. When the party split in 1979, he joined the Charan Singh faction, and became a minister for a few months. He made noteworthy contributions as the Union Cabinet Minister for Food, Agriculture, Irrigation and Cooperatives.[6]
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 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.[7]
Prakash and Kurien of NDDB promoted the idea of Cooperative Companies to help free the cooperatives from the shackles of Government control through the Registrar of Cooperative Societies. It was a precursor to the present Producer Company model.[8][9][10]
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