Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav (1918–1993) was an Indian politician, the first
Chief Minister of Delhi
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, also Called as sher-e-delhi, and a freedom fighter who played an important role in the individual
Satyagraha Movement launched by
Mahatma Gandhi
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in 1940. He hailed from Rewari,Haryana.
Career
Indian Independence movement
He was amongst the leaders of the underground activities in Delhi during the
Quit India
The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Kranti Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule i ...
movement. He was imprisoned many times during the freedom struggle.
Post independence
Post-independence, Prakash served as Minister in charge of Planning and Development as well as the first
Chief Minister of Delhi
The chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the head of government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. According to the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is the National Capital Territory of Delhi's ''d ...
at the age of 34 years, the second-youngest Chief Minister in India in 1952–55.
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.
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
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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.
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Prakash and Dr. 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.
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