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Nidhan Singh Gudhan was a
communist Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a s ...
activist, a central team member of
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. His ...
. He was tortured and then hanged by
Khalistan movement The Khalistan movement is a Sikh separatist movement seeking to create a homeland for Sikhs by establishing a sovereign state, called Khālistān (' Land of the Khalsa'), in the Punjab region. The proposed state would consist of land that cur ...
extremists. At the time of his death, he was leading Kisan Sangharsh Samiti of
Ropar district Rupnagar district is one of twenty-two districts in the state of Punjab, India. The city of Rupnagar is said to have been founded by a Raja called Rokeshar, who ruled during the 11th century and named it after his son Rup Sen. It is also the ...
. He was the founding editor of the Journal ''Surkh Rekha''. He also held the president-ship of Punjab Kisan Union.


Earlier Life and Activism


Death

During
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,
Khalistan movement The Khalistan movement is a Sikh separatist movement seeking to create a homeland for Sikhs by establishing a sovereign state, called Khālistān (' Land of the Khalsa'), in the Punjab region. The proposed state would consist of land that cur ...
extremists kidnapped Nidhan Singh Gudhan. He was tortured as the extremists were trying to investigate the secrets of
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (CPI (ML)) was an Indian communist party formed by the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries (AICCCR) at a congress in Calcutta in 1969. The foundation of the party wa ...
and about their revolutionary paper "Surkh Rekha". On refusing their demands, he was hanged to death.


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See also

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Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. His ...
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gudhan, Nidhan Singh 1980s deaths Year of birth missing Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Punjab, India