Bhim Sen Sachar
| Bhim Sen Sachar | |
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| 2nd Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| In office April, 1949 – October, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Gopi Chand Bhargava |
| Succeeded by | Gopi Chand Bhargava |
| In office April, 1952 – January, 1956 |
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| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Pratap Singh Kairon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1894 Peshawar, British India (now in Pakistan) [1] |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Profession | Politician |
Bhim Sen Sachar (December 1, 1894[2] - January 18, 1978[3]) was an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Punjab twice.
Biography
Sachar was born on December 1, 1894. He did BA and LLB in Lahore and practiced law in Gujranwala,[4] which is now in Pakistan. He was attracted to the freedom movement and joined the Indian National Congress party at a young age. In 1921, he was elected as the Secretary of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. By the time India gained independence in 1947, he was an important member of the party.
In 1949, the party selected him for the office of Chief Minister of Punjab. He took oath on April 13, 1949 and served until October 18, 1949. The first elections in independent India were held in 1952 and the Punjab legislative assembly was formed for the first time that year. The Congress party won the provincial elections at this time, and Sachar became chief minister again, serving from April 17, 1952 to January 23, 1956.[5]
After he demitted office (due to internal party politics), Sachar was named governor of Odisha by the union government. He served from 1956 to 1957. He was then named governor of Andhra Pradesh and served from 1957 to 1962.
During the Emergency, he was arrested and sent to jail with some other dissident leaders of Congress party, who belonged to the "old school" of the party and had spoken against the increasing authoritarianism of Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay.[6]
Personal life
Sachar was married at an early age to a girl of his own community, in a match arranged by parents. His son, Rajinder Sachar (b. 1923) was a lawyer and judge who served as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court,[7] and was famously the Chairman of the Sachar Committee which produced a controversial report on the status of religious minorities in India. Veteran Indian journalist, left-wing activist and peacenik Kuldip Nayar is Sachar's son-in-law.
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| Preceded by | Governor of Andhra Pradesh 1957 – 196 |
Succeeded by S.M. Shrinagesh |
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