AdminWho was Sardar Ajit Singh Uncle of Shaheed e Azam Bhagat Singh. He was an early protestor in the Punjab Region who openly criticized & challenged British Rule and organised an agitation by peasants against Anti Farmer British law of enhancing water rate charges. Sardar Ajit Singh was the hero of “Pagdi Sambhal Jatta” movement. […]
Who was Sardar Ajit Singh
Uncle of Shaheed e Azam Bhagat Singh.
He was an early protestor in the Punjab Region who openly criticized & challenged British Rule and organised an agitation by peasants against Anti Farmer British law of enhancing water rate charges.
Sardar Ajit Singh was the hero of “Pagdi Sambhal Jatta” movement. The “Pagdi Sambhal Jatta” movement had spread far beyond the peasants to engulf the army.
He was exiled to Mandley (Burma) with Lala Lajpat Rai in May 1907.
In 1918, he came in close contact with the Ghadar Party in San Francisco. In 1939, he returned to Europe and later on helped Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in his mission in Italy.
On August 15, 1947 he uttered his last breath; On this date India got its Independence. His last words were, “Thank God, my mission is fulfilled.”
A samadhi in his memory is at Panjpula, a popular and scenic picnic spot in Dalhousie.