Arjan Singh Mastana
Arjan Singh Mastana | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency | Valtoha |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 27 March 1986 |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Occupation | Communist leader |
Arjan Singh Mastana was well-known communist leader of Punjab.[1] He was elected to the Punjab legislative assembly from Valtoha constituency on the Communist Party of India's election symbol. On the 27 of March 1986, during the insurgency in Punjab, India, Sikh militants killed Arjan Singh Mastana a Punjab MLA for the Communist Party of India. Mastana had raised armed squads to oppose Sikh militants. Sikh militants pretending to be cops that were beating fake peasants. This lured Mastana out. He was then killed by the Sikh militants.[2][3][4]
See also
[edit]- Baldev Singh Mann
- Darshan Singh Canadian
- Deepak Dhawan
- Gursharan Singh (theatre director)
- Jaimal Singh Padda
- Nidhan Singh Gudhan
- Pash
- Satyapal Dang
- Teja Singh Swatantar
- Punjab insurgency
References
[edit]- ^ Thukral, Gobind (31 October 1986). "Punjab: Red Targets". India Today. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Communist Leader is slain by Sikkha", Spokane Chronicle 27 March 1986 Google News
- ^ "Killing of communist leaders in Punjab makes Left parties more firm in opposing terrorism". India Today. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Gurpreet Singh: Khalistani separatists' killings leave a legacy of sorrow in Canada and the U.S." The Georgia Straight. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
Categories:
- 1986 deaths
- Communist Party of India politicians from Punjab, India
- Punjab, India MLAs 1972–1977
- Victims of Sikh terrorism
- Asian politicians assassinated in the 1980s
- Indian politicians assassinated in the 20th century
- Politicians assassinated in 1986
- Punjab, India politician stubs
- Victims of the insurgency in Punjab
- People from Tarn Taran Sahib