Nidhan Singh Gudhan
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Nidhan Singh Gudhan | |
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Former President : Punjab Kisan Union | |
President : Punjab Sangharsh Committee, Ropar | |
Founding Editor of Surkh Rekha | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ghudani Kalan, Punjab, India |
Died | Ghudani Kalan, Punjab, India |
Cause of death | Killed by Khalistan movement extremists |
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) |
Occupation | Communist leader |
Nidhan Singh Gudhan was an Indian communist activist, a central team member of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). He was tortured and then hanged by Khalistan movement extremists. At the time of his death, he was leading Kisan Sangharsh Samiti of Ropar district. He was the founding editor of the journal Surkh Rekha.[1] He also held the president-ship of Punjab Kisan Union.
During Punjab insurgency, Khalistan movement extremists kidnapped Nidhan Singh Gudhan. He was tortured as the extremists were trying to investigate the secrets of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) and about their revolutionary paper Surkh Rekha. On refusing their demands, he was hanged to death.[1][2]
See also
[edit]- Arjan Singh Mastana
- Baldev Singh Mann
- Darshan Singh Canadian
- Deepak Dhawan
- Jaimal Singh Padda
- Pash
- Punjab insurgency
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Mass Revolutionary Line During the Khalistani Movement in Punjab". Harsh Thakor. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "The Bleeding Punjab : A Report to the Nation" (PDF). CPIML. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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