Important Events of December 23

Important Events of December 23

Charan Singh Birth Anniversary 

Birth:

• Saran Singh was born on December 23, 1902 in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh.

• Charan Singh entered politics as part of the Independence Movement motivated by Mohandas Gandhi.
• He was one of “three principal leaders in Congress state politics.
• He became visible on the national stage from 1959 when he publicly opposed the unquestioned leader and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s socialistic and collectivist land policies in the Nagpur Congress Session.
• Charan Singh’s political career suffered due to his open criticism of Nehru’s economic policy.
• In July 1979, he became the country’s 5th Prime Minister amongst many political crises.
• Charan Singh has also achieved the record of India’s only Prime Minister who has never visited the Lok Sabha during his short term.
• He also wrote books on various subjects including Zamindari system of destruction, ‘cooperative farming system’, ‘poverty alleviation and settlement in India’ and ‘land for laborers’. Jamandari system eradication, cooperative farming system, poverty alleviation and settlement in India, He has written books on many topics including land for the workers.
• On behalf of North Indian peasants since 2001, for her vicar for the land ownership of farmers in her lifetime, she has been celebrating her birthday on December 23rd (today) His birthday, December 23 (today) is National Farmers Day is celebrated.

Death:

He gave voice to the rights of the peasants throughout his life and landed on May 29, 1987. His memorial in New Delhi is named ‘Kisan Ghat’ (The Farmers’ Gate).