Bhim Senator Sachar

Background

Sachar was born on December 1, 1894.

Education

He did Bachelor and Bachelor of Laws in Lahore and practiced law in Gujranwala, which is now in Pakistan.

Career

He was Chief Minister of Punjab twice. 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.

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.

He served from 1956 to 1957. He was then named governor of Andhra Pradesh and served from 1957 to 1962.

Achievements

• 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.

Politics

After he demitted office (due to internal party politics), Sachar was named governor of Odisha by the union government. 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.

Membership

By the time India gained independence in 1947, he was an important member of the party.