Desh Sevak Party
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The Desh Sevak Party was a political party
in India
. It was led by veteran leaders of the Indian National Army
, General Mohan Singh
and Col. Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
. In October 1949 it merged with the All India Forward Bloc
. Singh became the Forward Bloc chairman of AIFB and Dhillon the general secretary.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was led by veteran leaders of the Indian National Army
Indian National Army
The Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II. The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance...
, General Mohan Singh
Mohan Singh
Mohan Singh is an Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party. He was elected three times to the Lok Sabha from Deoria in Uttar Pradesh. He is currently the General Secretary of the Samajwadi Party.-Political career:...
and Col. Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon was an officer in the Indian National Army who was charged with "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor". Along with Shah Nawaz Khan and Prem Kumar Sahgal, he was tried by the British at the end of World War II in the INA trials that began on November 5, 1945 at Red...
. In October 1949 it merged with the All India Forward Bloc
All India Forward Bloc
The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India...
. Singh became the Forward Bloc chairman of AIFB and Dhillon the general secretary.
Source
- Bose, K., Forward Bloc, Madras: Tamil Nadu Academy of Political Science, 1988.