chapter-2 political movements

'Chugha', Kartar Singh Sarabha, 'Pandit' Kanshi Ram, Rehmat Ali Khan,
Jiwan Singh, Amar Singh Rajput and Nawab Khan participated. 60
During the next stage Ghadr activities in Punjab were organised
under the leadership of a Bengali patriot Ras Behari Bose along with
Moola Singh. In the meeting at Amritsar on December 31, 1914 apart
from Moola Singh and Amar Singh, Kartar Singh 'Sarabha', Parmanand,
Harnam Singh (Jhelum), Pingle, Nidhan Singh, Dr. Mathura Singh,
Harnam Singh 'Sialkoti', Hirdey Ram (Mandi State), Jagat Singh 'Sur
Singh' and Balwant Singh participated and decided to work in the army
units. The Ghadrites attended the Muktsar Maghi fare to propagate their
ideology. In amritsar the Dharmshala of Sant Gulab Singh became
centre of Ghadr activities. Lahore was another area of activity where
publication of Ghadr Party literature was focused upon. 61
It must be mentioned here that the revolutionaries of Ghadr Party
specially worked among the common people especially the villagers and
students. The emphasis on participation of students remained part of
Ghadr Party Programme from the very beginning. It was with this
objective in view that Jawala Singh 'Thathian' started scholarship for the
students. Among them who became eminent Ghadraties were Nand Singh
'Sihora', Gobind Bihari Lal and Mohan Lal, the later also worked in the
Ghadr newspaper. In the first issue of Ghadr newspaper it was declared
as policy that the youth would be prepared to propegate Ghadr ideology
and revolution. In Montgomery prison Sohan Singh 'Bakhna' impressed
upon a prison official the need to visit America and Germany by the
youth in order to have training in arms and bombs. Similarly one Banta
Singh asked Ichhra Singh to contact youth who could be sent to America
for the training of manufacture of bombs and use of guns. Ichhra Singh
60 Ibid., pp. 238-43.
61 Ibid., pp. 258-260.