Nature of Politics of Sir Chhotu Ram

 

Nature of Politics of Sir Chhotu Ram 

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Sir Chhotu Ram worked for the welfare and betterment of the peasantry in the Punjab. He organized the peasantry in the Punjab and taught them how to fight for their Social, political and economic rights. To improve the social and economic condition of the peasantry, Sir Chhotu Ram took rural development on the top priority and much emphasis was given on it. The post Chhotu Ram period saw a sudden collapse of his politics due to changed socio economic and political conditions . Sir Chhotu Ram made great efforts to lower the rate of interest and to bring relief to the peasantry. Sir Chhotu Ram was a secular minded person and he did not compromise to any communal question. His advocacy of secularism was to separate religion from politics. Chhotu Ram believed in the slogan of secularism when comparing the Congress with political groups like the Muslim League, Hindu Mahasabha and the Akali Dal. Secularism of Chhotu Ram was not based on the opposition to religion. In rural areas it was necessary to win the support of the peasants. Death of Sir Chhotu Ram on January 10, 1945, was a big blow to the Unionist party in the Punjab. Despite being a loyalist, he was a hardcore Nationalist and worked for the betterment of the peasantry and downtrodden peole without any communal biasness. After his death communal problem reach at an alarming level when led to partition of Punjab as well as of India. In the post Independence period in India, peasantry of Punjab, Haryana and western Utter Pradesh has been inspired by political and social ideas and works of Sir Chhotu Ram.