Kapildeo Singh

Socialist leader Kapildeo Singh was a Socialist leader and the General Secretary of the Samajwadi Party.[1] He was a veteran follower of Ram Manohar Lohia and designated the new Samajwadi Party's ideology as one based on socialist ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and Ram Manohar Lohia.[2] A member of the Bhumihar Brahmin community, he took an active part in the freedom struggle and political emancipation of the masses after independence.[3] He died in 2002, and his shraddh ceremony was attended by both Mulayam Singh Yadav and Laloo Yadav.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "'Use Article 355 against T.N. Govt.'". The Hindu. 2001-07-09. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  2. ↑ The Samajwadi Party: A Study of Its Social Base, Ideology, and Programme. A.P.H. Pub. Corp. 2003. p. 195. ISBN 978-81-7648-448-0. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. ↑ V.Gangadhar (2008-04-04). "Nitish, Mulayam only Praise for each other". Patna Daily.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  4. ↑ "Mulayam, Laloo assail NDA govt". The Times of India. 2002-10-14. Retrieved 2008-11-04.


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