Identify the person whose picture is seen here and describe briefly:

(a) His role in the Anti-Partition and Swadeshi Movement.

(b) His Fame as a Brave Fighter.

(c) Formation of the Swaraj Party and entry into the Central Legislative Assembly.

(d) Demonstration against the Simon Commission.

The person whose picture is seen here is Lala Lajpat Rai.

(a) Lala Lajpat Rai played a significant role in the Anti-Partition and Swadeshi Movement.

1. In 1905 Lajpat Rai, along with Gokhale, went to England to persuade the British leaders not to give effect to the scheme of the Partition of Bengal.
2. During the Anti-Partition agitation, he called upon men and women to fight repression with full strength.
3. Lajpat Rai's bold, defiant ideas are contained in these words: "The primary thing is prestige of the Government and the Boycott strikes at the root of that prestige."
4. He said: "Nationalism is nurtured by the blood of martyrs. Repression only adds teeth to it."

(b) Lala Lajpat Rai was a brave fighter.

1. In 1907,he was convicted for seditious speeches.
2. He was deported to Mandalay and kept there in prison for six months.
3. He presided over the historic Kolkata Session of the Congress in 1920.
4. It was at this Session that a resolution on 'Non-Cooperation' was adopted by the Congress.
5. Lajpat Rai wanted a bolder action, including Civil Disobedience.
6. Yet, he supported Gandhiji's proposal and spread the message of Non-Cooperation throughout India.

(c) Formation of the Swaraj Party and entry into the Central Legislative Assembly:

1. Suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 disappointed many Congressmen, including Lajpat Rai.
2. They formed the Swaraj Party to contest elections to the Legislative Councils in 1923.
3. Lajpat Rai was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly and in 1925 became the Deputy Leader of the Party.
4. Later, he joined hands with Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya in forming the Nationalist Party.
5. This Party achieved significant electoral success in 1926.
6. Lajpat Rai again got elected to the Central Legislative Assembly.

(d) While leading the demonstration against the Simon Commission in Lahore on 30 October, 1928, Lajpat Rai was assaulted by a British sergeant.

1. He sustained injuries from which he could not recover.
2. He died on 17 November, 1928.
3. The news of his death was a signal for mourning in almost every household.
4. Lalaji's valour endeared him to the people who called him Sher-i-Punjab, i.e., Lion of Punjab.
5. Lajpat Rai was a born fighter. He had a genuine love for the masses and the suffering people.