This special programme by the SansadTV presents the life story of Bharat Ratna awardee and former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh. Singh's humble beginnings in a peasant family near Hapur, and his subsequent journey through the national movement and into politics, epitomize the ethos of grassroots leadership. His tenure as the revenue minister in Uttar Pradesh saw landmark legislation aimed at land reforms, which had a profound impact on the agrarian landscape of the state. The highlights of Singh’s political career were the pro-farmer legislation such as the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 and the Consolidation of Holdings Act of 1953, with the former leading to the abolition of zamindari system in the state. Charan Singh entered the national politics in 1971 and won the Lok Sabha election from Baghpat in 1977. He became the Deputy PM in the Morarji Desai government. Two years later, Charan Singh formed a new outfit, the Janata Party (Secular) that propelled him to the position of PM on July 28, 1979 with the support of Indira Gandhi.

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These videos and news coverage are related to the recognition of Charan Singh as a Bharat Ratna on 9 February 2024 by The President of India Draupadi Murmu at a grand ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan. 

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