Birbal Singh was an Indian freedom fighter from Raisinghnagar, India. [1] He died in firing by police of Bikaner princely state in 1946. [2]
Birbal Singh was an Indian freedom fighter from Raisinghnagar, India. [1] He died in firing by police of Bikaner princely state in 1946. [2]
His full name was Birbal Singh Dhalia. His father's name was Salagram. His family business was purchasing cotton. Raisinghnagar (then Panwarsar) was a small city in the princely state of Bikaner. This princely state was also ally with the British, who were ruling British India. Birbal was a member of a patriotic organisation named Bikaner Rajya Prishad. Sardul Singh was the ruler of Bikaner. Birbal raised a voice for rights and freedom against the princely state. [3]
On 30 June 1946 a large procession was organised by freedom activists in Raisinghnagar. They were raising slogans for freedom with tricolour, the Indian national flag. Then the police opened firing and Birbal was killed 1 july 1946 death in police firing. [4]
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