Friday, September 20, 2024

City Beats, News, Uttar Pradesh

101-year-old #Gandhian passes away in #Agra

Noted Gandhian and freedom fighter Chimman Lal Jain died early Saturday morning, at his house in Pathwari area of Agra. He was 101.For the last few years he had successfully led a campaign against alcohol and drug addiction.He took active part in the freedom struggle movement and was confined to jail several times.He opposed imposition of emergency and was jailed during 1975-77, Indira Gandhi”s rule.He will be cremated at the Taj Ganj later on Saturday

Vijay Upadhyay

Vijay Upadhyay is a career journalist with 23 years of experience in various English & Hindi national dailies. He has worked with UNI, DD/AIR & The Pioneer, among other national newspapers. He currently heads the United News Room, a news agency engaged in providing local news content to national newspapers and television news channels