Who is chaudhary devi lal

His early education was at the school of Chautala village where he grew and gained command over Hindi, Urdu and English. Married to Harki Devi at an early age, they had four sons and a daughter — Ch.

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At the age of 16, when Devi Lal was in class 10, he quit his schooling to join the national freedom struggle. He was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. The British government had jailed him for participating in the Quit India movement. After independence, he joined politics and led several farmers' movements.

He played an active role in the formation of the Haryana state. He was jailed along with other opposition leaders for protesting against the government during the emergency. In , after the emergency ended, he was elected as an MLA on the Janata Party ticket and became the chief minister of Haryana. The government lasted less than a year with fissures inside the party.

As a result, Lal was dismissed in July The post of Deputy Prime Minister of India was created after the independence to assist the Prime Minister of India and act as the head of the country in his absence.