Lal Bahadur Shashtri,

 
Today people may know him only as a political personality and former prime minister of India. Many of us know him because he was Prime Minister in 1965 during India-Pakistan war. Many few people know he is the only Prime Minister who never use Government funds for his own expenses. Till this date, he is the most cheapest politics in Indian history, I am saying this because in his duration he incurred least expenses for his ownself. He never use vehicles and restricts out of India journeys during his session. In today’s senario, Politics became printing machine for printing money. He is the true politician, beyond this methodology. Sharing 10 facts about him and you will definitely believe he was an unsung hero.
Another thing he should reward the honour is, he is the prime minister, in his duration, when Indian captured maximum area of Lahore during India-Pakistan war. Many countries influences his decisions for holding power of him in Pakistan. After his glorious good governance, he was killed in a planned conspiracy.

Lal Bahadur Shashtri – an Unsung Hero

Whenever, Indira Gandhi reaches the Prime Minister home, at his duration, he always lived in one room. He owned less space than a peon can own in his system.
At the time of 1965 India-Pakistan war, he motivate Indian Army up to that extent, Indian Army cut down the Pakistani Army like they are cutting the vegetables. Due to this, Indian owned most of the Pakistan’s area.
At the time of Indo-Pak war, United States of America influenced most. They pressurize Indian Parliament to end the war. At the time of war, it is obvious that economical sources must utilized in the Defense department. We import Wheat from USA, due to avoidance of USA’s pressurization to end the war, USA stopped the import of wheat in India and warned India that when India stop the war then only the wheat will be imported in India. At that time, Shashtriji said, Indian people have self-respect. We can live with hunger but never bag anything from anyone. Pride is the ornament that Indian people wear. Then, Shashtriji announced to fast on every Money to save the food of the nation or reduce the consumption of food.
When Shashtriji went for a treaty to Tashkent, he wear torn Dhoti, then his wife asked why dont you purchase a new one instead of this one? He answered, how can I wear new clothes, there are so many people dint wear anything, How can I wear something new at cost of them? My duty is to fulfil their necessity instead of increasing my luxury. He sewed that dhoti and then wear the same and leave for Tashkent.
At the time of war, Shashtriji appealed people to reduce their expenses and contribute some money in relief fund due to the weak economic situation. This matter, he applied for his life even, he resigned all the servants and done his work by himself, cleaning the floor, washing the clothes, as a Prime Minister a person can be humble upto this extent, people never expect this.
In height he may be small but his will power was amazing and due to that, he is known as Lal “Bahadur” Shashtri.
After his death, some people accused Shashtriji in corruption, after investigation it is revealed that in his Bank Account was a deposit of only Rs. 365. From this we can imagine how honest he was.
He is the only prime minister who decide to spend 25% of Budget on Defense Sector. Army of the nation and Farmer of the nation, both are pillars of the nation. They should not have suffered due to anything. He is the one who gave slogan “Jay Jawaan Jay Kisaan”.
When Shashtriji went to Tashkent for an agreement, he was killed with poison. Till this date government dint proved that his death was natural or he was killed in a conspiracy. Government fraudulently announced that his was dead due to Heart Attack and that was not true.
He is always against the castism and inter-religion war, that is the reason why he stopped himself in putting surname after his name as Shriwastava.
Undoubtedly he was the only, best Prime Minister that our country had. He was second Prime Minister and handled the ministry after Jawaharlal’s Session. If we analyse the name, his name is Lal Bahadur Shashtri, there in not any name in words but these three words are titles. He graduated from Kashi Vidyapeeth with first class degree that is the reason why “Shashtri” is written at the end. He dropped his surname because he was strictly against caste system. Salutes to him for his duty. Our recent Prime Minister and future Prime Minister should learn something from him then only our nation will become super power. Some politicians earned Respect because of their deeds. Before this Indian leader Subhash Chandra Bose was died and it was being alleged that there was a conspiracy to kill him. In case of Lal Bahadur Shashtri, it has been shocking that, Indian Government dint have any document related to his death. Let me reveal the conspiracy of death of Shri Lal Bahadur Shashtri:

Myths about Shashtri Ji’s death conspiracy:

Former Prime Minister Shastri died in Tashkent due to a ‘heart attack’ (so called) the day after signing the Tashkent Declaration (one day after ceasefire of 1965 Indo-pak war).

I dont want to reach any conclusion directly. But some of the facts about the incident are ( some according to wiki):

1. It was alleged and also officially accepted that no postmortem was done on Shastri. It is an International Law, if any national personality died due to any cause, postmortem is must in any case.

Any possible excuses?
It has been alleged that he was killed by his nearest people in Tashkent through a glass of poisoned milk.
2. India had almost won the war, any delay of the ceasefire would have led to serious losses for Pakistan.

Shastri was being regarded the Hero of the 1965 war and had shown no symptoms of being unhealthy before the trip.
I mean seriously, do you expect a national hero who has led his country to victory in a war, to get any sort of trauma the next day!
3. No record of the Raj Narain inquiry committee (first inquiry into this matter) exists with the Indian Parliament’s library.

Vanished or has been suppressed?
4. In 2009, when Anuj Dhar (author of the book, CIA’s Eye on South Asia), asked the Prime Minister’s Office under an RTI plea , to declassify a document supposedly related to Shastri’s death.

The PMO replied that it had only one document relating to Shastri’s death but refused to declassify it under a clause that would “prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of the country, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the state, relation with foreign state or lead to incitement of an offence”.
One document! , one document relating to the Death of a prime minister in a foreign country. Is it a joke or something?
5. Shastri’s wife, Lalitha was troubled by the fact that the body was blue and inquired about “certain cuts” on his body. She also pointed out that no post-mortem had been done either in Russia or in India.

Heart attack! right?
Basic medical sciences teaches us enough to know what causes blue marks: poison or heart attack?
6. Shastri’s daughter was the last one from family to talk to him.

His last words to her were —“I’m going to have a glass of milk and sleep.”
The line got disconnected and Suman tried again. However, when she got through 15 minutes later, she was told her father was dead.
This shows that completely sane, healthy person who could have felt any discomfort or pain and accessed aid , was dead in 15 minutes due to ‘heart attack’.
7. Witnesses:

Two witnesses were scheduled to depose before this parliamentary body in 1977. One was R.N. Chugh, Shastri’s doctor who accompanied him to Tashkent. Dr. Chugh was travelling to Delhi by road to testify before the committee and was hit by a truck and died.
The second was Ram Nath, his personal servant, who was also present on the day of his death. Ram Nath came to Delhi and visited Shastri’s widow before the deposition. According to family members, he told her, “Bahut din ka bojh tha, amma. Aaj sab bata denge (I have been carrying this burden too long. I will shed it today).” Ram Nath left the 1, Motilal Nehru, residence to make his way to Parliament. He was hit by a moving vehicle, his legs crushed (eventually amputated) and he lost his memory.
Coincidence! right?
Are we still too dumb to realise the truth?