U. N. Dhebar

Uchharangray Navalshankar Dhebar ( born September 21, 1905 in Gangajala, Jamnagar, Gujarat, † 1977) was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress ( INC), which he was president from 1955 to 1959, as well as Chief Minister of Saurashtra.

Biography

Hailing from a poor Dhebar was able to complete a study of law, despite its origins and was after graduation a respected lawyer. Through the influence of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, he gave in 1936, however, the practice of law, and devoted himself to national politics. In 1941 he was called by Gandhi to introduce its political strategy Satyagraha in Viramgam. Shortly thereafter, he was arrested and sentenced to six months imprisonment. He then became involved in the Quit India Movement and was arrested in 1942 again.

After gaining sovereignty of India on 15th August 1947 he played a leading role in the entry of Kathiawar to the Indian Union and thereafter in the formation of the state of Saurashtra in 1948. Between 1948 and December 1954, he was the first Chief Minister of Saurashtra, and sat as such, numerous reforms to promote the village communities.

In 1955 he was elected to the Congress of the INC in Avadi as President of the Congress Party and remained after his re- election at the party congress in 1956 in Amritsar, 1957 in Indore, 1958 in Guwahati and 1959 in Nagpur to 1959 in this office, and was then succeeded by Indira Gandhi.

His nomination as party leader went back to a previous decision of the party president and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who wanted to forego health reasons to the office of party president. Therefore, the nomination Dhebars was particularly surprising, because he was on a relatively unknown, on the other hand was not even a member of the 19 -member Working Committee of the Congress Party.

Immediately after his first election he held with the leaders of the party from a week-long meeting behind closed doors to decide the most effective way of political party.

Dhebar, whose name is also associated with several social and educational institutions in 1962 as a member of the lower house ( Lok Sabha ) was chosen and this was one until his death.

In 1973, he was honored for his achievements with the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian Indian Order of Merit.

Speaking

On his election speech at the party congress in 1957 in Indore, he stated in a speech: