Q. Bhagat Singh shot Police Commissioner Saunders dead because
(a) he forced the Public Safety Bill through the Legislative Assembly
(b) he had led the lathi charge against the peaceful procession in which Lajpat Rai was injured
(c) he had led the campaign against the armoury raid culprits
(d) Chandra Shekhar Azad was killed in an encounter led by him in Allahabad.
Ans: (b) he had led the lathi charge against the peaceful procession in which Lajpat Rai was injured
Explanation:
The correct answer is (b) he had led the lathi charge against the peaceful procession in which Lajpat Rai was injured.
Bhagat Singh shot Police Commissioner James A. Scott Saunders, not because he forced the Public Safety Bill through the Legislative Assembly, led the campaign against the armoury raid culprits, or because Chandra Shekhar Azad was killed in an encounter led by him in Allahabad. The reason behind Bhagat Singh’s action was retaliation for the lathi charge that Saunders had led against a peaceful procession in Lahore, in which Lala Lajpat Rai was injured.
In 1928, Lala Lajpat Rai was participating in a protest against the Simon Commission in Lahore. During the protest, the police, led by James A. Scott Saunders, conducted a lathi charge, resulting in severe injuries to Lala Lajpat Rai. In response to this incident, Bhagat Singh, along with his associates, plotted and executed the assassination of Saunders as an act of revenge for the violence inflicted upon Lajpat Rai.
It is important to note that Bhagat Singh and his associates believed in using revolutionary means to fight against British colonial rule in India and considered acts of violence as a way to awaken the masses and draw attention to the cause of independence.
