Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948

2018

Modern History, Non-Congress Parties/Organizations

Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948 ?

(a)

B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George

(b)

Jayaprakash Narayan, De Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy

(c)

C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu

(d)

Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta

Answer:

(d)

Core Books/NCERT

Explanation

The HMS was founded in Howrah in 1948 by socialists Forward Bloc followers and independent unionists which included Basawon Singh (Sinha), Ashok Mehta, R.S. Ruikar, Maniben Kara, Shibnath Banerjee, R.A. Khedgikar, T.S. Ramanujam, V.S. Mathur, G.G. Mehta. R.S. Ruikar was elected president and Ashok Mehta general secretary. HMS absorbed the Royist Indian Federation of Labour and the Hind Mazdoor Panchayat, which was formed in 1948 by socialists leaving the increasingly communist dominated AITUC. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hind_Mazdoor_Sabha