Labh Singh Saini

Who was Labh Singh Saini?

Sardar Labh Singh Saini, Akali politician and notable freedom fighter, was born in 1895 and was the son of Sardar Dula Singh. He belonged to a Saini family in village Lasara of Jalandhar district. He spent his early youth at Quetta and passed his Matriculation examination from the high school there. In 1914, he took up service in the army as a clerk. For this reason, he was sometimes also known as Babu Labh Singh. He resigned his job as a protest against the killing of Sikhs at Nankana Sahib on 20 February 1921, and joined the campaign for the reform of Gurdwara management.