Mani Ram Bagri

Who was Mani Ram Bagri?

Mani Ram Bagri was a politician from India. He served three terms in the Indian Parliament. Mr. Bagri is a subject of various folklores in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. He belonged to the league of Socialists like Dr. Rammanohar Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan.

Mani Ram Bagri was born at Ban Mandori, Hissar District, Haryana on January 1, 1920. He participated in various national movement at very young age and joined Socialist movement led by Acharya Narendra Deva, Jayaprakash Narayan and Dr Rammanohar Lohia. He was leader of the Socialist parliamentary party during 1962-67, when Dr Rammanohar Lohia entered the Lok Sabha through a by-election from Farukhabad. Mani Ram Bagri participated in and led various socialist movements. A close associate of late Dr Lohia and Raj Narain, he was also detained during Emergency under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act. Mani Ram Bagri was General Secretary of the All India Samyukta Socialist Party during 1972-74, and alter of Janata Party.

He represented Hissar and Mathura constituencies in the Indian Parliament.