Bharat Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Nepalese politician
Bharat Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (Nepali: भरत शमशेर जंगबहादुर राणा) was a Nepalese politician that served as the first leader of opposition in the Pratinidhi Sabha.
Early life
Bharat Shumsher was born at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu. His father Mrigendra Shamsher was the oldest son of prime minister Chandra Shamsher. After Chandra Shamsher died in November 1929, his family moved to Baber Mahal.
He studied at St Xavier's College in Bombay.
Political career
He served as the Minister for Agriculture under prime minister Mohan Shamsher prior to the 1951 revolution. After the revolution, he organized the Khukuri Dal with members of the Rana family and Chhetris living in the outskirts of Kathmandu. The Khurkuri Dal was reorganized as the Veer Gorkha Dal with Bharat Shamsher as general secretary. In April 1951, Bharat Shamsher along with Ranadhir Subba were arrested under the Public Safety Act under the orders of home minister B. P. Koirala Members of the Gorkha Dal broke Rana and Subba out of jail and marched around Tundikhel to try to incite the army to mutiny. He was rearrested the same evening and Veer Gorkha Dal was banned by the government.
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