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First Published: 19 February, 2021
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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890–1988), affectionately known as Bacha Khan, Badshah Khan and Fakr-e-Afghan among his people, and ‘Frontier Gandhi’ in India, was born in Uthmanzai in the North-West Frontier Province of British India. His life was dedicated to the social reform of the Pukhtuns and he continues to be revered across the world by them. In India, he is known for his close association with Mahatma Gandhi and his leadership of the Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of God) movement from 1930–47 – the most successful and sustained Gandhian non-violent campaign anywhere in the world. The Khudai Khidmatgars or ‘Red Shirts’ were key allies of the Congress who formed three governments in the NWFP despite brutal opposition from the colonial regime. Badshah Khan’s success in creating a disciplined non-violent movement in a Muslim a
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It is not proper to remove the name of one for the other, Nawab Malik said. (File)
Mumbai:
Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik has demanded that the Haryana government reconsider its decision to rename the Badshah Khan Hospital in Faridabad after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Speaking at an event on Saturday in Mumbai to mark the 131st birth anniversary of freedom fighter Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Badshah Khan or Frontier Gandhi, Mr Malik said both Mr Khan and Mr Vajpayee are Bharat Ratna awardees.
It is not proper to remove the name of one for the other, the minister said.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Who?
February 6 is the 131st birth anniversary of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan also popularly known as Frontier Gandhi and Badshah Khan. He was a prominent Indian freedom fighter, a die-hard opponent of the two-nation theory and the idea of Pakistan. He was totally committed to Gandhi s idea of non-violence, enjoyed the same stature in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), also known as Frontier, as Gandhi had in India.
He opposed with full conviction the inclusion of NWFP in Pakistan but failed. After formation of Pakistan he, his followers and family faced terrible repression at the hands of the consecutive Pakistan governments including the one led by Jinnah and Islam-o-fascists. One of his brothers was assassinated, his supporters butchered by the Islamist fascists, he spent more than a decade in Pakistani jails and was forced to go into exile in Afghanistan. He was declared to be an agent of Hindu India. ML government led by Jinnah di