Naujawan Bharat Sabha was an association of Indian youth which was established at a convention held in April 1928 at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar.[1][2][3] The aims of the Sabha were to create a youth wing of peasants and workers with a view to usher in revolution in the country and overthrow the British rule. The Sabha remained active between March 1926 and April 1927.[4]. CID. File NO.9349 relating to bhagat singh reads: "in the spring of 1926 a society known as the youth india association or naujawan bharat sabha was formed at Lahore by a group of extremists. The avowed objects of the society are to prepare young men for political service, to popularize the use of 'khaddar' and to work for hindu-muslim unity, but proceedings of its weekly meetings show that it was thoroughly impregnated with revolutionory ideas."
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The first conference of the Naujavan Bharat Sabha took place in Amritsar in 1928. It coincided with the political conference of the Punjab Congress Committee. The president of this Sabha was Kedarnath Sehgal. It set up a subcommittee, consisting of Sohan Singh Josh who was the chairman of the committee, Ram Chander, M.A. Majid, Ehsan Ilahi, Professor Chhablldas, Copal Singh Qaumi and Hari Singh.
The second conference of the Sabha was held on 24 February 1929 in Lahore. It was presided over by Sohan Singh Josh.
The Naujawa Bharat Sabha was declared unlawful by government on 10 September 1934 under section 16(1) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908. After this the Sabha practically stopped functioning.
'in 1928 ,the punjab congress decided to hold a provincial conference on baisakhi at amritsar.
1) change in object from the'achievement' of complete independence by all possible means ' to 'achievement of a completely independent sovereign socialist republic of peasants and workers by all possible means. 2) demand to substitute flag by red flag . 3) to treat religion as a personal matter ,separate from politics.
Ever since 1928, the secretary of state of london, the government of India of punjab has been continuously discussing the question of how to deal with sabha.
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