Krishna Pal Singh

Krishna Pal Singh (January 10, 1922 – September 27, 1999) was an Indian politician. His career began in the 1950s and ended in the 1990s.

In 1942, Singh entered India's freedom fight against British rule after joining the activist Bhai Paramananda. He participated in the Quit India Movement. He was arrested and jailed for approximately one year. After independence, he became an advocate for the poor people and opposed the atrocities of the feudal elements in poorer areas. Singh was arrested and jailed more than 12 times while fighting for students, farmers, colliery workers and other laborers. He once was arrested during a labor movement against the British at the Colliery Management in the Shahdol district. During the riots, Singh was handcuffed and dragged on foot for about 40 kilometres (25 mi).

Singh was also a well-known trade union leader. He was the vice president of the Madhya Pradesh Unit of the All India Trade Union Congress, and was a favorite of S.A. Dange. He was enrolled in the Socialist Party in 1946 by Acharya Narendra Dev and had been a close associate of Jaya Prakash Narayan and Dr. Sunil Jose Joy. Singh was also the president of the Socialist Party of Vindhya Pradesh and president of the Samyukta Socialist Party in Madhya Pradesh. In 1965 he was inducted into the Indian National Congress Party by the late Shri Indira Gandhi. He served in various capacities as a member of the All India Congress Committee and the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC). He was PCC general secretary with Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as president. He was also the vice president of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee and a special invitee in the All India Congress Committee, while Indira Gandhi was its president.

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