7. Who among the following wrote “Pagri Sambal Jatta”?
Ajit Singh
Bhagat Singh
Banke Dayal
None of the above
Correct Answer :
The famous slogan and patriotic song ‘Pagri Sambhal Jatta’ was written by Banke Dayal, a nationalist poet and editor of the newspaper Jhang Syal. It was first recited at a massive rally in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad, Pakistan) on 3 March 1907 and soon became the rallying cry of the agrarian protests in Punjab. The movement opposed British policies such as the Colonization Bill and other exploitative land laws