In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as
- leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
- members of the Interim Government in 1946
- members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly
- officers of the Indian National Army
Explanation
Option (d) is correct
- Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal, and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon were prominent officers of the Indian National Army (INA) and became widely known for their joint trial at the Red Fort in 1945–46.
- Campaign for the Release: In its Bombay session in September 1945, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) declared its support for the INA soldiers. The Congress established the INA Defence Committee to defend INA prisoners. It included famous lawyers, including Bhulabhai Desai, M. Asaf Ali, Tej Bahadur Sapru, K.N. Katju, and Jawaharlal Nehru. In addition to legal help, Congress organised relief funds and arranged employment for the INA men. There was a countrywide protest against the trial of three INA heroes (Sehgal, Shah Nawaz and Dhillon) belonging to the Hindu, Muslim and Sikh communities, symbolising the unity of the people. The Commander-in-Chief, Claude Auchinleck, was forced to remit the sentences due to prevailing circumstances. Later, all three defendants were released. This case became a symbol of the country’s freedom struggle and showed the strength of Unity.
