Consider the following statements with respect to Teja Singh Sutantar:

He led the PEPSU movement to obtain ownership rights of the land to landless peasants.

He formed Lal (Red) Party.

He was elected unopposed to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in May 1937 as a nominee of Indian National Congress.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

Teja Singh Sutantar was a revolutionary leader who led the PEPSU Muzara.
In September 1921, he formed his own squad called ‘sutantar jatha’ (also called as swatantar meaning free/independent). In its maiden attempt, the jatha successfully liberated the gurdwara in a village called Teja, in Gurdaspur district, from the mahants.
Teja Singh was elected unopposed to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in May 1937 as a nominee of Indian National Congress, while he was still in prison.
He continued to remain the member of Punjab Legislative Assembly till 1945.
He was a key leader in the PEPSU Muzara movement, which started in the 1930s and went on till 1952.
PEPSU movement was started by landless peasants (muzaras) in PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab States Union). The movement aimed to obtain ownership rights of the land they had been tilling for generations.
Teja Singh formed his Lal (Red) Party with the Kirti group of the Punjab Communist Party as its nucleus.

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Teja Singh Sutantar was a revolutionary leader who led the PEPSU Muzara.
In September 1921, he formed his own squad called ‘sutantar jatha’ (also called as swatantar meaning free/independent). In its maiden attempt, the jatha successfully liberated the gurdwara in a village called Teja, in Gurdaspur district, from the mahants.
Teja Singh was elected unopposed to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in May 1937 as a nominee of Indian National Congress, while he was still in prison.
He continued to remain the member of Punjab Legislative Assembly till 1945.
He was a key leader in the PEPSU Muzara movement, which started in the 1930s and went on till 1952.
PEPSU movement was started by landless peasants (muzaras) in PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab States Union). The movement aimed to obtain ownership rights of the land they had been tilling for generations.
Teja Singh formed his Lal (Red) Party with the Kirti group of the Punjab Communist Party as its nucleus.

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