Bharat Ratna 'Govind Ballabh Pant' - First CM of Uttar Pradesh : Who used to pay tea and snacks bills from his pocket

During his tenure as the Home Minister,

Pant was awarded the prestigious Bharat Ratna.

1921, When Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant entered politics and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. He was arrested and imprisoned for many weeks for organising a Salt March inspired by Gandhi’s earlier actions. In 1933, Pant was arrested along with Harsh Dev Bahuguna and imprisoned for seven months for attending a session of the then-banned provincial Congress. 5 years later, the ban was rescinded, and he joined the new Legislative Council. During the Second World War, Pant acted as the tiebreaker between Gandhi’s faction, which was in favour of supporting the British Crown in their war effort, and Subhas Chandra Bose’s faction, which advocated taking advantage of the situation.

Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant was among the architects of our modern India. He played a key role Independence movement and was an important figure in the Government. He was born o