Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta

Indian politician

Worked tirelessly for communal harmony during 1973 and 1989 communal riots; expedited the movement for the separate Jharkhand State in 1995 by bringing 40 different parties and groups; social, cultural organisations and intellectuals on a single platform and worked as its Convenor; jailed several times during the movement for creation of Jharkhand and was severely attacked during coal workers` strike in 1988