Bhagat Singh was initially part of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) but later transformed it into the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928, advocating for socialism alongside independence.
🔴 Killing of J.P. Saunders (1928)
In retaliation for the brutal lathi charge that led to Lala Lajpat Rai’s death, Bhagat Singh, along with Shivaram Rajguru, Sukhdev Thapar, and Chandrashekhar Azad, planned the assassination of James Scott, the British police officer responsible. However, they mistakenly killed J.P. Saunders instead.
🔴 Assembly Bombing (1929)
On April 8, 1929, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw non-lethal bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi, shouting “Inquilab Zindabad!” (Long Live the Revolution). Instead of escaping, they courted arrest to use the trial as a platform to spread their message.