Arjan Singh Mastana was well-known communist leader of Punjab.[1] He was elected to the Punjab legislative assembly from Valtoha constituency on the Communist Party of India's election symbol. On the 27 of March 1986, during the insurgency in Punjab, India, Sikh militants killed Arjan Singh Mastana a Punjab MLA for the Communist Party of India. Mastana had raised armed squads to oppose Sikh militants. Sikh militants pretending to be cops that were beating fake peasants. This lured Mastana out. He was then killed by the Sikh militants.[2][3][4]
Arjan Singh Mastana | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency | Valtoha |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 27 March 1986 |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Occupation | Communist leader |
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- ^ "Communist Leader is slain by Sikkha", Spokane Chronicle 27 March 1986 Google News
- ^ "Killing of communist leaders in Punjab makes Left parties more firm in opposing terrorism". India Today. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Gurpreet Singh: Khalistani separatists' killings leave a legacy of sorrow in Canada and the U.S." The Georgia Straight. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2023.