Harihar Nath Shastri

Harihar Nath Shastri is the former Indian politician who belongs to Indian National Congress.[1] He was the first Member of Parliament of Kanpur. He also actively worked as the labour leader. In the late 1920s, he was seen as communist but was considered to be moderate by the late 1930s.[2] He was the first President of Indian National Railway Workers Federation (INRWF) in 1948.[3] In 1925 he was recruited as a life member of the Servants of the People Society, by its founder-director, the late Lala Lajpat Rai, with whom he worked for a year as his private secretary. In 1947 he became a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, and on its dissolution became a member of the Indian Parliament.

Harihar Nath Shastri हरि हर नाथ शास्त्री
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1952–1953
Succeeded by	S. N. Tandon
Constituency	Kanpur Central
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
In office 1936–1939
In office 1946–1947
President, All India Trade Union Congress
In office 1933–1935
Personal details
Born	1905 Ballia (Uttar Pradesh)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Education	Graduate from BHU

Lok sabha condolence message

Sir, ourhearts just now are borne down by a fresh grief. The air accident that occurred at Nagpur two days ago resulted in the loss of 13 lives and it is a matter of deep sorrow that one of our dear comrades, an active member of this House, Shri Harihar Nath Shastri was also a victim of this accident. The deceased had been a valiant soldier in the country's fight for freedom. He was still engaged in his studies when the movement started under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. He gave up his education and jumped into the field. He came into that field a number of times and courted imprisonment on a number of occasions. Then he completed his studies at Banaras. Thereafter, instead of worrying about himself or about his family and engaging in some service or business, as might have been expected, he dedicated his life to the service of the country and for that too he chose a field that was best with difficulties. He devoted himself to the service of labour. He made the good and the welfare of the workers his goal in life. For years he had been engaged in this work not only in this country but also abroad, where be participated in the work of international organisations as India's representative. Although he certainly had the good of the workers at heart he, was not one of those people who allowed themselves to be swayed over to any one side. He was also conscious of the difficulties of the Government, of the factories and of the industry and it was his constant endeavour, while keeping the good of the workers in view, to adopt the course of moderation and tb see things in their right perspective.I am sure we are all equally feeling the sorrow caused by his separation from us and that every member of the House has heartfelt sympathy for his survivors. [4]

References

1. Brass, Paul (1965). Factional Politics in an Indian State: The Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh. University of California Press. pp. 197. Retrieved 29 April 2014. harihar nath shastri.
2. Joshi, Chitra (2003). Lost Worlds: Indian Labour and Its Forgotten Histories. Orient Blackswan. p. 290. ISBN 9788178240220. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
3. "History: National Federation of Indian Railwaymen". Retrieved 29 April 2014.
4. https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55653/1/lsd_01_05_14-12-1953.pdf Page 30