Lal Singh was the commander of the Sikh army during the first Anglo Sikh war. The treachery of Lal Singh and Teja Singh helped the British to acquire Lahore without a single battle.
With the observance of the All India Flag Day on June 18, 1923, the Jhanda Satyagraha assumed national complexion with Nagpur as its headquarters and “Nagpur Chalo” as its slogan.