Jagdish Mahto

Jagdish Mahto
Master Saheb
Politburo Member of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
In office
1970–1972
Personal details
Born
Ekwari, Bhojpur, India
Died1972 (1973)
Cause of deathMurder
PartyCommunist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)
OccupationTeacher
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Jagdish Mahto was an Indian communist activist. He was a naxal leader who led the 1970 Bhojpur uprising in the landlord-dominated Bhojpur region of Bihar. He was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist), an organisation which was leading the Naxalite insurgency in Bihar. He also fought against the upper-caste landlords for the cause of lower-caste people. Mahto, also called Master Saheb, was a member of the Bihar State Committee of CPI(M–L) and one of the founding leaders of the party in Bhojpur.