Against Communalism

In 1928 at the conference of youth where Naujawan Bharat Sabha were re-organized, Bhagat Singh and his comrades openly opposed the suggestion that youth belonging to religious, communal organizations be permitted to become the member of the organization. Religious was one's private concern and communalism was an enemy to be fought argued Bhagat Singh. Earlier in 1927 condemning communal killings as barbaric, he pointed out that communal killers did not kill a person because he was guilty of any particular act, but simply because he was a Hindu or Muslim or Sikh. Bhagat Singh revered Lala Lajpat Rai as great leader. But he would not even spare him, when Lajpat Rai turned to communal politics. He then launched a political-ideological campaign against him. Because Lajpat Rai was respected leader he would not publicly use harsh words but he refered Lajpat Rai as a "Lost leader".

Significantly two of the six rules drafted by Naujawan Bharat Sabha were,

• To have nothing to do with communal bodies or other parties with communal ideas.
• To create the spirit of general toleration among the public considring religion as a matter of personal belief of man and to act upon it fully.

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