Which contribution is correctly associated with Lala Lajpat Rai during the freedom struggle?
Leading the anti-Simon Commission protests, where he suffered fatal injuries
Lala Lajpat Rai, known as "Punjab Kesari", was a prominent leader of the Lal-Bal-Pal extremist trio in the national movement.
When the all-British Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928, it was boycotted nationwide with the slogan "Simon Go Back". At Lahore, Lala Lajpat Rai led a peaceful anti-Simon protest and was severely lathi-charged by police under Superintendent James Scott; the injuries proved fatal and he died soon after.
The other options belong to different leaders/events: the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Nehru Report (1928) was drafted mainly under Motilal Nehru (and it proposed Dominion Status, not complete independence), and the Salt March / Dandi March (1930) was led by Mahatma Gandhi.
Hence, the contribution correctly associated with Lala Lajpat Rai is leading the anti-Simon Commission protests, where he suffered fatal injuries.
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