 He was allotted some land in the village of Jugiana, near Ludhiana, where he settled permanently.After a stint as a legislator in the Punjab, he was elected to Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament, for two terms.In and out of Parliament he strove for the recognition of the members of his "Azad Hind Fauj" as "freedom fighters" in the cause of the nation's independence.