khan abdul ghaffar khan formed the band of non violent revolutionary the khudai khidmatgars.
who formed the band of non violent revolutionary the khudai khidmatgars?
khan abdul ghaffar khan
khan abdul ghaffar khan (bacha khan) started his movement from youth. he first founded an organisation by the name youth league in 1922. later, he went to forming the famous khudai khidmatgar movement.a large number of khudai khidmatgars were in their twenties and thirties, he realized that youth of the nation are the driving force behind and movement. zalmai pakhtun of which khan abdul ghani khan was a commander was also part of bacha khan's movement and had played a significant role in the struggle for rights, on the same footsteps, the leader of awami national party asfandyar wali khan founded national youth organisation, popularly known by its acronym nyo.
national youth organisation (pakistan)
despite the provocation and its obvious ambivalence over pakistan's creation, the khudai khidmatgar leaders reconvened at sardaryab on 3 and 4 september 1947 and passed a resolution that stated, "the khudai khidmagars regard pakistan as their own country and pledge that they shall do their utmost to strengthen and safeguard its interest and make every sacrifice for the cause; the dismissal of dr. khan sahib’s ministry and the setting up of abdul qaiyum’s ministry is undemocratic, but as our country is passing through a critical stage, the khudai khidmatgars shall take no step which might create difficulties in the way of either the provincial or central government; after the division of the country the khudai khidmatgars sever their connection with the all-india congress organization and, therefore, instead of the tricolor, adopt the red flag as the symbol of their party."
khudai khidmatgar