His patriotism earned him 15 months of rigorous imprisonment in 1933 – 34 . When the M8 Nepal – Bihar earthquake occurred on 15 January 1934 , Bihar Central Relief Committee was set up on 17 January 1934 , under the Presidency of Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Dr. Anugraha Narayan Sinha became its Vice-President . He took the task of raising funds to help the people and the relief and rehabilitation work was organised in an elaborate and efficient manner . He was elected as a member of the Central Council in 1935 from Sahabad-cum-Patna Constituency with a massive margin . He became a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1936 . In the provincial autonomy granted by British , under the Government of India Act of 1935 , the first Congress ministry was sworn in on 20 July 1937 and he became the Deputy Premier cum Finance Minister of Bihar province . He and Premier Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha disagreed with the then Governor Maurice Garnier Hallett on the issue of the release of political prisoners and both resigned . The Governor had to give in and they again resumed their offices . But they again resigned in 1939 , as did all Congress governments in the country , over the question of involving India in the Second World War without the consent of the Indian people
Nepal – Bihar earthquake
1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake
Anugrah Narayan Sinha