Jagat Narain was the Chairman of the Reception Committee of the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress in 1916 . He was the President of the Lucknow Municipality for 15 years . He was a member of the Hunter Commission appointed to inquire into the events in Punjab following the Jallianwala Bagh massacre . After the Montagu – Chelmsford Reforms he was elected as a member of the United Provinces Legislative Council and was appointed as the Minister for Local Self-Government . He was also the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lucknow for 3 years
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Jagat Narain Mulla