h ru . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁Central ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁During ▁his ▁three - year ▁term , ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁lo bb ying ▁for ▁Indian ▁indust ries ▁including ▁repe al ▁of ▁exc ise ▁duty ▁on ▁text iles . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁he ▁came ▁close ▁with ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ▁and ▁helped ▁him ▁in ▁Sw ades hi ▁movement ▁which ▁boy c otted ▁foreign ▁goods ▁and ▁promoted ▁local ▁indust ries . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁indul ged ▁in ▁neg ot iation ▁of ▁tax es ▁with ▁British ▁for ▁Indian ▁text iles ▁during ▁economic ▁de pression ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁He ▁held ▁several ▁important ▁positions ▁after ▁independence ▁of ▁India , ▁including ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁on ▁Fund amental ▁Rights , ▁Minor ities ▁and ▁the ▁Administration ▁of ▁Trib al ▁and ▁Ex cluded ▁Are as ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁chair mans hip ▁of ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁chair mans hip ▁of ▁Central ▁Public ▁Works ▁Department ▁Indust ry ▁Committee ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁chair mans hip ▁of ▁National ▁Research ▁Development ▁Corporation , ▁member ▁of ▁Council ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Research , ▁trust ee ▁of ▁Gand hi ▁S mar ak ▁N id hi , ▁member ▁of ▁Indian ▁In vest ment ▁Centre . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁trust ee ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁Mah at ma