History
Sadar Bazar is not only a premier market of Delhi but it was a great centre of major political developments in Delhi before and after independence. Its vicinity to both the railway stations of Delhi has made it a nice place for hiding in Delhi for freedom fighters. With Chandni Chowk nearby it was a major centre of social, commercial and political activities. Post-partition the market witness many migrants from Pakistan setting up shops here, for example, the Frontier Biscuit, which started in 1921 in West Pakistan, re-established itself here with a small production unit at Sadar Bazar.
Sadar Bazar has seen emergence of stalwarts like Aruna Asaf Ali, Guru Radha Kishan, Lala Ram Charan Agarwal, Hansraj Gupta (First mayor of Delhi), Comrade HL Parwana (eminent bank union leader of India), Radha Raman, Mukimuddin Faruqui, Sikandar Bakht, Veeresh Pratap Chaudhary, Sarla Sharma, Beant Singh, Bhiku Ram Jain, Brij Mohan Toofan, Murari Lal Gupta Chharia, Shanti Desai, Jagdish Tytler, Shoaib Ikbaal, Vijay Goel and the president of Delhi unit of INC Jai Prakash Agarwal, MP.
Guru Radha Kishan, widely respected for his integrity, honesty and transparency cutting across party lines represented one of the constituency from Delhi Sadar for the longest term in MCD and Delhi Municipal Committee. He fought valiantly for the economic deprivation for the poor, textile workers and unorganised labourers and the issues of social deprivation in Delhi. The first ever la
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