Name the leader who played an important role in developing the Peasant Movement and the Communist Party in Punjab.

Answer: Option B

Harkishan Singh Surjeet played an important role in developing the peasant movement and the Communist Party in Punjab before emerging as a national leader of the Communist Party of India and the All India Kisan Sabha. He is remembered for his leading role in the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for an eventful four decades.