 Singh opposed the abolition of zamindari, along with Kameshwar Singh of Raj Darbhanga.Singh was the leader of the pro-establishment landed aristocracy.His speeches from the opposition bench against Restoration of the Bakasht Land Act and the Bihr Tenancy Act by the Congress Ministry during 1937-39 and Sri Krishna Sinha's forceful defence, though they added a memorable chapter in the province's legislative history, marked the division of the aristocracy into pro and anti-Congress factions.