Shyama Sharma led a massive protest of Labourers working in Yamuna Hydel Project of Khodri Majri.
On 19th December 1974, an order was issued to arrest Shyama Sharma and police came after searching for her in Khodri Majri.
From Jaunsar Bawar, she moved to Delhi hiding her identity in a disguise of a Sikh Person wearing Turban and artificial Beard and Moustache.
In her own words, during the midnight of 29th June 1975, she was pasting the hand made posters on walls across Nahan town that were pointing out the dictatorship nature of the then government.
A few days later a notice was issued to her family members to vacate the house because Government planning to seize all of their properties and may demolish them.
In Jail, Shyama met many leaders like Shanta Kumar, Radha Raman Shastri, Mohindernath Sofat, Kanwar Durga Chand etc.
She was then made Minister of Law, Panchayati Raj, Food and Civil Supplies in Government of Himachal Pradesh.
He introduced first ever Motor Transport in erstwhile Sirmaur state in year 1914 with four personal cars, four public buses and one lorry.
He donated his lands worth Rupees Hundreds of Crores to Government for building Schools, Hospitals, Shelter Homes etc.
Her nephew’s son Bhaavan Sharma, who founded a youth organisation in 2013, currently heads Nav-Bharat Yuva Sangh as its National President.