Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa: Difference between revisions

| name = Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa

| image =Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa Official portrait 2017.jpg =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|02|23|df=yes}}

| constituency = [[GurdaspurFatehgarh (LokChurian SabhaAssembly constituency)#Qadian|QadianFatehgarh Churian]]

| successorpredecessor = [[LakhbirNirmal Singh Lodhinangal]]Kahlon

'''Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa''' is an Indian politician and a member of [[Indian National Congress]]. He is a Member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) and representrepresents [[Fatehgarh Churian Assembly Constituencyconstituency|Fatehgarh Churian]].<ref name=aaa/> He heads the Ministries of Rural Development Now Animal Husbandry Panchayats and Water Supply & Sanitation for the Government of Punjab.<ref name="nic">{{cite web |title=Punjab Legislative Assembly - Ministers |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/ministers/knowyourminister/6/ |website=punjabassembly.nic.in |publisher=Punjab Vidhan Sabha/ C-DAC Mohal |accessdate=14 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114210653/http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/ministers/knowyourminister/6/ | archive-date=14 January 2019}}</ref>

Gurbachan Singh Bajwa was a cabinet minister in Gopi Chand Bhargava, Bhim Sen Sachar and Sardar Partap Singh Kairon Cabinets and held portfolios such as PWD, Education and Chandigarh capital project.<ref name="parliamentofindia.nic.in">{{Cite web |url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/debates/vol10p7b.htm {{Dead|title=Archived copy link|access-date=February11 November 2016 |archive-date=2 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302224236/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/debates/vol10p7b.htm |url-status=dead 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=41HYYdO21KQC&q=punjab+minsiter+Gurbachan+singh+++Bhargav+cabinet&pg=PA75 |title=President's Rule in Indian States: A Study of Punjab |author=Subhash Chander Arora|date=January 1990 |isbn=9788170992349 }}</ref>

Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa started his career from grass root level, became general secretary of Youth Congress, he was elected as Qadian Municipal council member, then became president of Qadian municipality and Chairman of local Market Committee. Tripat Bajwa first fought election in 1977 from Qadian, 1980 from Sri Hargobindpur. Bajwa first successfully contested for Punjab Legislative Assembly from Qadian in 1992 and won again in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/1992-election-results.html|title=List of Polling Booth for Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_2002_PB.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref> In March 2003, he was made Minister of Forest.<ref>{{cite news|title=5 more join Punjab Ministry|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030311/main1.htm|accessdate=10 May 2013|newspaper=The Tribune|date=11 March 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Amarinder rules out policy on forest cover|url=httphttps://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-08-19city/chandigarh/27187044_1_forestAmarinder-ministerrules-amarinderout-singhpolicy-coastalon-areasforest-cover/articleshow/136654.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629121357/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-08-19/chandigarh/27187044_1_forest-minister-amarinder-singh-coastal-areas|url-status=deadlive|archive-date=29 June 2013|accessdateaccess-date=10 May 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 Aug 2003}}</ref> However, he had to resign in August 2004 due to cabinet rejig. Tripat Rajinder Singh like his father is known to be honest upright politician and die hard Congress leader. Later, he was appointed chairman of Punjab Pollution Control Board.<ref>{{cite news|title=10 Punjab MLAs among 19 new chairpersons|url=http://citynewslive.com/latest/fullstory-newsID-1849.html|accessdate=10 May 2013|newspaper=OnlyPunjab|date=9 Sep 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Punjab rivers highly contaminated|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060111/main8.htm|accessdate=10 May 2013|newspaper=The Tribune|date=11 January 2006}}</ref> In 2012, he was elected from Fatehgarh Churian.<ref name=aaa>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref> He was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest of a decision of the [[Supreme Court of India]] ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/ | title=SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation | date=11 November 2016 | author=PTI | newspaper=The Indian Express | accessdate=20 April 2018 }}</ref> Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa was reelected from Fatehgarh Churian in 2017 and was inducted as Cabinet Minister in Capt. Amarinder SInghSingh ministry with portfolio of Rural development and panchayats, water supply & sanitation minister.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/captain-amarinder-singh-takes-cm-oath-with-9-ministers-4572555/|title=Captain Amarinder Singh takes CM oath with 9 ministers|date=2017-03-17|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-05-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/fatehgarh-churian.html|title=Fatehgarh Churian Election Results 2017, Winner, Runner-up and MLA Candidates|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2017-05-11}}</ref> Bajwa won third time in a row by winning 2022 punjab elections from Fatehgarh churian constituency against Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal by around 5,000 votes.