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 represent Fatehgarh Churian.[1] He heads the Ministries of Rural Development Now Animal Husbandry Panchayats and Water Supply & Sanitation for the Government of Punjab.[2]
Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa | |
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| File:Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa Official portrait 2017.jpg | |
| In office 2002 - 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Natha Singh Dalam |
| Succeeded by | Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal |
| Constituency | Qadian |
| MLA, Punjab | |
| Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab | |
| Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation, Now Animal Husbandry Punjab | |
| In office 2012 - Present | |
| Preceded by | Nirmal Singh Kahlon |
| Constituency | Fatehgarh Churian |
| In office 2003 - 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Rattneshwar Kaur |
| Residence(s) | Qadian, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India |
Early life
Bajwa was born on 23 February 1943 to parents Gurbachan Singh Bajwa and Beant Kaur in Pakistan in Kotli Bajwa, Narowal, Sialkot.[2]
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.[3][4]
Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa comes from a military family, his family has served for more than three generations in Kashmir Army and were known as family of Kumedans ( Commandants) and hails from Kotli Bajwa, Narrowal. His grandfather Lt Col Ishari Singh commanded 1st Kashmir Infantry and participated in capture of Jerusalem in WW1; for this action, he was awarded Order of British Indian (OBI). Lt Col Ishari Singh was also CO of Kashmir Infantry battalions Raghupartap and Rudher Shibhnabh ( refer History of J and K Rifles by Maj Dr. Brahma Singh). Tripat Bajwa's late cousin Capt Baldev Singh Bajwa in 1948 Indo Pak war served in 6 Kashmir Rifles and was posted at Bunji cantonment near Gilgit and was captured fighting Gilgit scouts and Kashmir army mutineers ( Refer Memoirs of Maj William Brown Gilgit Scouts). Capt Baldev Singh Bajwa was held as POW at Attock fort along with Skardu hero Lt Col Thapa and was repatriated in 1950. Capt Baldev Singh retired as Col from J and K rifles and was ADC to Maharaja Karan Singh of J&K. Tripat Bajwa’s younger brother also retired as Col from Indian Army.
Political career
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.[5][6] In March 2003, he was made Minister of Forest.[7][8] 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.[9][10] In 2012, he was elected from Fatehgarh Churian.[1] 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.[11] Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa was reelected from Fatehgarh Churian in 2017 and was inducted as Cabinet Minister in Capt Amarinder SIngh ministry with portfolio of Rural development and panchayats, water supply & sanitation minister.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Punjab Legislative Assembly - Ministers". punjabassembly.nic.in. Punjab Vidhan Sabha/ C-DAC Mohal. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/debates/vol10p7b.htm
- ^ Subhash Chander Arora (January 1990). President's Rule in Indian States: A Study of Punjab. ISBN 9788170992349.
- ^ http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/1992-election-results.html
- ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "5 more join Punjab Ministry". The Tribune. 11 March 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Amarinder rules out policy on forest cover". The Times of India. 19 August 2003. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "10 Punjab MLAs among 19 new chairpersons". OnlyPunjab. 9 September 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Punjab rivers highly contaminated". The Tribune. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ PTI (11 November 2016). "SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Captain Amarinder Singh takes CM oath with 9 ministers". The Indian Express. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Fatehgarh Churian Election Results 2017, Winner, Runner-up and MLA Candidates". www.elections.in. Retrieved 11 May 2017.