Nirmal Singh
| Nirmal Singh | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Nirmal singh 3rd February Village Mohra (Ambala) |
| Residence | Ambala Cantt |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | pradhan ji,sher-e-haryana |
| Occupation | Politician, Stud farm owner |
| Years active | 1974-present |
| Spouse(s) | Mrs. Naib Kaur |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | |
| www.hazarastud.com | |
Nirmal Singh is an Indian politician from the state of Haryana. He is the member of the Indian National Congress.[1] He was member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly for the years 1982, 1991 and 1996 from Naggal constituency.[2] He was the revenue minster of the state of Haryana.[3] Singh, an inspiring & energetic Congress leader known to be a torch bearer for the cause of North Haryana and its people.
Early life
Born to a humble School teacher in the village of Mohra, Haryana, Nirmal Singh first rallied friends and youth around to counter the social injustices abounding in his village and surrounding area. An energetic and inspiring Mass leader, who has come up the ranks from being an Indian Youth Congress (IYC) member and seven times state Youth Congress President to state minister, he maintains his dynamism towards the Party and people alike.
About Him
His formal induction in politics happened in 1974 when he Joined Youth Congress under the leadership of late Shri. Sanjay Gandhi.[4] He was a part of the IYC agitation in Chandigarh where police raided the youth with lathi-charge. He threw himself on Sanjay Ji, to protect him from Lathi charge. From then on there was no looking back.
After Sanjay ji’s demise, Nirmal Singh came to work closely with Rajiv Gandhi ji.
There after followed numerous IYC training camps, blood donation camps, and he grew with in the Organization from being a member to President State Youth Congress,Haryana in 1982. He held this position for a record seven years from 1982-89.
In 1982, he became the youngest person to be elected as MLA in Haryana. In 1986, he became the youngest minister in Haryana Cabinet with the Dual charge of President, State Youth Congress. Between 1987-89,he was General Secretary Haryana Pradesh Youth Congress Committee with dual charge of Youth Congress President.
He suffered a set back in October, 1994 when he was implicated in a murder investigation. He resigned from his position as Minister of State for Revenue and was put behind bars for the next two and half years, without bail, pending trial. He contested the next election in 1996 from behind bars as an independent candidate and won with all the other contestants forfeiting their deposits. He was honorably acquitted of all charges in February, 1997.
He re-joined Congress in 1999 under the presence of Sh. Ahmad Patel ji. He contested again from the same seat in 2000 and 2005 on Congress ticket.
He was the first Haryana leader to raise the issue of discrimination in jobs, development and funding shown towards North-Haryana. To highlight this he held two mega-rallies in the historic grounds of Kurukshetra, Haryana.
First one was ‘HISAAB LAGAO RALLY’ in year 2002 and was followed by a second mega rally as ‘HISAAB CHUKAO RALLY’ in year 2004, which saw massive participation from public and leadership alike from across Haryana.
Elections of 2009 saw his old constituency dissolved under delimitation and he was given a new constituency, Ambala Cantt, to contest from. He lost the election in spite of gatting 43% of total polled votes in the new area.
Fondly addressed as ‘Pradhan ji’, he presently holds the office of President of Distt. Congress Committee (Rural).
Favorite Quotations
Let us start again! (As often said by his father, Lt. Shri Hazara Singh)
Activities
He is a passionate sports man having played football, Basketball and Kabbaddi during his school and college days. Even today he can be spotted on the basketball grounds of War Heroes Memorial stadium sweating out a game with local players.
He started his own stud farm ‘Hazara Stud’ following his lifelong love of horse and has created a record of sorts with his horse winning most of the Classic races in India on 2012 and Hazara Stud being declared Number one stud Farm of the country by RWITC (Royal Western India Torf Club). All this, he has achieved in a short span of 12 Years that speaks volumes for his drive and energy
Interests
Social upliftment, Farming, History & Horses.
Favorite Books
History and Biographies.
Favorite Movies
Gandhi, Mughle’ Azam
References
- ↑ "Former Haryana minister Nirmal Singh arrested". Ambala: Hindustan Times. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "Naggal Assembly Constituency". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "Three-cornered contest for Naggal seat". The Tribune. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "SANJAY GANDHI". Retrieved 16 January 2014.