Surjit Singh Rakhra
| Surjit Singh Minhas | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
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In office 2002 - 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Jagtar Singh Rajla |
| Succeeded by | Brahm Mahindra |
| Constituency | Samana |
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In office 2012 - Present | |
| Preceded by | Brahm Mahindra |
| Constituency | Samana |
| Water Supply & Sanitation, Higher Education & Languages | |
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In office 2012 - Present | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Residence | Rakhra, Patiala, Punjab, India |
Surjit Singh Rakhra is an Indian politician who belongs to the Shiromani Akali Dal. He is Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation, Higher Education and Languages in the present Punjab Government.[1][2]
Family
Rakhra belongs to Minhas family. His father is Kartar Singh Dhaliwal and his mother is Jaswant Kaur. His brothers Darshan Singh Dhaliwal and Charanjit Singh Dhaliwal are businessmen in the United States.[3][4][5]
Political career
He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 2002 on a Akali Dal ticket from Samana.[6][7] He was re-elected from Samana in 2012.[8] Presently he is cabinet minister and holds the portfolio for Rural Development and Panchayat.[1]
He now holds the portfolios for Water Supply and Sanitation, and Higher Education and Languages in the Punjab government.
Controversies
Rakhra generated considerable controversy when he declared that the alleged killing of a young girl by a bus driver operated by the Badal family that controls the Punjab government was "fate" or an "act of God".[9]
References
- 1 2 Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012
- ↑ Punjab government dissolves panchayat bodies
- ↑ Punjab CM condoles demise of Rakhra's wife
- ↑ Well-oiled machine
- ↑ Shooting casts shadow on “power wedding”
- ↑ Punjab Assembly Election 2002 Results
- ↑ Punjab Assembly Elections-2002 winners
- ↑ Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012
- ↑ http://www.firstpost.com/politics/it-was-gods-will-surjit-singh-rakhras-ridiculous-defence-of-badals-on-moga-teens-death-2223640.html