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	'''Beant Singh''' (19 February 1922 – 31 August 1995) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician and the Chief Minister of [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]] from 1992 to 1995. He was a member of [[Indian National Congress]]. He was killed in a [[car bombing]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=New Violence in India Sikh Area Kills Official\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/01/world/new-violence-in-india-sikh-area-kills-official.html\|access-date=2012-03-28\|newspaper=The New York Times\|date=1995-09-01}}</ref>		'''Beant Singh''' (19 February 1922 – 31 August 1995) was an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]] from 1992 to 1995. He was a member of [[Indian National Congress]]. He was killed in a [[car bombing]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=New Violence in India Sikh Area Kills Official\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/01/world/new-violence-in-india-sikh-area-kills-official.html\|access-date=2012-03-28\|newspaper=The New York Times\|date=1995-09-01}}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Beant was born in Jat Sikh Family ~~[[undivided Punjab]] and later migrated to the~~ Bilaspur village in ~~the [[Doraha,~~ Ludhiana~~\|Doraha]] tehsil~~ of the ~~[[Ludhiana district]]. Thereafter he~~ shifted to village Kotli in the ~~same~~ district. He completed his education from the [[Government College Lahore]]. At the age of 23, he joined the army but after two years of service, decided to make a switch to politics and social work.{{Citation needed\|date=February 2014}}		Beant was born in Jhajj Jat Sikh Family from Bilaspur village near Doraha in Ludhiana District. The family migrated to Canal colonies of the West Punjab but shifted to village Kotli (Kotla Afghana) near Payal in the Ludhiana district after partition. He completed his education from the [[Government College Lahore]]. At the age of 23, he joined the army but after two years of service, decided to make a switch to politics and social work.{{Citation needed\|date=February 2014}}

	== Political career ==		== Political career ==
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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==

	His son Tej Parkash Singh was minister in the Punjab government led by [[Harcharan Singh Brar]] who succeeded him. His daughter Gurkanwal Kaur is a former minister of state for social welfare and Parliamentary secretary in the [[Amarinder Singh]] government. His grandson [[Ravneet Singh]] is an MP from Ludhiana. Another grandson, Gurkirat Singh Kotli, is an MLA from Khanna. Another Grandson Guriqbal Singh DSP Punjab Police. <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://twocircles.net/node/214234\|title=Beant Singh's widow dead}}</ref> His wife died in 2010.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/mata-jaswant-kaur-be-cremated-tuesday-beant-singh-memorial-chandigarh/22484\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411165250/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/mata-jaswant-kaur-be-cremated-tuesday-beant-singh-memorial-chandigarh/22484\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2013-04-11\|title=Mata Jaswant Kaur to be cremated Tuesday at BeaAANnt Singh memorial in Chandigarh\|publisher=Punjab Newsline\|year=2010\|access-date=2012-02-11}}</ref>		His son Tej Parkash Singh was minister in the Punjab government led by [[Harcharan Singh Brar]] who succeeded him. His daughter Gurkanwal Kaur is a former minister of state for social welfare and Parliamentary secretary in the [[Amarinder Singh]] government. His grandson [[Ravneet Singh]] is an MP from Ludhiana. Another grandson, Gurkirat Singh Kotli, is an MLA from Khanna. Another Grandson Guriqbal Singh DSP Punjab Police.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://twocircles.net/node/214234\|title=Beant Singh's widow dead}}</ref> His wife died in 2010.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/mata-jaswant-kaur-be-cremated-tuesday-beant-singh-memorial-chandigarh/22484\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411165250/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/mata-jaswant-kaur-be-cremated-tuesday-beant-singh-memorial-chandigarh/22484\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2013-04-11\|title=Mata Jaswant Kaur to be cremated Tuesday at BeaAANnt Singh memorial in Chandigarh\|publisher=Punjab Newsline\|year=2010\|access-date=2012-02-11}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|Assassinated Chief Minister of Punjab}}
{{For|other people called Beant Singh |Beant Singh (disambiguation)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix =
| image = File:Beant Singh 2013 stamp of India (cropped).png
| imagesize = 250px
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1922|2|19}}
| birth_place = [[Patiala]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|1995|8|31|1922|2|19}}
| death_place = [[Chandigarh]], [[India]]
| order = 12th [[Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]
| governor = [[Surendra Nath]]<br>[[Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar]] {{small|(Acting)}}<br>[[B. K. N. Chhibber]]
| term_start = 25 February 1992
| term_end = 31 August 1995
| predecessor = [[President's Rule]]
| successor = [[Harcharan Singh Brar]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| alma_mater = [[Government College University, Lahore]]
| religion =
| spouse = Jaswant Kaur
| children = [[Tej Parkash Singh]]<br> [[Gurkanwal Kaur]]
}}

'''Beant Singh''' (19 February 1922 – 31 August 1995) was an [[India]]n politician and the Chief Minister of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] from 1992 to 1995. He was a member of [[Indian National Congress]]. He was killed in a [[car bombing]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New Violence in India Sikh Area Kills Official|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/01/world/new-violence-in-india-sikh-area-kills-official.html|access-date=2012-03-28|newspaper=The New York Times|date=1995-09-01}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Beant was born in Jat Sikh Family [[undivided Punjab]] and later migrated to the Bilaspur village in the [[Doraha, Ludhiana|Doraha]] tehsil of the [[Ludhiana district]]. Thereafter he shifted to village Kotli in the same district. He completed his education from the [[Government College Lahore]]. At the age of 23, he joined the army but after two years of service, decided to make a switch to politics and social work.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}}

== Political career ==

After the 1947 partition, Beant Singh entered the Punjab politics. In 1960 he was elected chairman of block ''samiti'' (committee) of Doraha, in Ludhiana district. After serving for some time as Director of the Central cooperative bank in Ludhiana, Beant Singh entered the Punjab [[Vidhan Sabha]] (assembly) as an independent candidate in 1969.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/obituary-beant-singh-1599087.html|title=Obituary: Beant Singh|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-06-17|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Assassination ==

Beant Singh was assassinated in a bomb blast at the secretariat complex in Chandigarh on 31 August 1995. The blast claimed the lives of 17 others including 3 Indian commandos. Beant Singh was accompanied by his close friend Ranjodh Singh Mann on the day of assassination.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990216/ige16125.html Beant killing: First witness testifies]. Indian Express.</ref> [[Dilawar Singh Babbar]] of [[Babbar Khalsa International]] acted as the [[suicide bomber]]; later, the backup bomber [[Balwant Singh Rajoana]] was also convicted for the killing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Punjab on edge over hanging of Beant Singh's killer Balwant Singh Rajoana |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/punjab-on-edge-beant-singh-balwant-singh-rajoana/1/179691.html |access-date=28 March 2012 |newspaper=India Today |date=28 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329042658/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/punjab-on-edge-beant-singh-balwant-singh-rajoana/1/179691.html |archive-date=29 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India court orders Rajoana execution to proceed|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-17523790|access-date=2012-03-28|newspaper=BBC News|date=2012-03-27}}</ref>

In 2012, a Chandigarh court sentenced Rajoana to death. A number of Sikhs protested against the decision, and campaigned to stop the execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana. On 28 March 2012 the [[Government Of India]] stayed the execution of Rajoana after Punjab Chief Minister [[Parkash Singh Badal]] met President [[Pratibha Patil]] seeking clemency for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/beant-singh-killing-rajoanas-hanging-stayed/243573-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329232400/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/beant-singh-killing-rajoanas-hanging-stayed/243573-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-03-29|title=Beant Singh killing: Rajoana's hanging stayed|work=News18}}</ref>

On 7 January 2015, Jagtar Singh alias Tara who is alleged to be the mastermind in assassination of Singh was arrested by [[Royal Thai Police|Thai Police]] in [[Bangkok]] after a request by the Indian investigative agency ([[Central Bureau of Investigation]]). Tara is currently undergoing a trial in an Indian prison.<ref name="IE_Tara">{{cite news |title=Mastermind behind ex-Punjab CM Beant Singh’s murder arrested in Bangkok |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/on-the-run-for-11-years-punjab-terrorist-falls-in-bangkok/ |access-date=23 June 2018 |publisher=Indian Express |date=7 January 2015}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

His son Tej Parkash Singh was minister in the Punjab government led by [[Harcharan Singh Brar]] who succeeded him. His daughter Gurkanwal Kaur is a former minister of state for social welfare and Parliamentary secretary in the [[Amarinder Singh]] government. His grandson [[Ravneet Singh]] is an MP from Ludhiana. Another grandson, Gurkirat Singh Kotli, is an MLA from Khanna. Another Grandson Guriqbal Singh DSP Punjab Police. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://twocircles.net/node/214234|title=Beant Singh's widow dead}}</ref> His wife died in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/mata-jaswant-kaur-be-cremated-tuesday-beant-singh-memorial-chandigarh/22484|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411165250/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/mata-jaswant-kaur-be-cremated-tuesday-beant-singh-memorial-chandigarh/22484|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-11|title=Mata Jaswant Kaur to be cremated Tuesday at BeaAANnt Singh memorial in Chandigarh|publisher=Punjab Newsline|year=2010|access-date=2012-02-11}}</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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*(1995). "Beant Singh." ''[[The Times]]''. 4 September.
*Burns, John (1995). "New Violence in India." ''[[The New York Times]]''. 1 September.
*Dahlberg, John-Thor (1995). "Punjabi Minister Killed by Car Bomb in India." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. 1 September.
*Tully, Mark (1995). "Beant Singh; Claws of the Lion." ''[[The Guardian]]''. 4 September.
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