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{{Short description|Indian politician}} | {{Short description|Indian politician}} | ||
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|name = Darbara Singh | |name = Darbara Singh | ||
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|term_end3 = 1990 | |term_end3 = 1990 | ||
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|02|10|df=yes}} | |birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|02|10|df=yes}} | ||
|birth_place = [[ Jandiala ]] | |birth_place = [[Jandiala]],[[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]] | ||
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|03|13|1916|02|10|df=yes}} | |death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|03|13|1916|02|10|df=yes}} | ||
|death_place = [[Chandigarh]], [[India]] | |death_place = [[Chandigarh]], [[India]] | ||
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==Freedom struggle and provincial politics== | ==Freedom struggle and provincial politics== | ||
Sardar Darbara Singh (1916–1990), born into the prosperous Jatt [[zamindar]] family of Sardar Dalip Singh Johal in Jandiala Manjki, in the Jalandhar district of Punjab. He was educated at [[Khalsa College, Amritsar]] and became involved with the freedom movement under the aegis of Indian National Congress, being imprisoned by the British authorities for participation in the [[Quit India Movement]] between 1942 and 1945 and again in 1946. | Sardar Darbara Singh (1916–1990), born into the prosperous Jatt [[zamindar]] family of Sardar Dalip Singh Johal in Jandiala Manjki, in the Jalandhar district of Punjab. He was educated at [[Khalsa College, Amritsar]] and became involved with the freedom movement under the aegis of Indian National Congress, being imprisoned by the British authorities for participation in the [[Quit India Movement]] between 1942 and 1945 and again in 1946. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2069.htm | title=Darbara Singh Bioprofile | publisher=Lok Sabha | accessdate=15 September 2021}}</ref> | ||
In the aftermath of the partition of the country, he was involved in the creation of refugee camps for the displaced people. He started his political career as President of the Jalander Congress Party (1946–1950) and went on to serve as General Secretary, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC, 1953–56) and subsequently served as its president from 1957-1964. He served in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from 1952–69, holding many portfolios including the Agriculture, Development and Home ministries. | In the aftermath of the partition of the country, he was involved in the creation of refugee camps for the displaced people. He started his political career as President of the Jalander Congress Party (1946–1950) and went on to serve as General Secretary, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC, 1953–56) and subsequently served as its president from 1957-1964. He served in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from 1952–69, holding many portfolios including the Agriculture, Development and Home ministries. | ||
At the national level he was appointed to the [[All India Congress Committee]] (AICC) in 1954 and served in the apex congress decision making body the [[Congress Working Committee]] from 1962, he held both appointments till his death in 1990. He was elected to the lower house of parliament, the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1971 from the [[Hoshiarpur]] constituency in Punjab. Even though he was never appointed as a Union Minister, he retained deep influence in the party being elected Deputy Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha in 1971. In 1975 he served as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, one of the most influential parliamentary committees as it overseas all public sector companies, across ministerial lines. | At the national level he was appointed to the [[All India Congress Committee]] (AICC) in 1954 and served in the apex congress decision making body the [[Congress Working Committee]] from 1962, he held both appointments till his death in 1990. He was elected to the lower house of parliament, the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1971 from the [[Hoshiarpur]] constituency in Punjab. Even though he was never appointed as a Union Minister, he retained deep influence in the party being elected Deputy Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha in 1971. In 1975 he served as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, one of the most influential parliamentary committees as it overseas all public sector companies, across ministerial lines.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/publication_electronic/Member_Biographical_Book.pdf | title=RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952-2019 | publisher=Rajya Sabha | accessdate=15 September 2021}}</ref> | ||
==Chief Minister== | ==Chief Minister== | ||