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'''Hari Krishan Lal Bhagat''' (4 April 1921 – 29 October 2005) was an Indian [[politician]] of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party. He served as the Deputy Mayor and Mayor of [[Delhi]], the chief whip of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC), and as a six-time MP and Union minister for 22 years. | '''Hari Krishan Lal Bhagat''' (4 April 1921 – 29 October 2005) was an Indian [[politician]] of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party. He served as the Deputy Mayor and Mayor of [[Delhi]], the chief whip of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC), and as a six-time MP and Union minister for 22 years. | ||
== | ==Strong Mass Leader == | ||
A strong [[Indira Gandhi]] loyalist, and strong leader in Delhi in the 1980s,<ref name=Outlook>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/congress-old-fox-in-delhi-hkl-bhagat-dead/332025|title = Congress 'Old Fox' in Delhi HKL Bhagat dead}}</ref> Bhagat won six consecutive elections by large margins, and was responsible for a Congress comeback in the 1980 and 1983 elections in Delhi.<ref name="Outlook" /> He was known to have a strong group in the Congress Party, and won his first [[Lok Sabha]] election in 1980 from the [[East Delhi constituency]] in Delhi. He grew in political stature after Congress' victory in the local elections of 1983 which led him to be known as the ‘Uncrowned King of Delhi’ for many a years. He held ministerial positions, including of Information and Broadcasting, Parliamentary Affairs and Law, and made the state-run TV "Doordarshan" the Congress party's mouthpiece during the mid to late 1980s.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} | A strong [[Indira Gandhi]] loyalist, and strong leader in Delhi in the 1980s,<ref name=Outlook>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/congress-old-fox-in-delhi-hkl-bhagat-dead/332025|title = Congress 'Old Fox' in Delhi HKL Bhagat dead}}</ref> Bhagat won six consecutive elections by large margins, and was responsible for a Congress comeback in the 1980 and 1983 elections in Delhi.<ref name="Outlook" /> He was known to have a strong group in the Congress Party, and won his first [[Lok Sabha]] election in 1980 from the [[East Delhi constituency]] in Delhi. He grew in political stature after Congress' victory in the local elections of 1983 which led him to be known as the ‘Uncrowned King of Delhi’ for many a years. He held ministerial positions, including of Information and Broadcasting, Parliamentary Affairs and Law, and made the state-run TV "Doordarshan" the Congress party's mouthpiece during the mid to late 1980s.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} | ||
Bhagat's career declined after losing from East Delhi in 1991. Towards the end of his political career, he was named by the [[Nanavati Commission]] for an alleged involvement in the [[1984 Anti-Sikh Riots]].<ref name="Outlook" /> | Bhagat's career declined after losing from East Delhi in 1991. Towards the end of his political career, he was named by the [[Nanavati Commission]] for an alleged involvement in the [[1984 Anti-Sikh Riots]].<ref name="Outlook" /> The government ultimately declined to prosecute Bhagat because of his poor health by that time.<ref name="Outlook" /> He was acquitted by the courts in both cases citing lack of evidence as many witnesses including his security personnel testifying that Bhagat was next to late PM Indira Gandhi's body for 3 days and did not leave her premises. The then Lieutenant Governor of Delhi also testified to Nanavati commission that HKL Bhagat called him multiple times asking for the Army to be brought in.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} | ||
Bhagat died in a hospital after prolonged illness and he was suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]]. He is survived by DPCC gen secretary, his son Deepak Bhagat. | Bhagat died in a hospital after prolonged illness and he was suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]]. He is survived by DPCC gen secretary, his son Deepak Bhagat. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051030/main4.htm A short profile at The Tribune site] | * [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051030/main4.htm A short profile at The Tribune site] | ||
* [http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/ Times Of India Report on 1984 Anti-Sikh Pogroms] | * [http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/ Times Of India Report on 1984 Anti-Sikh Pogroms] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321085903/http://www1.info.indiatimes.com/1984/ |date=21 March 2018 }} | ||
* {{YouTube|N16XrqWkLbE|NDTV X-Factor discussion about involvement of HKL Bhagat, Tytler, Sajjan Kumar and Congress Party in 1984 riots}} | * {{YouTube|N16XrqWkLbE|NDTV X-Factor discussion about involvement of HKL Bhagat, Tytler, Sajjan Kumar and Congress Party in 1984 riots}} | ||