Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Kangra
State : Himachal Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Faquir Chand
Mother's Name : Smt. Shakuntla Devi
Date of birth : 30 May 1955
Profession : Medical Practitioner Advocate, Trade Unionist, Horticulturist
Positions held :
1982-1985, 1985-1990, 1998-2003 and 2007-2009 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (four terms)1998 - 2003 Minister of State, Revenue, Govt. of Himachal PradeshMinister of State, Biotechnology (Ind), Govt. of Himachal Pradesh2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests23 Sep. 2009 Member, Committee on Subordinate LegislationMember, Youth Welfare & Sports Committee
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Was given independent portfolio of Bio-Technology Minister in addition to Revenue Minister in Himachal Pradesh and was sucessful in making infrastructural base of Bio-Technology in Himachal Pradesh
Social And Cultural Activities
Rescued scores of farmers from Bias River Catchment area by getting services of Army Helicopters in 1988; fought for the cause of students in 1978, led a historical agitation in which about 250 students including 50 girl students were jailed in Chandigarh jail.
Special Interests
Issued "Kisan Pass Books" to all 13 lakh families in Himachal Pradesh H.P. while as a Revenue Minister of H.P.; changed 150 years old anti farmers laws i.e. "Teh Jameen Malikan, Khudrao Drakhtan Malkiyat Himachal Sarkar" since British time, resultantly lakhs of farmers were given the ownership right of such lands; also prepared dictionary in Hindi and English from Parsi language in revenue Department of Himachal Pradesh
Other Information
Strongly opposed National Emergency, resultantly was put behind bars on 31.12.1975 at Chandigarh (Mohali) in Kamagata Maru Session of All India Congress; protested against Emergency in front of then Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi and remained in jail for 7-8 months in Central Jail Patiala, Hoshiapur and Jalandhar; Sat on Dharna for 11 months in 1982; led historical agitation of farmers of Shah Nehar Area in H.P. and benefited more than 50,000 farmers irrigating 38000 Acres of land by getting largest Irrigation Project of H.P. costing more than 300 crores; Led agitation for the cause of Pong Dam ousters and was put in Dharmshila Jail and got success in allotting 1373 Murabbas to Pong Dam outees in Rajasthan; remained in Shimla and Bilaspur Jails for the cause of farmers and youths; Led a movement for labourers which benefited one lakh and fifty thousand labourers of H.P. and for this was jailed for more than seven months; undertook Historical March from Kanyakumari to Kashmir (Lal Chowk) as convener of H.P. under the leadership of Dr. M. M. Joshi, the then National President of BJP and was among 65 dare devils who unfurled Tricolour (Tiranga) in Lal Chowk and had a narrow escape of rocket lanched by Terrorists; Member, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
