Choudhary Ved Pal Dhanda
Choudhary Ved Pal Dhanda | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Chairman of the State Agriculture Marketing Board | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kandroli village, yamunanagar District , Haryana, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Ajmero Kaur Sheoran |
| Children | Sons Vijay Pal and dharamveer , daughters Anita, Sunita |
| Residence | Karnal |
| Occupation | Politician |
Choudhary Ved Pal Dhanda is an Indian lawyer and politician. He was born on in a peasant family in District Yamuna Nagar (Haryana).
Education[edit]
Graduated and Earned his Law Degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Legal career[edit]
Practised on Criminal, Civil and Revenue side for, at District Courts, Karnal. During this period of legal practice also worked actively in Social Organizations, Institutions of Arya Samaj, Gurukul and other Educational Institutions of the area. Elected as the President of Bar Association Karnal many a times .
Political career[edit]
A veteran Haryana politician, who maintained close relationship with leaders of various parties.
According to sources, Pal had first unsuccessfully contested as a Jan Sangh candidate from Indri in 1968.
Later, he joined the Congress and got elected from Ghraunda, Karnal, in 1982.
Then he was considered as a close confidant of then Congress chief minister Bhajan Lal and became the deputy speaker.
Later, in the interest of public and state he has formed Haryana Vikas Party in the leadership of architect of haryana Ch.Bansi Lal and remained founder General Secretary of HVP. Once Considered the most close confidant of Bansi lal he enjoyed powers as equivalent to a Cabinet Ministers . He Rose To become HVP General Secretary.
He lost the 1996 assembly elections as a HVP candidate but owing to his proximity with Bansi Lal, he was appointed chairman of Haryana marketing board from 1996-99, Equivalent to a Cabinet Minister Berth .
Old timers recall him as an upright politician who had started as a panchayat secretary.
Later, he completed law and remained assistant to eminent lawyer late Chiranji Lal, who represented the Congress four times from the Karnal parliamentary constituency.
After the then Congress leader Sharad Pawar left the party against the Congress' proposal to make Sonia Gandhi prime minister, owing close proximity to Sharad Pawar, Pal had joined Pawar's political outfit in 1999 and was appointed head of the state unit.[1]
Once considered a great consensual leader owing proximity to various central leaders Rajiv Gandhi as well as state leaders .
A resident of Kandrauli village in Radaour block of Yamunanagar, Pal's younger brother Pritam Pal is Haryana's lokayukta.
Political Happenings[edit]
Owing to close Proximity with Gandhi Family Indira Gandhi , Rajiv Gandhi & Bansi Lal - The Masters to curb Terrorism . Terrorist Attack Was Made Upon Him March 9 1984 and another attack was made on Ch Ved Pal's house in Karnal in 1998 when he was the Chairman of the State Agriculture Marketing Board and enjoyed the rank of a Cabinet minister.[2]
Social Life[edit]
He is actively associated with the welfare activities to serve humanity by organising various helpful free activities and camps specially aimed at serving the under privileged people residing in rural area.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- "State NCP chief quits party; may join BJP or INLD". Hindustan Times. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- "Choudhary Ved pal dhanda - Jatland Wiki". www.jatland.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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