Surjeet Singh Thakur
Surjeet Singh Thakur | |
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| Born | Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Surjeet Singh Thakur is a politician, philanthropist, economist and expert at agricultural issues.[1][2][3] He hold the post of the state president of Aam Aadmi Party in Himachal Pradesh, India.[3] He is also a patron of art, architecture and poetry.[3] He came from a pastoral and agrarian farming household.[2]
Early life[edit]
Born in Himachal Pradesh's Nahan, Surjeet Singh Thakur was a farmer of sheep, apples, and peaches. He is a postgraduate in hotel management and social sciences.[2] One of his social initiatives aims to Himachali farmers stop erosion in the state and reestablish the Gaddi sheep farming culture.[4][1] He was born in a Sikh household and practices Sikhism, although a Sahajdhari, he often called for justice for the perpetrators of the Anti-Sikh Riots.[5]
Political career[edit]
Thakur joined Aam Aadmi Party in 2012.[1]
His policies are focused on humanitarian and political grounds those being:
- Setting up free education in Himachal Pradesh till tenth standard.[6]
- Adding the Himachali 'topi' or turban to Himachali school uniforms to preserve culture.[7]
- Free medical assistance to anyone who needs it.[8]
- Setting up mohalla (colony) clinics like those in Delhi and Punjab.[9]
- Cultural work like reintroduction of Kangri art and Himachali music.[9]
- Introduction of Kullui, Kangri and Gaddi in schools with the Takri Script instead of Devangari.[10]
- Improving agriculture in Himachal Pradesh.
- Ending unemployment in Himachal Pradesh through government factories and textile mills.[10]
- He promised more development to smaller cities who were demanding status and said that Dharamshala and Manikaran wokld get their own districts.[11]
- The Aam Aadmi Party pledged to give a monthly allowance of ₹1000 to all women in Himachal Pradesh and double to women above the age of 65.[12][13][14]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "AAP appoints Surjeet Singh Thakur, a farmer, as Himachal unit chief". The Indian Express. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Surjit Singh Thakur becomes president of AAP's Himachal unit". Hindustan Times. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Service, Tribune News. "AAP appoints Surjeet Singh Thakur as Himachal unit chief". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ PTI; PTI (2022-06-07). "Surjeet Singh Thakur becomes president of AAP's Himachal unit". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Riot victims stage dharna against PSPCL". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
- ↑ "AAP struggles to find foothold in Himachal, banks heavily on 'Kejri magic'". Hindustan Times. 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ "Elect AAP to end graft: Arvind Kejriwal to voters in Himachal". Hindustan Times. 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ "Agnipath scheme has left youth in a lurch: AAP's Himachal chief". Hindustan Times. 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Selfie with school campaign: AAP launches fresh attack on BJP govt in Himachal". Hindustan Times. 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "AAP submits memorandum to governer [sic] against Agnipath". Hindustan Times. 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ An; Jun 7, Bodh / TNN /; 2022; Ist, 19:00. "Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2022: Aam Aadmi Party announces new team | Shimla News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ "Himachal Pradesh: AAP promises free, quality education if voted to power - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ "BJP defensive, Congress looks worried as AAP's political clout grows big in Himachal | Ground report". India Today. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ "Himachal Pradesh: AAP Promises Free, Quality Education If Voted To Power". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
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