Bansi Lal

Bansi Lal

Minister of Defence
In office 21 December 1975 – 24 March 1977
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Indira Gandhi
Succeeded by	Jagjivan Ram
Minister of Railways
In office 31 December 1984 – 4 June 1986
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
Succeeded by	Mohsina Kidwai
3rd, 7th and 15th Chief Minister of Haryana
In office 22 May 1968 – 30 November 1975
Preceded by	President's Rule
Succeeded by	Banarsi Das Gupta
In office 5 July 1985 – 19 June 1987
Preceded by	Bhajan Lal
Succeeded by	Chaudhary Devi Lal
In office 11 May 1996 – 23 July 1999
Preceded by	Bhajan Lal
Succeeded by	Om Prakash Chautala
Member of the Indian Parliament for Bhiwani
In office 1980–1987
Preceded by	Chandrawati
Succeeded by	Chaudhary Ram Narain Singh
In office 1989–1991
Preceded by	Chaudhary Ram Narain Singh
Succeeded by	Jangbir Singh
Personal details
Born	26 August 1927
Died	28 March 2006 (2006-03-29) (aged 78)

Bansi Lal (26 August 1927 – 28 March 2006) was an Indian Hindu Jat independence activist, senior Congress leader, former Chief Minister of Haryana and considered by many to be the architect of modern Haryana.

Lal was elected to the State Assembly seven times, the first time in 1967.

He served three separate terms as Chief Minister of Haryana: 1968–75, 1985–87, and 1996–99. Bansi Lal was considered a close confidante of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi during the Emergency era of 1975 -1977.

He served as the Defence Minister from December 1975 to March 1977, and had a brief stint as a Minister Without Portfolio in the Union government in 1975. He also held the Railways and Transport portfolios.

He set up Haryana Vikas Party after parting ways with the Indian National Congress in 1996.

Early Life

He was born in Golagarh village in Bhiwani district of Haryana in a Hindu Jat family.

Education

Bansi Lal studied at the Punjab University Law College, Jalandhar. In 1972, the Kurukshetra University and the Haryana Agricultural University awarded him honorary degrees of Doctor of Law and Doctor of Science respectively.

Political career

Lal was secretary of Parja mandal in the Loharu State, from 1943 to 1944.
Lal was president of the Bar Association, Bhiwani from 1957 to 1958. He was president of the District Congress Committee, Hissar, from 1959 to 1962 and later became a member of the Congress Working Committee and Congress Parliamentary Board.
He was a member of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee between 1958 and 1962.
He was the Defence minister of India from December 1975 to March 1977.
He was also the chairman of the Committee of Parliament and Committee on Public Undertakings, 1980–82, and the Committee on Estimates, 1982–84.
He became railways minister on 31 December 1984 and later minister for transport.
He was a Rajya Sabha member from 1960 to 1966 and 1976 to 1980. He was a Lok Sabha member—1980 to 1984, 1985 to 1986 and 1989 to 1991.
After he parted company with Congress in 1996, Bansi Lal set up the Haryana Vikas Party and his campaign against prohibition propelled him to power in the assembly polls the same year.

Chief Minister of Haryana

Bansi Lal became the Chief Minister of Haryana four times in 1968, 1972, 1986 and 1996. He was the third chief minister of Haryana after Bhagwat Dayal Sharma and Rao Birender Singh. He became Haryana chief minister for the first time on 31 May 1968 and remained in office till 13 March 1972. On 14 March 1972, he occupied the top post in the state for the second time and was in office till 29 November 1975. The third and fourth times he was appointed chief minister was from 5 June 1986 to 19 June 1987 and 11 May 1996 to 23 July 1999.

Bansi Lal was elected to the state assembly seven times, the first time being in 1967. After Haryana was formed in 1966, much of the state's industrial and agricultural development, especially creation of infrastructure, took place due to Lal's initiatives. He was elected to the state assembly for seven times in 1967, 1968, 1972, 1986, 1991 and 2000. He was responsible for electrifying all villages in Haryana during his tenure as chief minister in the late sixties and seventies. He was also the pioneer of highway tourism in the state – a model later adopted by a number of states. He is regarded by many as an "Iron man" who was always close to reality and took keen interest in the upliftment of the community.

Bansi Lal did not contest the assembly elections in 2005 but his sons Chaudhary Surender Singh and Ranbir Singh Mahendra were elected to the state assembly. Surrender Singh died in a helicopter crash near Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh on 31 March 2005.

Role during Emergency

Lal was in the limelight when Emergency was imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. He was a confidante of Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi during the controversial Emergency days in 1975. He along with Sanjay Gandhi was said to be responsible for various steps during the Emergency.

He was the defence minister from 21 December 1975 to 24 March 1977 and a minister without portfolio in the Union government from 1 December 1975 to 20 December 1975.

A widely travelled person

Lal visited a number of countries, including Myanmar, Afghanistan, erstwhile Soviet Union, Mauritius, Tanzania, Zambia, Seychelles, the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Greece, West Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Italy. Lal became one of the first Chief Ministers to visit Israel, when he led a delegation of agriculturalists and sarpanches to the country in 1971.

Death

Lal died in New Delhi on 28 March 2006. He had been unwell for quite some time.

Canal

In 2008, the Jui canal was named the Bansi Lal Canal in his memory.^[1]

Political Legacy

Lal's elder son, Ranbir Singh Mahendra,is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (2005) from Mundhal constituency. Lal's younger son's wife, Mrs. Kiran Chaudhary,is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (2005,2009) from Tosham constituency. Lal's grand daughter, Ms. Shruti Chaudhary, is Member of the Parliament (2009) from Bhiwani constituency.

References

↑ "Hooda holds rally in memory of Bansi Lal". Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-04-11.

Bansi Lal: Chief Minister of Haryana By S. R. Bakshi, Sita Ram Sharma 1998 ISBN 9788170249856

Chief Ministers of Haryana

Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Rao Birender Singh Bansi Lal Banarsi Das Gupta Chaudhary Devi Lal Om Prakash Chautala Hukam Singh Bhajan Lal Bhupinder Singh Hooda Manohar Lal Khattar

The Emergency of 1975–77

Personalities	Indira Gandhi Jayaprakash Narayan Siddhartha Shankar Ray Jivatram Kripalani Morarji Desai Atal Bihari Vajpayee K. Kamaraj M. G. Ramachandran M. Karunanidhi C. Achutha Menon K. Karunakaran Harcharan Singh Longowal Lal Krishna Advani Charan Singh Jagjivan Ram Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Sanjay Gandhi Pranab Mukherjee Jagmohan Bansi Lal Zail Singh Devakanta Barua Jagmohanlal Sinha Hans Raj Khanna H. N. Bahuguna Raj Narain George Fernandes Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

Organisations	Indian National Congress (R) Indian National Congress Janata Morcha Janata Party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravidar Kazhagam Indian National Congress (Organisation) Shiromani Akali Dal Bharatiya Jana Sangh Swatantra Party Bharatiya Lok Dal Socialist Party of India Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Communist Party of India (Marxist) People's Union for Civil Liberties

Events	State of Emergency in India State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain 38th Amendment 39th Amendment 42nd Amendment Turkman gate demolition and rioting Baroda dynamite case Shah Commission Maintenance of Internal Security Act Rajan case Indian general election, 1977

State of Haryana

Capital: Chandigarh

Topics

Divisions of Haryana

Districts

Places of interest

Indus Valley Civilization	Balu, Haryana Banawali Bhirrana Farmana Jognakhera Kanwari Kunal Lohari Ragho Mitathal Rakhigarhi Siswal Sothi

Archaeological	Agroha Mound Chaneti Stupa

Forts	Asigarh Fort (Hansi) Badhshapur Fort Buria Fort Chhachhrauli Fort Dhosi Hill Fort Fatehabad Fort Farrukhnagar Fort Hisar-e-Firoza Fort Kotla Indor Fort Jind Fort Kaithal Fort Gajpat Singh Fort at Karnal Loharu Fort Madhogarh Fort Mahendragarh Fort Meham Fort Nahar Singh Fort at Ballabhgargh Pinjore Fort Raipur Rani Fort Fort of King Saras of Sirsa Tosham Hill Fort

Hills	Dhosi Hill near Narnaul Kotla Hill in Mewat Indor Hill in Mewat Madhogarh Hill near Mahendragarh Mahendragarh Hill Morni Hills in Yamuna Nagar Tosham Hill in Bhiwani

Caves	Chyvan Rishi Cave at Dhosi Hill Tosham Hill Caverns Nar Narayan Cave in Yamuna Nagar

Historical	Bhima Devi Temple Complex at Pinjore Dhosi Hill Farrukhnagar Mughal Bridge at Kernal Harsh ka Tilla at Kurukshetra Nahar Singh Mahal Narnaul Pataudi Palace Pinjore Gardens Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple Surajkund Tomb of Saikh Taiyab at Kaithal Tosham rock inscription State Protected Monuments Monuments of National Importance

Wildlife Sanctuary	Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary Kalesar National Park Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary Morni Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary Sohna Sultanpur Lake Bird Sanctuary

Endangered Wildlife Breeding	Chinkara Breeding Centre Kairu, Bhiwani Crocodile Breeding Centre, Kurukshetra Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore Pheasant Breeding Centre Morni Pheasant Breeding Centre, Berwala Peacock & Chinkara Breading Centre, Jhabua in Rewari district Deer Park, Hisar

Zoos in Haryana	Bhiwani Zoo Hisar Deer Park Rohtak Zoo Pipli Zoo

Herbal Parks	Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, Hisar Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Tosham Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Kairu Ch. Devi Lal Herbal Nature Park

Lakes	Badkhal Lake Blue Bird Lake at Hisar Damdama Lake Karna Lake Tilyar Lake at Rohtak

Dams	Anagpur Dam Hathnikund Barrage Ottu barrage Tajewala Barrage

Rivers	Chautang Ghaggar-Hakra Markanda River Najafgarh Sahibi River Sarasvati River Yamuna

Religious	Adi Badri (Haryana) Sarsvati udgam sthal Agroha Dham Baba Thakur Banbhori Devi Brahma Sarovar Bhuteshwar Temple Jayanti Devi Temple Jyotisar Kartikeya Temple Markandeshwar Mata Mansa Devi Mandir Nada Sahib Naugaja Peer Pindara Temple Sannihit Sarovar Sita Mai Temple Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon St. Thomas' Church at Hisar

Offices	High Court Legislative Assembly Raj Bhavan

Public places	Courtyard by Marriott Kingdom of Dreams Mall of India The Oberoi

Extreme Corners of Haryana	Eastern-most point: Kalesar village Yamuna riverbank in Yamuna Nagar District Western-most point: Chautala-Sangari border road crossing in Sirsa district Southern-most point: Kol Gaon hill in Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil of Gurgaon district Northern-most point: Khokhra village riverbank north of Chandigarh-Baddi river bridge in Panchkula district

Highest-lowest of Haryana	Highest point: Karoh Peak in Shivalik Hills of Panchkula district Lowest natural Surface elevation point: Deepest Underground Cave: Coldest avg temp: Karoh Peak in Shivalik Hills of Panchkula district Hottest avg temp: Hisar Wettest avg rainfall: Morni hills in Shivalik Hills of Panchkula district Driest avg rainfall: Bhiwani

Oldest of Haryana	Oldest archaeological site: Rakhigarhi 4700 BC or 6700 years old Indus Valley Civilization in Hisar district Oldest archaeological mine site: Kaliyana hill Indus Valley Civilization stone mine (3000 BC or 5000 years old) west of Charkhi Dadri

Elections

Chief Ministers

Governors

State agencies

Sports

Venues	Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium Nahar Singh Stadium Tau Devi Lal Stadium Sector 16 Stadium Mahabir Stadium

Associations	Haryana Archery Association Haryana Cricket Association

Teams	Haryana cricket team Haryana football team Bhiwani Boxing Club

Culture

Economy

Power stations and power organisations

Portal: Haryana
Category: Haryana
Wikiproject: Haryana

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 43194074

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