Sukhbir Singh Badal

Sukhbir Badal
Member of the Parliament of India
In office
1996–1999
Preceded by Jagmeet Singh Brar
Succeeded by Jagmeet Singh Brar
Constituency Faridkot
In office
2004–2009
Preceded by Jagmeet Singh Brar
Succeeded by Paramjit Kaur Gulshan
Constituency Faridkot
Union Minister of State for Industry
In office
1998–1999
Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab
In office
21 January 2009 – 1 July 2009
Preceded by Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
Succeeded by Vacant
In office
10 August 2009 – Present
Preceded by Vacant
Member of Legislative Assembly, Punjab
In office
August 2009 – Present
Preceded by Sher Singh Ghubaya
Constituency Jalalabad
Personal details
Born (1962-07-09) 9 July 1962
Faridkot, Punjab, India
Political party Akali Dal
Spouse(s) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Children 3
Residence Chandigarh
Religion Sikh
Website www.SukhbirBadal.com
As of 22 September, 2006

Sukhbir Singh Badal (born 9 July 1962) is an Indian politician who has been the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab since 2009. He is also the president of Sikh political party Shiromani Akali Dal.[1] He is the son of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Early life and education

Sukhbir Badal was born on 9 July 1962 in Faridkot. His mother's name is Surinder Kaur. Initially, he was educated at The Lawrence School, Sanawar. He completed an M.A. in Economics from Panjab University Chandigarh and an M.B.A from California State University, Los Angeles in the United States.[1][2]

Political career

Sukhbir Singh Badal was a member of the 11th and 12th Lok Sabha, representing Faridkot.[3][4] He was Union Minister of State for Industry in Second Vajpayee Ministry during 1998 to 1999. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha during 2001 to 2004. In 2004, he was re-elected from Faridkot for 14th Lok Sabha.[5] He became the President of Akali Dal in January 2008. A year later in January 2009, he was made the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab.[6] He was not the Member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha at that time. He resigned in July 2009, upon the completion of six-month period available for contesting elections for the assembly, during which he did not contest any elections.[7] He was again appointed Deputy Chief Minister in August 2009 after winning by-elections from Jalalabad.[8]

Controversies : Corruption and Moga molestation case

In April 2015, a teenage girl died and her mother was seriously injured when they were molested and thrown from a running bus near Gil village, in Moga district.[9] The Bus was operated by Orbit aviation, a company part owned by Badal.[10]

Subsequently, it was revealed by news channels that the Chief Minister of Punjab bribed the girls father with Rs. 30 Lakh to buy his silence. [11]

This led to revelations of the Badal family having large stakes in companies in Punjab including Orbit aviation, Standard Tractors, Indo Canadian bus service. It also led to revelations of the involvement of Bikram Singh Majithia, the brother in law of Sukhbir Singh Badal, in the import of harmful drugs in Punjab.

2012 Punjab elections

Akali Dal-BJP combined secured victory in the 2012 Punjab elections, beating anti-incumbency for the first time in Punjab.[12] Sukhbir was re-elected from Jalalabad and remained Deputy Chief Minister.[13][14] In the new government he held portfolio of Home, Governance Reforms, Housing, Excise and Taxation, Investment Promotion, Sports and Youth Services Welfare and Civil Aviation.[14] This victory and later victory in Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee elections in January 2013 elevated the position of Sukhbir Singh Badal as an important leader in Sikh politics.[15]

Progressive Punjab

Organised by Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Punjab, 'Progressive Punjab Investors Summit' is a first of its kind initiative by the Government of Punjab to reach out to investors and business leaders to showcase opportunities offered by Punjab. Envisioned by Punjab Deputy CM, Sukhbir Singh Badal, it is aimed towards showcasing the state's strengths, which make Punjab one of the most favoured destinations and one of the easiest places to do business in India. Punjab is amongst one of the leading states of India in terms of industrial investment with a unique combination of a talented human resources, unmatched infrastructure and limitless growth opportunities. Punjab stood first in terms of setting up business as per a study released by World Bank.[16]

Held twice at International School of Business (ISB), Mohali, it was first took place in the year 2013 and subsequently in 2015. The summit focused on opportunities for investors in sectors like manufacturing, textiles, light engineering, information technology, hardware & electronics, agro and food processing, tourism and healthcare to provide impetus to the state economy. In the first edition of the summit, Punjab government in an effort to provide 'ease of doing business' to new investors, had also set up a Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion (PBIP). It is a one-stop authority to give clearances to new business proposals and fiscal incentives in a time bound manner.

The summit was huge success and Punjab government garnered huge investment by signing MoU with the corporate giants from across the world. It is to be noted that the Punjab government had signed proposals of over Rs.65,000 crore worth of investments in the state during the first investors' summit [17] and in the second edition, it garnered investment worth Rs 1.13 Lakh crore. [18]

Personal life

He is married to Harsimrat Kaur Badal, who is also a politician and presently Member of Parliament of India from Bathinda(Lok Sabha constituency) and the union food processing minister under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The couple has two daughters and a son.[19]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bains, Satinder (31 January 2008). "Sukhbir Badal becomes youngest president of Shiromani Akali Dal". Punjab Newsline. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Distinguished Alumni Panjab University
  3. ↑ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1999 TO THE 11th LOK SABHA
  4. ↑ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1999 TO THE 12th LOK SABHA
  5. ↑ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 2004 TO THE 14th LOK SABHA
  6. ↑ Badal Jr. sworn in Deputy CM
  7. ↑ Sukhbir Badal quits as Deputy CM
  8. ↑ Sukhbir back as Deputy CM
  9. ↑ Webdesk, DNA News (2 May 2015). "Moga molestation: Punjab education minister stirs up controversy, says victim death 'god's will'". DNA India. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Sharma, Sandipan (1 May 2015). "Why spare the bus owners? Punjab molestation case is no different from Uber rape incident". First Post. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  11. ↑ Patel, Anand Kumar (4 May 2015). "Punjab Teen Molestation Case: Family Cremates Body As Chief Minister Steps In". NDTV. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  12. ↑ Punjab: SAD-BJP defies anti-incumbency, wins big
  13. ↑ Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012
  14. 1 2 Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012
  15. ↑ How Sukhbir won the day for SAD
  16. ↑ "Ease of doing business: Here's all you need to know about the top 10 states". Dna India. 16 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "Investors Summit: Punjab signs Rs 65,000 crore pacts". Economic Times. 10 December 2013.
  18. ↑ "Progressive Punjab Investors' Summit garners Rs 1.13 lakh-crore proposals". Economic Times. 29 October 2015.
  19. ↑ Badal kids miss mom but happy

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