Balwant Singh was a leader of
Shiromani Akali Dal
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Eternal Party'') is a centre-right Sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are ma ...
. He was deputy chief minister and finance minister of
Punjab, India
Punjab () is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab, Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states ...
. He was killed by sikh militants in July 1990. Balwant was insider of RSS and against sikhs who were fighting for separate state of “khalistan”
Personal life
Thind was born in 1929, in the village of
Saidpur, Kapurthala
Saidpur is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi Tehsil, Kapurthala district, Punjab, India, situated in the footsteps of Margalla Hills hardly at five minutes drive from the upscale neighbourhoods of the capital.
Bhai Jwala Singh Ragi: (1892–1952)
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. He started his political career as a member of the congress party and after losing his first election succeeded in getting elected in 1962.He later joined the
Akali Dal.He has been minister of finance.
His family lives in Chandigarh.He has 1 son and 2 grandchildren.
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1990 deaths
People from Kapurthala district
State cabinet ministers of Punjab, India
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Year of birth missing
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Politicians assassinated in 1990
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