- Balwant Singh Ramoowalia
Balwant Singh Ramoowalia is an active
politician and president ofLok Bhalai Party (LBP). Ramoowalia is formerMember of Parliament fromFaridkot andSangrur and former Union Minister forSocial Welfare . He isfounder president of Lok Bhalai Party which has seen the participation of a large number of women, especially those deserted or cheated by theirNon-resident Indian grooms.Lok Bhalai Party is concentrating on the various socio-economic issues.In the last one-and-a-half years, he has managed to get Rs 1.5 crore returned to people who were duped by travel agents. His focus now is on an estimated 30,000
India ns who are languishing in jails in other countries on charges ofillegal immigration .Personal
He was born on March 15, 1942 at
Village "Bopa Rai Kalan",Ludhiana , Punjab,India . Mr. Ramoowalia got his M.A. (Economics ), B.Ed., LL.B. fromUttar Pradesh . He got his education from (i) D.M. College,Moga , (ii) Government College,Ludhiana and (iii)Meerut University .Balwant Singh Ramoowalia has 5 siblings 6 including himself. He has fathered 3 children and now has 5 grand children.His Father is the Kernal Singh Paris... A famous singer that wrote songs and helped bring up Harbhajan Mann he wrote songs that are still popular among classic Punjabi songs he also wrote songs that his sons would sing and he also taught them how to sing.Balwant Singh Ramoowalia started of very poor and he worked his way into University by singing in a three man group with two of his brothers...Iqbal Gill (who know lives in Canada and is a teacher)...Rashpal Gill( Who know also lives in Canada and is also a teacher)
History
Ramoowalia was
*President,(i) All India Sikh Students' Federation, 1968-72 and (ii) Punjabi Bhalai Manch
*General Secretary, S.F.I., 1963-64
*Propaganda Secretary, Shiromani Akali Dal, 1975-77 and 1980-82
*Secretary General,Shiromani Akali Dal , 1985-87
*Leader, Akali Dal Group, 8thLok Sabha
*Member, (i) SenatePunjabi University ,Patiala , 1978-80, (ii) Syndicate,Punjabi University , Patiala since 1996, (iii) Board ofIndian Airlines , 1991-93, (iv) 6th and 8thLok Sabha , (v) Public Accounts Committee, 1987-88, (vi) Estimates Committee,1986-87, (vii) Committee on Public Undertakings,1988-89, (viii) Business Advisory Committee,1978-79, (ix) Committee on Petitions, 1978-79, (x) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Industry, 1985-89, (xi) Consultative Committee for theMinistry of External Affairs , 1978-79 and (xii) Committee on Labour and Welfare
*previously associated withShiromani Akali Dal
*Union Minister ofSocial Welfare ,1996-98
*elected to theRajya Sabha in November, 1996.Other associations
*Chief Patron, International Punjabi Society
*President, Shiromani Punjabi Sabha
*Member, India International Centre.
*Travels abroad:U.K. ,U.S.A. ,Russia ,Canada ,Netherlands ,Australia ,Italy ,Iraq ,Pakistan ,Nepal ,Sri Lanka ,Hong Kong ,Japan andPhilippines .
*Awarded "Secular Punjabi of the Globe" by the Indo-Canadian Association,Vancouver , Canada.
*Publications: Punjab Di Dhaun Utte Talwar.ee also
Lok Bhalai Party References
[http://www.nriinternet.com/NRIpoliticians/INDIA/A_Z/R/Ramuwalia/BIO.htm B.S. Ramoowalia]
External links
* [http://www.lokbhalaiparty.co.in/ Official website of Lok Bhalai Party]
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2643856.cms Heroes of 2007: Stopping Scams] ]
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