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Jatinder Dev, papurly known as Babu ji, former MLC and General Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir co-operative Union was born on June 3, 1925, in Jammu. His father Mr. Sohan Lal Kharyal was a doctor in Maharaja’s Army in the rank of Capt. And mother Mrs. Amrit Kour was a house lady. He was married to Mrs. Kamla Dev in the year 1950 and had four sons and four daughters.

Jatinder Dev was a graduate in science from Prince of Wales College, Jammu ( now known as Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu)

Mr. Dev had also been the president of Students Union in Jammu and as the president of the union Mr. Dev led a hunger strike, in the year 1948-49, against the enhancement of tuition fees.

Mr. Dev had also been the founder and secretary of Central Labour Union and President of Tehsil National conference from 1954 to 1962, Vice President of Central Cooperative Bank from 1973 to 1977. He was founder convener of Jammu Legislature Forum and a member of Jammu Consumer Council.

Jatinder Dev was impressed by Mahatma Gandhi Ji’s ideals, He has taken part in independence movement of India. He also denounced the foreign cloths and adopted khadi which was his first love till hi demise. He rendered social services in rehabilitating displaced persons of 1947 and later joined socialist movement in 1948 under the leadership of Mr. Jayaprakash Narayan. He was elected as a member of Legislative Council of Jammu and Kashmir in 1957, 1967, 1972 and then in 1981.

Mr. Dev made a number of contributions in variant fields of socio-economic development especially in promoting and sustaining cooperative movement in Jammu and Kashmir state of independent India.

During his life, he was associated with a number of Social and Co-operative movements. He was also associated with a number of cooperative institutions, including J&K Cooperative Union and also remained Chairman, Jammu Central Cooperative Bank from 1973 to 1977. He had also been the Vice President of National Cooperative Union of India, National Consumer Cooperative Fedration, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited, Cooperative Training College, Chindigarh (Punjab – India), NCCT and many more. He was titled as Father of cooperative movement in Jammu and Kashmir.

In the year 1986, Mr. Dev led Indian Delegation to Japan.

He was famous as Babuji among his followers and admirers. He was also known as Gandhi of Jammu.

Mr. Bhim Singh, Supremo, Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party termed Mr. dev as the Gandhi of Jammu who served the public, especially the down trodden with dedication and conviction. Mr. Singh recalled the days of his child hood when he saw Mr. Dev in Kurta Pajama, moving from one village to another hearing people’s grievances.

On the un-fateful day of Feb 23, 2004, Mr. Dev left for his heavenly abode. His death was widely mourned by all sections of society, including common masses, political parties, business and social community.