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Sardar Bahadur Ranjit Singh

Note: S. Ranjit Singh is Mr. Adil Singh Akoi’s paternal Great-Grand Father.

S. Ranjit Singh — He was born in November, 1897 in Akoi village in Sangrur district in the house of Rai Bahadur Narain Singh. Sardar Bahadur Narain Singh was one of the leading contractors of Lutyens New Delhi and constructed the impressive building of the Parliament of India.

S. Ranjit Singh studied at Raj High School, Sangrur.

Most prominently he was:
 * Supported the independence movement by sheltering many of the eminent freedom fighters including Jay Prakash Narain in his home,
 * Ranjit Singh turned down a knighthood (title of Sir) as his father RBNS (Rai Bahadur Narain Singh) had openly opposed the then (British) Govt., in this context both him and his father RBNS were excluded in the List of Contractors as seen on the Plaque on Rashtrapati Bhawan even a majority of the work was done by them.
 * Member of The Constituent Assembly of the Union of India,
 * Signatory to The Constitution of India,
 * 4-time Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from the Sangrur constituency,
 * President of NDMC

Being a leading contractor and businessman, Sardar Bahadur Ranjit Singh was the Hony. Magistrate, New Delhi, and Member, Advisory Council to the Chief Commissioner, Delhi, President, Panthic Darbar, President, Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Delhi and Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Dehradun, Member, Managing Committees of Hindu College and Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi and Member, Khalsa College Governing Council, Amritsar.

S. Ranjit Singh is Mr. Adil Singh Akoi’s paternal Great-Grand Father.