User:Sewasinghsekhwan

Sewa Singh Sekhwan SAD MLA from Kahnuwan in Gurdaspur district who took oath as cabinet minister for the second time on October 26 2009 is political stalwart. He has made a long journey of his political career. Born on April 10,1950, Sekhwan has political lineage to his father Jathedar Ujjagar Singh Sekhwan who was MLA from Kahnuwan in 1977 and 1980. He was founder of indian minorities and Dalit Front and worked for the down trodden.He remained the president of akali dal at the time of emergency in India. Sewa Singh Sekhwan, a teacher by profession, served for 14 years, took up the responsibility after the death of his father in 1990. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, The then SAD president patronized Sekhwan as heir of his father and fielded him from Kahnuwan assembly constituency. Though he couldn't made into the state assembly at that time due to boycott of polls by Akalis but he was first time elected as MLA in 1997 from Kahnuwan. He was made Revenue, rehabilitation and Public Relations minister in the Badal government. Beside taking active part in politics, Sekhwan himself is member of SGPC, the supreme Sikh body and his wife Amarjit Kaur had remained member of executive body of SGPC. Sekhwan is member of core committee, Political Affairs Committee and working committee of SAD. His son Jagroop Singh Sekhwan is Chairman of market committee Kahnuwan. He was secretary of SAD in 1991-92.Sekhwan was elected to Punjab assembly on August 6, 2009 in bye-election. He became cabinet minister on October 26 being a trust worthy of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal..