Harpal Singh Cheema
Harpal Singh Cheema | |
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| Leader of the Opposition in Punjab | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sukhpal Singh Khaira |
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly[1] | |
| Assumed office March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Balvir Singh |
| Constituency | Dirba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1974 Nabha, Punjab |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse | Smt. Manjeet Kaur |
| Children | 1 Daughter |
| Parent(s) | S. Mehar Singh and Smt. Dilawar Kaur |
| Alma mater | Punjabi University, Patiala |
Harpal Singh Cheema (born 10 February 1974) is an Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Dirba Assembly Constituency located in Sangrur District, Punjab.[2] He joined the Aam Aadmi Party just before the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.
In July 2018 he was appointed leader of opposition of Punjab Legislative Assembly.[3]
Career
A graduate from Government Ranbir College, Sangrur, and having done his LLB from Punjabi University, Patiala, he also participated in student politics as a member of some Left-leaning student outfits while studying law. He led the Sangrur Bar Association in 2014[4].
In a triangular fight from Dirba, he defeated Congress candidate Ajaib Singh Rataul and Shiromani Akali Dal’s Gulzar Singh. As a lawyer, he is also fighting AAP’s Delhi MLA Naresh Yadav’s case in the district courts over accusations of Quran desecration in Malerkotla in 2016.
Family
Son of Mehar Singh and Manjeet Kaur, he was born in Cheema village in Dhuri subdivision, he had to struggle for studies as he has five siblings, two brothers and three sisters. Now he lives in Sangrur with his wife and a three-year-old daughter.
References
- ^ Members detail punjabassembly.nic.in
- ^ "Government of Punjab, India". punjab.gov.in. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "AAP replaces Punjab leader of opposition Sukhpal Khaira with Harpal Singh Cheema - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "From Bar politics to leader of oppn in Punjab assembly, AAP's Cheema emerges as Dalit leader". The Hindustan Times. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.