Harsimrat Kaur Badal
| Harsimrat Kaur Badal | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Food Processing Industries | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Paramjit Kaur Gulshan |
| Constituency | Bathinda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1966 Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Spouse(s) | Sukhbir Singh Badal |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Chandigarh, India |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Sikhism |
Harsimrat Kaur Badal (born 25 July 1966, née Majithia) is the Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing in the Government of India[1] and member of parliament from Bathinda. She is a member of Shiromani Akali Dal.[2] Her husband Sukhbir Singh Badal is the deputy chief minister of Punjab and the president of Shiromani Akali Dal.
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Personal life[edit]
Harsimrat was born on 25 July 1966 to Satyajit and Sukhmanjus Majithia in Delhi. She is a matriculate and holds a diploma in textile design. She got married to Sukhbir Singh Badal on 21 November 1991,.[3] The couple have 2 daughters and a son. Her brother Bikram Singh Majithia is a Akali MLA from Majitha[3] and a minister in the Punjab state government led by her father-in-law Parkash Singh Badal.
Political career[edit]
Badal started her political career with the Indian general election, 2009. She was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Bhatinda constituency after defeating Congress candidate Raninder Singh by 120960 votes.[2] Her first speech was on 3 December 2009, where she expressed her concern about the victims and survivors of the 1984 Sikh riots. She was part of a project named "Nanhi Chhan" to save girl child and trees.[4] At present she is the union minister for food processing in the Government of India.
Controversies : Moga molestation case[edit]
Members of the Badal family have large stakes in prominent companies in Punjab including Orbit aviation, Standard Tractors,Indo Canadian bus service. Harsimrat Kaur is one of the owners in many of these companies.[5]
In April 2015, a teenage girl died and her mother was seriously injured when they were allegedly molested and thrown from a running bus near Gill village, in Moga district. The Bus was operated by Orbit aviation, a company owned by her husband Sukhbir Singh Badal.[6]
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References[edit]
- ^ HT Correspondent (26 May 2014). "Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal sworn in as food processing minister". Hindustan Times (New Delhi).
- ^ a b "Constituency Wise Detailed Results (2009)." Electoral Commission of India, 2009. Page 112. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ a b "15th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile" Government of India, 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ "Harsimrat Badal launches fifth phase of Nanhi Jaan project". Punjab Newsline (Punjab, India). 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ Sharma, Sandipan (1 May 2015). "Why spare the bus owners? Punjab molestation case is no different from Uber rape incident". First Post. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ Webdesk, DNA News (2 May 2015). "Moga molestation: Punjab education minister stirs up controversy, says victim death 'god's will'". DNA India. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
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