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Amarinder Singh

Captain Amarinder Singh is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Punjab. He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and he is also the head of the royal family of the erstwhile State of Patiala. Presently he is the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee as well as the Deputy Leader of Opposition in the 16th Lok Sabha. In 2014 general elections, he won the election from Amritsar defeating the BJP leader Arun Jaitley. Amarinder Singh is also expected to be the Chief Ministerial candidate of the Congress party in the 2017 Punjab Assembly elections. He is the titular Maharaja of Patiala. Born on 11th March 1942 in Patiala, Punjab, Amarinder Singh is the son of Maharaja Yadavindra Singh and Maharani Mohinder Kaur and the family belongs to the Phulkian Jat dynasty of Sidhu Brar descent. Amarinder Singh did his schooling from Welham Boys School and Lawrence School Sanawar before going to the Doon School in Dehradun. After graduating from the National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy, he joined Indian Army in 1963 but he resigned in 1965. He rejoined army and served as the Captain in the 1965 Indo-Pak war after the hostilities broke out with Pakistan. Amarinder Singh was a school friend of Rajiv Gandhi and he inducted Amarinder Singh into the Congress Party. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980 but in 1984, he resigned from the parliament as well as from the party as a protest against the actions of the army during the Operation Blue Star. He then joined Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and was elected for the state legislature from Talwandi Sabo and become the minister in state for agriculture, forest, development and panchayats. He broke away from the Akali Dal in 1992 and formed his own group called Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthic). In the Vidhan Sabha election, his party was defeated in the election and he himself was defeated from his constituency and had acquired only 856 votes. After Sonia Gandhi took over the control of the Cngress party, Amarinder Singh merged his party with the Congress party in 1998. In the 1998 elections, contesting from the Conress party, he was defeated from the Patiala constituency b a margin of 33,251 votes. In 1999 he was selected as the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and held this post till 2002. In 2002, he became the Chief Minister of Punjab and continued until 2007. He was again appointed as the chairman of Punjab Congress Committee in 2008. He has been a member of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha for five terms and has represented Patiala thrice and once represented Samana and Talwand Sabo. In the 2014 general elections, he defeated a senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley by the margin of 1,02,000 votes. In November 2015, forecasting the 2017 assembly elections, Amarinder Singh was appointed as the President of Punjab Congress.Amarinder Singh is married to Preneet Kaur. His wife has served as an MP from 2009-2014 and was Minister of state in Ministry of external affairs . the couple has one son Raninder Singh and one daughter Jai Inder Kaur. His elder sister is married to K Natwar Singh, former foreign minister. Amarinder Singh came into controversies in September 2008 when a special committee of Punjab Vidhan Sabha expelled him on the count of irregularities in the transfer of land related to the Amritsar Improvement Trust. However, Amarinder Singh was able to the held the committees decision on the case and in 2010 the Supreme Court held his expulsion and stated it unconstitutional and excessive. Amarinder Singh is also the president of All India Jat Maha Sabha and has been associated with the Maha Sabha from the past 30 years and has demanded reservations for Jats under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. He has also been an author and has written books on war and Sikh History. Books written by him include A Ridge Too Far, Lest We Forget, The Last Sunset: Rise and Fall of Lahore Durbar and The Monsoon War: Young Officers Reminisce 1965 India-Pakistan-War.

Drone Sorties Over Punjab: BSF Steps up Surveillance with 360-Degree Anti-Drone System
India.com News Desk | October 14, 2019 5:06 PM IST
New Delhi: Following reports of drones dropping arms at various locations at Punjab, the Border Secu...
Drone Sorties Over Punjab: BSF Steps up Surveillance with 360-Degree Anti-Drone System
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Diwali Bonanza of 3% DA Hike for State Employees, Pensioners Announced by Punjab Govt
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Diwali Bonanza of 3% DA Hike for State Employees, Pensioners Announced by Punjab Govt
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'Won’t go to Pakistan For Kartarpur Corridor Opening', Clarifies Amarinder Singh, Refuting Media Reports
India.com News Desk | October 3, 2019 8:15 PM IST
New Delhi: Hours after reports surfaced that former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accepte...
'Won’t go to Pakistan For Kartarpur Corridor Opening', Clarifies Amarinder Singh, Refuting Media Reports
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Manmohan Singh to Visit Pakistan For Inauguration of Kartarpur Corridor, PM & President To Attend Ceremony In India
India.com News Desk | October 3, 2019 3:05 PM IST
New Delhi: Accepting an invitation by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, former Prime Mi...
Manmohan Singh to Visit Pakistan For Inauguration of Kartarpur Corridor, PM & President To Attend Ceremony In
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Any Military Drone Venturing Towards Indian Side From Pakistan Will be Shot Down: Army
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New Delhi: Hours after reports surfaced that Pakistani drones have dropped consignment of arms and a...
Any Military Drone Venturing Towards Indian Side From Pakistan Will be Shot Down: Army
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Pakistan Drones Dropping Weapons on Punjab: Our Jawans Are Ready, Says Rajnath Singh
India.com News Desk | September 25, 2019 1:50 PM IST
New Delhi: As Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has sought the help of the Centre in the...
Pakistan Drones Dropping Weapons on Punjab: Our Jawans Are Ready, Says Rajnath Singh
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Colours TV Gets Show-Cause Notice Over Distortion of Facts in 'Ram Siya ke Luv Kush' Serial
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In lieu of downlinking the guidelines by the alleged distortion of facts in their television serial,...
Colours TV Gets Show-Cause Notice Over Distortion of Facts in 'Ram Siya ke Luv Kush' Serial
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Orders Immediate Ban on Telecast of TV Serial 'Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush'
India.com News Desk | September 7, 2019 10:18 PM IST
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday night ordered an immediate ban ...
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Orders Immediate Ban on Telecast of TV Serial 'Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush'
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2019-09-07T11:18:33+00:00
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After Sikh Girl's Forced Conversion in Lahore, Captain Amarinder Singh Urges Imran Khan to Take Action
ANI | August 30, 2019 2:04 PM IST
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday called upon Pakistan Prime Minist...
After Sikh Girl's Forced Conversion in Lahore, Captain Amarinder Singh Urges Imran Khan to Take Action
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Punjab CM Writes to PM Modi, Seeks Rs 1,000 Cr Package to Deal With Flood Losses
India.com News Desk | August 21, 2019 8:01 PM IST
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to PM Modi seeking Rs 1,000 cr...
Punjab CM Writes to PM Modi, Seeks Rs 1,000 Cr Package to Deal With Flood Losses
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2019-08-21T09:01:51+00:00
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Nominates Athletes For Sports Institute
IANS | August 17, 2019 8:29 PM IST
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday approved Olympic medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra, ...
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Nominates Athletes For Sports Institute
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Bargari Sacrilege Case: Amarinder Singh Asks CBI to Withdraw Closure Report, Demands Further Probe
India.com News Desk | July 31, 2019 8:38 PM IST
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh criticised the closure report submitted by the Cen...
Bargari Sacrilege Case: Amarinder Singh Asks CBI to Withdraw Closure Report, Demands Further Probe
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2019-07-31T09:38:07+00:00
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Perfect Choice For Congress President’s Post: Captain Amarinder Singh
India.com News Desk | July 29, 2019 4:43 PM IST
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday backed Priyanka Gandhi vadra for ...
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Perfect Choice For Congress President’s Post: Captain Amarinder Singh
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Accepts Navjot Sidhu's Resignation as State Minister
India.com News Desk | July 20, 2019 12:22 PM IST
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh accepted the resignation of Navjot Singh Sidhu as t...
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Accepts Navjot Sidhu's Resignation as State Minister
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2019-07-20T01:22:54+00:00
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Captain Amarinder Singh Breaks Silence on Sidhu's Resignation, Says Has no Issues With Him
India.com News Desk | July 15, 2019 2:05 PM IST
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday broke his silence over party coll...
Captain Amarinder Singh Breaks Silence on Sidhu's Resignation, Says Has no Issues With Him
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2019-07-15T03:05:15+00:00
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'Appalled' That Sidhu Had to Resign, Congress Leader Shatrughan Sinha Shows Support
India.com News Desk | July 15, 2019 8:00 AM IST
New Delhi: Just a few hours after Congress leader from Punjab Navjot Singh Sidhu tweeted out a copy ...
'Appalled' That Sidhu Had to Resign, Congress Leader Shatrughan Sinha Shows Support
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2019-07-14T21:00:00+00:00
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Sidhu Put in Papers as Punjab Minister in June, to Send Resignation to CM Now
India.com News Desk | July 14, 2019 12:36 PM IST
New Delhi: Cricket-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been lying low since his spat with ...
Sidhu Put in Papers as Punjab Minister in June, to Send Resignation to CM Now
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2019-07-14T01:36:57+00:00
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Hails Govt's Decision to Ban 'Sikhs for Justice' as Unlawful Association
India.com News Desk | July 10, 2019 6:49 PM IST
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday hailed the decision of the Centre to b...
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Hails Govt's Decision to Ban 'Sikhs for Justice' as Unlawful Association
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2019-07-10T07:49:51+00:00
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Punjab: NCC Training Made Compulsory in Schools, Colleges Bordering Pakistan
India.com Education Desk | July 9, 2019 11:24 AM IST
New Delhi: The National Cadet Corps (NCC) training has been made compulsory for students at all gove...
Punjab: NCC Training Made Compulsory in Schools, Colleges Bordering Pakistan
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2019-07-09T00:24:39+00:00
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Punjab CM Writes to MEA, Seeks Help For Release of Indian Youth From Malaysian Jail
India.com News Desk | July 3, 2019 7:33 AM IST
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has written a letter to External Affairs Minister ...
Punjab CM Writes to MEA, Seeks Help For Release of Indian Youth From Malaysian Jail
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