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OBITUARY REFERENCES H’Airar HifloRr: vfre 7 tor u re 7-? i HV K33t (Ihire wriroa- mire, IFfer A SB SB r e ar f a wit tew mwz reifa fiw , j=t w Href fret 23 M r e , 2003 §■ More re'<±' cJ3 31F U7> I Ozj7 W H^ddl^'H t Tre W W § refM rere’ifoOc^^reHfret 19 1926 A ijfeM71# I §3 1948 f^%HW5-UFHA#JTCTUl-o<idldH U W tfe^ a t i On fe re re 7 w fw re are-1 fa-1962,1969 ,19 7 2 M3- i r e 1992 f e ^ f e r e H37 W HW r e 3IFI § 3 1972 fea- Hlfat Hofa? MET 1992 0 OlJ7 A re st 0 33 3>f cP3 Hsi'faM71 O^fre ^tcra rfare w \ #ffena afaf are re re r ipfewi § 7 7 w r e ? r e i r e H r e t sre arere tfe »r tr fan w ire nrfaM7 & are M ^re 1 1 Mr. Speaker, I am also deeply grieved on the sad demise of Prof. Jagir Singh Bhullar, Ex-Chief Parliamentaiy Secretary, Punjab who left for his heavenly abode on 12th April, 2003 and I pay my sincere homage to hifti. He was bom on 24th December, 1929 in village Deftooh in District Lahore. He was highly qualified and obtained degrees of M. A., B.T. and LL.B. He remained active in politics and was elected M.L.A. twice in 1977 and 1997. He became Chief Parliamentary Secretary in 2000 and with the sad demise of Prof. Jagir Singh Bhullar, the State has been deprived of the services of a seasoned politician. Mr. Speaker, with profound grief and sorrow I pay my homage on the death of Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Ex-M.L. A. who left for his heavenly abode on 8th September, 2003. fre H f7 sf'cf^d ddsMA fnur, m w m h .w t .f ., fare fifat 8 H 3 U 3 , 2003 §■ More re'<±' re are- re , Oar M rrew rear ire (1)2 PUNJAB VIDHAN SABHA [24TH SEPTEMBER, 200.3 [Chief Minister] H33 31J3 H?T I F >«nj^ H>f 3 33*77 H37> 3 t d'39ftyl f%3 oT^t MdltMA UTfe>HTl#B'U3' 73 H W 3 H77I § 3 1972 f%3 MWyB" 333T 3* 3 3 fiT? H?> I % 7 f 3 3W 3 * 3 PTO JTO- H'ffo’JP' 77 3 3 3 1 Mr. Speaker, I am filled with immense' grief at the death of Master Dev Raj Singh, Ex-M.L.A. who left for his heavenly abode on 12th September, 2003. He was bom on 5th February, 1926 at Mullanpur in District Layallpur. His father Sardar Chhanga Singh was an eminent Akali leader. He was elected M.L.A. from Raikot in 1977. With his sad demise the State has been deprived of the services of a seasoned and good politician. With profound grief and sarrow I pay my sincere homage to him. fefr 3f* Eft 33 STO' 3 fa fH^ 14 2003 §" W 3 3 8 'S' 513 313 377, §3 86 IF F 3 H77I §7^ F 33^3 H3ddl8 f%3 1942 3" 1947 f%3 cTSt ^313*77 3 &Y F u ftre t ^3*312 H F ^ ^ H 3 f % 3 ^ ^ ^ hFWUJ3rui3'ffffr>rfT3Tfe3'H3t3HT3Tfrfl‘ ^HU33f% 3FW 7W 3l§H 3;F>H3^3HH^3ta'TT*l3jf%333l §3 3 fed'<5 H3* 3 HW 33 3131 %7p~ 3 1969 3 1977 f*#3 MK.W5-.3. 3 t 3 3 f& 3\ I 3 3 3 3 * 3 77*3 w t H*f3»T S H33- 3 3 31 Mr. Speaker, I am also deeply grieved on the death of Shri Rattan Lai, M.L.A. He was elected M.L.A. from Gurdaspur in 1980. With his sad demise the State has been deprived of the services of an eminent politician and I pay my profound grief and sincere homage to him. Mr. Speaker, I am also filled with immense grief at the death of Comrade Amar Singh, M.L.A. He was 69 years of age. He was elected M.L.A. from Lehra Gaga in 1980. With his sad demise the State has been deprived of the services of an eminent politician and we pay our sincere homage to him. HlftofcT MrT Wl? HTd T, H f M ^ d 'd dcSdl rfl" WW f e t J 7>df HS" d?T fe§Tc{ F fUdF F d fr d \d U?71 § 7^ % Hfdied fHUT H\ §VRT 104 W& Ht M3" f w f e w d&d fed dfd$ h ?t i § 7^ tt M or^t Frat frredft wuvft f e d farar $ W d o [ IfOTB- ofte1* I & d d ^ m U F I M Hf W d FP0" \F 3 W d % f e d Md^H dCd$ TF M3" >>HT ofaH TF fa" § d far v f e z d >KrHHT§ ‘ MTUcT tjd<*1 fe ^TT^ M3" Q<y fidl HdU1 dM Wd o(dtd <FI * OBITUARY REFERENCES (1)3 Hon’ble Speaker, with profound grief and sorrow I pay my sincere homage on the death of Sh. Lachhman Dass, Freedom Fighter, who left for his heavenly abode on 1st September, 2003. He was bom in 1914. He was recruited in Army in 1941. He joined the Indian National Army in 1942 under the command of Netaji Subash Chander Bose when Japan captured Singapore. He entered Chitagang during the battle between the Indian Nationa Army (Fauj) and the British forces. He was severely hit by the bullets during the battle. He was arrested in 1942 and sent to “Kala Pani” for imprisonment. He participated in the freedom struggle after release from the jail in 1945. With his sad demise the State has been deprived of the services of a brave Freedom Fighter. Hon’ble Speaker, with profound grief and sorrow I pay my sincere homage on the death of Sardar Kaur Singh Deosi, Freedom Fighter, who left for his heavenly abode on 4th May, 2003. He was 81 years of age. He played a significant role in the “Paija Mandal Struggle” and “Quit India Movement” and was jailed thrice. With his sad demise the State has been deprived of the services of a dedicated freedom fighter. Hon’ble Speaker, with profound grief and sorrow I offer my sincere homage,on the death of Sardar Paul Singh Freedom Fighter, who left for his heavenly abode on 20th July, 2003. He was 90 years of age. He joined Indian National Army in 1942. He faught against British forces with bravery at the Burma Front. He was arrested in 1946 and sent to Kualalumpur Jail. With his sad demise the State has been deprived of the services of a brave freedom fighter. Sir, with profound grief and sorrow, I also pay my sincere homage on the sad death of Col. Narinder Pal Singh, Eminent Litterateur who left for his heavenly abode on 8th April, 2003. He was 80 years of age. He joined Army in 1942. He was at one time Deputy Military Secretary, to Dr. S. Radha Krishnan and later Military Attache to the Indian Embassy in Paris. He made a significant contribution in the sphere of Punjabi novel. His novels, especially historical novels, have a significent place in Punjabi literature. He was honoured with Sahitya Academy Award. With his sad demise the society has been deprived of the services of an eminent litterateur. Hon’ble Speaker, once again, with profound grief and sorrow I pay my sincere homage on the sad death of Shri Balwant Gargi, an eminent litterateur, who left for his heavenly abode on 21st April, 2003. He was 87 years of age. He made a lot of contribution in the sphere of Panjabi drama and theatre. His plays were staged in several countries. He taught in Punjab University and various foreign Universities. He was honoured with Sahitya Academy award. With his sad demise* the Society has been deprived of the services of an eminent Punjabi litterateur. ’ * (1)4 PUNJAB VDDHAN SABHA [24TH SEPTEMBER, 2003] [Chief Minister] Hon’ble Speaker, Sir, I am also filled with immense grief at the death of Sardar Surinder Singh Bajwa, Journalist. He would always be remembered for his personality, somebody who was always full of humour and smiling personality. He was only 63 years. Whatever time was given by the Almighty, was over. One rl has to accept. He was associated with journalism for 30 years. He always spoke his mind in fearless, impartial and constructive reporting. With his sad demise the v society has been deprived of the services of an eminent journalist. With profound grief and sorrow, I pay my sincere homage to him.
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