Jaisukh Lal Hathi
Jaisukh Lal Hathi (born January 19, 1909 in Muli, Kathiawar , British India ; † January 15, 1982 in Kashitarn, Santhal Parganas, Bihar ) was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress (INC), who was among other things minister between 1967 and 1969 for work and rehabilitation, was governor of Haryana from 1976 to 1977 and governor of Punjab between 1977 and 1981 .
Life
Jaisukh Lal Hathi, son of Lalshankar Hathi, studied law at the University of Bombay after attending school and was then admitted to the Bombay Supreme Court and later a judge and presiding judge at the Rajkot Court . His political career began after India gained independence from the United Kingdom on August 15, 1947 when he became a member of the Constituent Assembly and then in 1948 of the Provisional Parliament of the Princely State of Saurashtra . In February 1948 he became chief secretary of the first government of Saurashtra State under Chief Minister Uchharangray Navalshankar Dhebar .
On April 3, 1952, Hathi became a member of the Rajya Sabha , the upper house of the Indian Parliament (Bhāratīya saṃsa) , and was a member of this until March 12, 1957. During this time he was Deputy Minister for Irrigation and Energy in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru between May 1952 and April 1957 . In the subsequent election between February 24, 1957 and March 15, 1957 , he was elected a member of the Lok Sabha , the lower house of parliament, in which he represented the interests of the state until the election from February 19 to 25, 1962 Bombay , the constituency of Halar .
On April 3, 1962, Jaisukh Lal Hathi was again a member of the Rajya Sabha and belonged to it after his re-election on April 3, 1968 until April 2, 1974. In the fourth Nehru cabinet , he served between April 2, 1962 and June 9, 1964 as Deputy Interior Minister. He was Minister of State in the Ministry of the Interior from January 1966 to March 1967 and in this capacity presented the draft law for the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of India (The Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 1966) on May 9, 1966, which provides for Formation of a new state or union territory through the merging of part of a state or union territory with another state or union territory. In the course of a reshuffle of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's first cabinet , he replaced Jagjivan Ram as Minister of Labor and Rehabilitation on March 13, 1967 and held this ministerial office until November 13, 1969, when Jagjivan Ram succeeded him. During this time, as leader of the majority faction in the Rajya Sabha, he was also Leader of the House .
As the successor to Ranjit Singh Narula , Hathi took over the office of governor of Haryana on August 14, 1976 , which he held until his replacement by Harcharan Singh Brar on September 24, 1977. He himself then succeeded Ranjit Singh Narula on September 24, 1977 as governor of Punjab . He held this position until August 25, 1981, whereupon Aminuddin Ahmad Khan succeeded him. During his tenure, radical political currents demanding more autonomy for the Punjab gained weight among the Sikhs . Some called for the establishment of its own independent Sikh state " Khalistan ".
His marriage to Shrimati Padma Vati in 1927 resulted in four sons and two daughters.
Web links
- Entry on the Lok Sabha homepage
- Entry on the homepage of the Rajya Sabha
- Entry in rulers.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ COUNCIL OF MINISTER GANDHI 2 March 13, 1967 - March 18, 1971
- ^ Haryana: Governors
- ^ Punjab: Governors
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hathi, Jaisukh Lal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muli, Kathiawar , British India |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 15, 1982 |
| Place of death | Kashitarn, Santhal Parganas, Bihar |