Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister
NAME – Jai Parkash Dalal
PROFESSION – Politician
BORN – 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH – Loharu, Haryana
FATHER’S NAME – Karan Singh
MOTHER’S NAME – N/A
SPOUSE – N/A
SIBLINGS – N/A
CHILDREN – N/A
EDUCATION – Diploma in Civil Engineering from C.R. Polytechnic Rohtak in 1975,
BA from Panjab University in 1978.
POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS/PARTY- Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)
OFFICIAL WEBSITE – https://haryanacmoffice.gov.in/node/81
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT- N/A
AWARDS – N/A
BACKGROUND –
Jai Parkash Dalal is Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Animals Husbandry & Dairying, Fisheries, Law & Legislative at Govt. of Haryana. He is a mass leader, progressive politician and social thinker.
He was born in Loharu, Haryana. From his young age, he has had an interest in enhancing the agricultural condition of the farmers.
MAJOR INITIATIVES –
Continuously inspiring youth to join his party and work for the betterment of common man with the motto of “SABKHA SATH SABKHA VIKAS”
Promoting the use of modern farming techniques, raising his voice for safe drinking water, the empowerment of women, and self-employment generation.
Putting enormous effort for Canal water for South Haryana and to an extent has been successful in bringing water in Canal of the area.
CAREER TIMELINE/ POSITIONS HELD –
2009 – Lost Vidhan Sabha election from Loharu constituency as an independent candidate.
2014 – As a BJP candidate, lost Vidhan Sabha election from Loharu constituency.
2019 – Won Vidhan Sabha election from Loharu constituency from BJP ticket and became MLA. Sworn in as Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Fisheries, Law & Legislative of Haryana.
CONTROVERSIES/CASES –
On February,2021, Jai Parkash Dalal courted controversy over his remarks that the farmers’ death during the ongoing protest was commensurate with the annual death rate and they would have died at their homes as well.