Sadhu Singh Dharamsoti is an Indian politician who served the Indian National Congress-led Punjab government for five terms as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He worked as the Minister of Forests and Social Protection during his tenure as a cabinet minister. In June 2022, he came into limelight when he was arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau for a fraud he committed while serving as a minister in the Punjab Forest Department.
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Sadhu Singh Dharamsot was born on Friday, 15 January 1960 (age 62; as of 2022) in Amloh, Punjab. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. In 1989, he completed the Punjab Board of School Education in Mohali.
Physical appearance
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family and caste
parents and siblings
Father’s name is Sardar Shahna Ram. His mother’s name is Bani Devi. He has a brother named Mangat Ram. He belongs to scheduled caste community.
wife and children
Sadhu Singh is married to Sheela Rani, who is in the dairy farming business.
Sadhu Singh Dharamsoti with his wife and son
The couple has three children. He has two sons named Gurpreet Singh Dharmsot and Harpreet Singh, and a daughter named Seema Rani.
Gurpreet Singh Dharmsot son of Sadhu Singh Dharmsot
Address
He resides at H. No.6, Bir Amloh, Amloh, Punjab.
Ethnic
Bazigar
signature
Signature of Sadhu Singh
Career
Sadhu Singh Dharamsot was elected Youth Congress Coordinator when he was twenty years old. In 1992, he contested the Punjab Assembly elections from Amloh constituency and won the election. The then Punjab Chief Minister Bint Singh appointed Dharamsot as Deputy Minister (Youth Welfare). In 2002, he contested the Punjab Assembly elections for the second time from Amloh constituency and won. The then Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh appointed him as Parliamentary Secretary (Department of Public Works, Home and Youth Welfare). In the 2012 Punjab Assembly elections, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot contested from Nabha Assembly constituency and won the election, defeating SAD candidate Balwant Singh by 22,548 votes. In 2017, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot won the Punjab Legislative Assembly elections from Naba constituency on an Indian National Congress ticket. Soon after winning the elections, he was appointed as the Minister of Forests and Social Protection. Sadhu Singh Dharamsoti was an MLA in the Punjab Legislative Assembly for five terms. However, in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections, he was defeated by Aam Aadmi Party candidate Gurdev Singh Mann from Nabha constituency by 51,554 votes.
Confrontation
On 7 June 2022, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot courted controversy when he was booked by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau under the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B (conspiracy) of the IPC for allegedly cheating the forest department. He was involved in this conspiracy when he was a cabinet minister in Capt. Amarind Singh’s ministry and was the head of the forest department. A few days before the arrest, Guramanpreet Singh (District Forest Officer) and Harminder Singh Hum (contractor) were also arrested by the police for their involvement in the scam. Sadhu Singh was charged with illegal felling of more than 25,000 trees. In 2020, he was charged with the Post Matric Scholarship scam by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau for allegedly allowing illegal scholarship money to private colleges and universities in Punjab. At the time of the Post Matric scholarship scam, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot was serving as Social Security Minister on an Indian National Congress ticket.
Assets/Properties
movable assets
- Deposits in banks: Rs. 15,09,239
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 1,85,000
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs. 13,00,000
- Non-agricultural land: Rs. 17,60,000
- Residential buildings: Rs. 1,40,00,000
Obligations
- Loans from Banks/FIs: Rs. 30,77,428
Net worth
As of 2022, Sadhu Singh Dharamsott’s net worth is around Rs. 1.73 crores.
Facts/Trivia
- Sadhu Singh Dharamsot regularly posts pictures and videos of his political rallies and campaigns on various social media platforms. More than 10,000 people follow his Facebook page, and more than 9,000 people follow his Instagram account.
Sadhu Singh Dharamsot at his political rally
Categories: Politics
Source: dienchau2.edu.vn
