Tribune News Service
Colwinder Sandow
Muga, May 21
Veteran leader Akali and former Punjab Agriculture minister Tuta Singh passed away in Chandigarh on Saturday.
He was 81 years old.
ਬੜੇ ਦੁੱਖ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੋਮਣੀ ਅਕਾਲੀ ਦਲ ਦੇ ਸੀਨੀਅਰ ਮੀਤ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਕੈਬਨਿਟ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਜਥੇਦਾਰ ਤੋਤਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਅੱਜ ਸਦੀਵੀਂ ਵਿਛੋੜਾ ਦੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ। ਜਥੇਦਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦਾ ਵਿਛੋੜਾ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਲਈ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡਾ ਘਾਟਾ ਹੈ। ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜਥੇਦਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦੀ ਆਤਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੇ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਣਾ ਮੰਨਣ ਦਾ ਬਲ ਬਖਸ਼ੇ। picture.twitter.com / ZwItrtk1vM
– Daljit Shema (@drcheemasad) May 21 2022
The former The head of Akali Dal passed away of prolonged illness. was a seated member of SGPC. He was suffering from pneumonia last year that hit his lungs. It was on Drugs for The past few months.
He started his political career from the grassroots in 1960s after becoming a sarpanch of for him native Dedari Walla village which is located in Assembly part Nihalsinghwala of Moga area. In 1969, it was elected county chief of Akali Dal in Firozepur, the largest district of the state. Fredkot, Maktsar, Vaselka and Moja used to be a part of Then the border area.
In 1970, it was elected member of Samity Block. When sculpting Fredkot out of Ferozepur District in Seventies, it was Tuta Singh elected county chief of The party and stay on The post for 17 years. In 1978, he was nominated as a member of Central Working Committee of The party Since then always hold key party Posts.
ਸ਼੍ਰੋਮਣੀ ਅਕਾਲੀ ਦਲ ਦੇ ਸੀਨੀਅਰ ਆਗੂ ਤੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਕੈਬਨਿਟ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਜੱਥੇਦਾਰ ਤੋਤਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਅਕਾਲ ਚਲਾਣੇ ‘ਤੇ ਦੁੱਖ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਦਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ..ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਰੂਹ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੇ..ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਣਾ ਮੰਨਣ ਦਾ ਬਲ਼ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੇ। picture.twitter.com / I45L6lpsiH
– BhagwantMann May 21 2022
In 1979, it was elected member of SGPC was made senior cum and head of Education Committee of religious body. stayed on The post for 17 years. Meanwhile, when Surjit Singh Parnala became president minister in 1985, was nominated for the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Punjab Mandi Council.
In 1989, when Parnala made Governor Governor of Tamil Nadu, Tuta Singh was commissioned with The party command in state as president for more of two years. Rise to the fore in The party When he incited an alliance between the leaders of various Factions of Akali Dal- Surjit Singh Barnala, Simranjit Singh Mann and Parkash Singh Badal for Strengthening party.
Even when described as a right-handed of Barnala has remained loyal to Akali Dal despite Barnala family Parting ways from party twice in The past Three decades. When Man parted ways from Akali Dal in 1992, Parkash Singh Padal was unanimous elected president of Akali D.
In 1992, Akali Dal boycotted the council elections and Tuta Singh Ho key man who Liked by Parkash Singh Badal boycott Polls because extremism was at its peak in These days. In 1997, the grounds were elected like MLA for The first The time of the Moga circuit. It was entered into the cabinet and became education minister.
In 2002, it was again elected To the state assembly from here. But, in In the 2007 elections, he lost the assembly election. In 2012, he shifted his focus to the Dharamkot Circle, which has been transformed into a circle general Seat after demarcation. Although a great opposition against for him in Sweetened party circles, managed to win The election.
He was inducted into the Cabinet by Parkash Singh Badal and given the Department of Agriculture. Unfortunately, on May 5 2012, just weeks after becoming ministerresigned from the Council of Ministers after being sentenced one-year jail by special Tennis Court for Misuse of official Machines during his previous term such as minister.
appeal in Supreme court. The court accepted the appeal and stayed his conviction. It was again It was listed in the cabinet and given the same wallet. Tuta Singh lost a file last My election to two houses (2017 and 2022) but it remained key the shape in The party Throughout his political life of Almost three decades.
