Virsa_Singh_Valtoha

Virsa Singh Valtoha

Virsa Singh Valtoha

Indian politician

Virsa Singh Valtoha is a former militant and Indian politician and belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal party. He is a former member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly who represented Khem Karan.[1][2] He was former Chief spokesperson of Shiromani Akali Dal and also served as District President of the party.

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Family

His father's name is Sohan Singh. Virsa Singh Valtoha's son's name is Mr. Gauravdeep Singh, who is advocate at Punjab And Haryana High Court. He is also the president of SOI (Student Organization Of India) from Majha Zone (Punjab). [3]

Political career

Valtoha first became involved in the All India Sikh Student Federation during the time of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. During this period he was allegedly behind multiple killings and bomb blasts.[4] Valtoha was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from the Valtoha constituency in 2007.[5] During the 2012 Punjab election, Valtoha constituency underwent boundary delimitation. Valtoha then successfully contested the Punjab Assembly seat from Khem Karan.[1]

Casteism

Valtoha has been filmed insulting dalits, a historically discriminated community of lower caste people placed at the end of the caste pyramid, who constitute 36% of the states population in India.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Shiromani Akali Dal". Akali Dal Badal. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. [3]
    "MyNeta Profile". Association for Democratic Reforms. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Modus operandi of terrorists: Chilling details from AISSF activist Virsa Singh Valtoha". India Today. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. [5]
    "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Caste bomb explodes in Punjab assembly, MLA flings shoe". The Times of India.
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