SIRSA NEWS
02 February, 2009
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AT A condolence meeting of the faculty, the non-teaching staff and the students held in the local Ch. Devilal University today the sad demise of Ch. Ranbir Singh Hooda the lone surviving member of the Constituent Assembly of India and the father of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, was mourned. While paying rich tributes to the departed leader and a great freedom fighter, the Registrar of the University R.K. Sehgal said that the Late Mr. Hooda remained a crusader for the cause of the poor and the down trodden throughout his life. At the end of the meeting two-minute silence was observed as a mark of respect to the departed soul.
Funeral Today at his Native Village Sanghi (Rohtak)
State Morning for 3 days; Schools and offices shall remain closed on Monday
About Ch Ranbir Singh Hooda:
Ranbir Singh Hooda (26 November 1914 – 1 February 2009) is well known in Haryana's Jat heartland for his role in India's freedom struggle as a leading member of the Indian National Congress.
Born on November 26, 1914, in the house of Matu Ram in Sanghi village Rohtak district, Hooda studied at Vaish High School, Rohtak, Government College, Rohtak and Ramjas College, Delhi from where he graduated in early thirties. He was imprisoned four times for participating in nationalist movements. Taking a greater interest in education, he founded Subash High School at Kharkhande and primary schools in villages of Munger Bilbilan and Polangi. He also started a weekly called the Hindi Haryana and headed the Haryana Vidya Parcharani Sabha at Rohtak.
He was a minister in the Punjab Government for a number of years.
At the time of his death, he was the president of All India Freedom Fighter Organization. His another notable contribution included the role he played in development of Bakhra Nangal Power Project as the then Irrigation Minister of joint Punjab. His son, Ch. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, is the current Chief Minister of Haryana and his grandson Shri Deepender Hooda is the M.P. from Rohtak.
Hooda, a member of the first Constituent Assembly that framed the Indian Constitution died on February 1, 2009 after a prolonged sickness.
The was lone surviving member of the Constituent Assembly of India, He took active part in the making of the Constitution of the country and drew the attention of that august house to the problems of the village and the workers and peasants. During this period, he was also a member of the Provisional Parliament and served it from 1950 to 52
About Ch Ranbir Singh Hooda:
Ranbir Singh Hooda (26 November 1914 – 1 February 2009) is well known in Haryana's Jat heartland for his role in India's freedom struggle as a leading member of the Indian National Congress.
Born on November 26, 1914, in the house of Matu Ram in Sanghi village Rohtak district, Hooda studied at Vaish High School, Rohtak, Government College, Rohtak and Ramjas College, Delhi from where he graduated in early thirties. He was imprisoned four times for participating in nationalist movements. Taking a greater interest in education, he founded Subash High School at Kharkhande and primary schools in villages of Munger Bilbilan and Polangi. He also started a weekly called the Hindi Haryana and headed the Haryana Vidya Parcharani Sabha at Rohtak.
He was a minister in the Punjab Government for a number of years.
At the time of his death, he was the president of All India Freedom Fighter Organization. His another notable contribution included the role he played in development of Bakhra Nangal Power Project as the then Irrigation Minister of joint Punjab. His son, Ch. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, is the current Chief Minister of Haryana and his grandson Shri Deepender Hooda is the M.P. from Rohtak.
Hooda, a member of the first Constituent Assembly that framed the Indian Constitution died on February 1, 2009 after a prolonged sickness.
The was lone surviving member of the Constituent Assembly of India, He took active part in the making of the Constitution of the country and drew the attention of that august house to the problems of the village and the workers and peasants. During this period, he was also a member of the Provisional Parliament and served it from 1950 to 52
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