Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, a three-time member of the Provincial Meeting (MPA) in Pakistan, turned the primary member of the Sikh group to take oath as a minister within the Punjab province on Wednesday, representing the minority within the provincial meeting. The cupboard within the province was shaped by the newly elected Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) authorities led by chief minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the daughter of the three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, 48, is a legislator from the Pakistani district of Narowal. In a telephone name with The Indian Express, Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora stated, “It’s for the primary time since Partition in 1947 {that a} Sikh has been inducted within the cupboard of Punjab province. I gained’t simply work for the protection and well-being of Sikhs however all minorities, together with Hindus and Christians residing in Pakistan.”
Who’s Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora?
-Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, born in Nankana Sahib, holds a postgraduate diploma in entrepreneurship and SME administration from Authorities School College, Lahore.
-Earlier than coming into politics, Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora contributed to the World Financial institution’s Poverty Discount Programme in Pakistan. In 2008, he established the Mojaz Basis, devoted to helping the underprivileged in Pakistan.
-Within the latest Pakistani elections, Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora was re-elected as MPA from Narowal, his hometown and the situation of Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib, Guru Nanak’s closing resting place. He was additionally appointed as “Ambassador at Massive” for the Kartarpur Corridor final yr.
In line with The Indian Specific report, Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora talked about that through the 1947 partition, his household opted to stay in Pakistan relatively than migrate to India, not like nearly all of Sikh/Hindu households. “I used to be born in Nankana Sahib however later we moved to Narowal. My grandfather had chosen to remain again in Pakistan throughout partition on the insistence of his pricey buddy. Only for the sake of friendship, he had chosen to remain again,” he stated.
Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora performed a big position in implementing the Sikh Marriage Registration Act 2017 in Pakistan. He launched the invoice as a personal member and unanimously handed by the Meeting in March 2018.
Just lately, Arora was unanimously elected because the president of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (PSGPC) for a three-year time period.
Arora’s position as head of Pakistan Sikh Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee
Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora was unanimously elected because the President of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (PSGPC) on March 1, serving a three-year time period.
Arora, PML-N, was additionally appointed because the ambassador to the Kartarpur Hall final yr, succeeding Sardar Ameer Singh.
The Kartarpur Hall connects Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the ultimate resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, to the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district, India. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Kartarpur Hall in November 2019 to commemorate the 550th delivery anniversary of Guru Nanak, facilitating Indian Sikh pilgrims’ visa-free visits to one in all their faith’s holiest websites in Pakistan.
