Darbara Singh Guru

Darbara Singh Guru is an Indian politician fromShiromani Akali Dal and a retired IAS officer.

Darbara Singh Guru
Principal Secretary
In office
2007 - 2011
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal

Personal Life

Darbara Singh Guru was born in Mazhabi Sikh family and who joined IAS in 1980 batch of Punjab-cadre.[1]

Positions Held

He remained the Principal Secretary to former Chief Minister of Punjab, Parkash Singh Badal from 2007 to 2011.[2]

He has also remained the Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar.

Guru has lost two assembly elections in 2012 and 2017 from Bhadaur Assembly seat.[3]

He contested for the 2019 Indian General Election in Punjab from Fatehgarh Sahib constituency but lost to Dr. Amar Singh of Indian National Congress putting up a tough fight. [4]

Controversy

Guru's name was featured in the Punjab and Haryana High Court petition, accused of indiscriminate firing and killing of 4 Sikh youth in Nakodar in 1986.

He was the officiating Deputy Commissioner for Jalandhar in February 1986 and also officiated as the District Magistrate[5]. Following the sacrilege on Gurdwara Guru Arjan in Nakodar on 2 February 1986, Darbara signed the curfew orders for February 3. He ordered the protesters to go to a different location where the police opened fire.

Darbara Singh Guru has denied any association with the killings.[6]

References
  1. "Lok Sabha Elections 2019: In Fatehgarh Sahib seat, ex-babus talk of experience, humble past". Hindustan Times. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. "Lok Sabha election: SAD to pitch ex-bureaucrat Guru from Fatehgarh Sahib". Hindustan Times. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  3. "Darbara Singh Guru Challenges the election of Mohamamd Sadique in High court". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  4. Service, Tribune News. "Former IAS officer DS Guru in SAD's second list of 9 candidates". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. "1986 Nakodar firing accused Darbara Singh Guru likely Fatehgarh Sahib Badal Dal nominee". The World Sikh News. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  6. "Fatehgarh Sahib to take on Darbara Singh Guru, High Court hearing 8 May". The World Sikh News. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
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