Parminder Singh Dhull

Born in a family associated with Arya Samaj, Parminder Singh Dhull, remained politically active right from his college days and also served as an elected representative of the council of Government College, Jind. Having formally completed his studies, he started practising law in District Courts, Jind in 1978 and continued as such till 1982. Aiming to follow the footsteps of his father Late Chaudhary Dal Singh, Parminder started working in a dedicated manner for the development of the state, particularly, the farming community. His active volunteering efforts during the floods of 1995 brought him statewide recognition.

In his time, Late Chaudhary Dal Singh, who represented Jind (5 times) as well as Julana (twice) constituencies in the state assembly was a popular and tall figure of Haryana politics. For nearly a decade, Chaudhary Dal Singh continued to be a popular choice and an obvious claimant for the post of Chief Minister of the state before he sought sudden retirement from active politics due to deteriorating health. A true grassroots politician and a social worker, he was instrumental in creation of the state of Haryana as well as district Jind. Known to be a leader of the masses, he had twice won the assembly by-election after challenging the entire government and it's machinery. During the emergency period, the then Indira Gandhi government had put Chaudhary Dal Singh behind bars along with other national leaders like Sh Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Chaudhary Devi Lal for nearly three years.

Parminder Singh Dhull did his schooling as well as graduation from Jind after which he joined the Rajasthan University to pursue higher studies in Law. Having formally completed his law degree, he joined mainstream politics in 1990. Apart from that he was one of the main youth activists of the "Adhyapak Andolan" of the 1970s that led to statewide arrests of key leaders including his father Chaudhary Dal Singh.

Parminder Singh Dhull lost by a narrow margin (due to a politically-motivated spill of family-votes) in first election contested by him in 1991[2]. Thereafter he was assigned responsibility of leading the Congress party in District Jind and he worked and toiled hard to create the base of Congress at the grassroots level. During his stint of 10 years as the District Congress President, he organised numerous campaigns, rallies, agitations and protest marches against the then government. He contested the 2005 assembly election from Julana as an independent candidate after he couldn't secure the party ticket allegedly due to infighting and prevailing groupism.[3] He secured around 27000 votes and gave a tough competition to the Congress candidate at a time of statewide pro-congress wave.

A former national-level player of Basketball, Parminder has organized over ten National-level basketball tournaments and multiple state-level Kabaddi tournaments. Apart from promoting sports, he has organized several health-check and blood donation camps as well as tree plantation drives.

Parminder Singh Dhull bagged the INLD party ticket for the 2009 assembly elections and won by a record margin of nearly 13000 votes from Julana, a constituency that borders Rohtak district and Kiloi, the constituency represented by the then Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Julana was among the few constituencies from where INLD emerged to be a winner,[4] in the 2014 Haryana Assembly Elections Julana again voted for him and he won by a margin of around 23000 votes, the second highest by an INLD candidate.

Parminder Singh Dhull protesting against low price to Potato Crops in Haryana in March 2017

Parminder Singh Dhull Protesting outside for compensation to farmers for water-logging in their fields in March 2018

In both the terms, 2009-14 and 2014-19, he has been one of the most vocal and active parliamentarians of Haryana Vidhan Sabha[5]. From asking maximum number of questions to leading the table in Calling Attention Motions[6] or Supplementary Questions list, he has numerous state as well as national level protests and unique campaigns to his credit. He has actively served as a member of various prestigious committees of the Vidhan Sabha. He is known to be an ingenious campaigner of people's as well as farmers' right. He has raised various questions in the assembly including question of appointing Leander Paes as sports ambassador of Haryana.[7]. During Budget Session of 2018 he protested outside Haryana Assembly for raise of price of crops.[8] He is reported to be the first MLA in the state history to have published his own Report Card that highlights the issues and campaigns led by him for the people of the state[9].

Parminder Singh Dhull protesting in Jind for construction of SYL Canal on 15 February 2018

• District Bar Association, Jind
• Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, Chandigarh
• Remained member of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, Chandigarh
• Remained member of State Executive of the Indian National Lok Dal[10]

• 2014: Elected as Member of Legislative Assembly as Indian National Lok Dal candidate from Julana constituency with around 23000 votes. It was second highest win margin recorded by the party in General Elections for the State of Haryana, 2014.[11]
• 2009: Elected as Member of Legislative Assembly as Indian National Lok Dal candidate from Julana constituency with around 12000 votes.
• 2008: Member, State Executive, Indian National Lok Dal
• 2005: Contested election as Independent candidate and secured more than 27000 votes and was placed at second place.
• 1996-2005: District Congress President, Jind
• 1996: Contested election for Member of Legislative Assembly from Congress (Tiwari) and lost.
• 1991: Contested election for Member of Legislative Assembly from Congress and lost.

• Member, Committee on Public Accounts for the year 2009-10[12]
• Member, Committee on Public Accounts for the year 2010-11[13]
• Member, Committee on Public Accounts for the year 2011-12[14]
• Member, Committee on Public Accounts for the year 2012-13[15]
• Member, Committee on Government Assurance for the year 2013-14[16]
• Member, Committee on Public Accounts for the year 2014-15[17]
• Member, Rules Committee for the year 2015-16[18]
• Special Invitee, Committee on Government Assurance for the year 2015-16[18]
• Member, Committee on Public Accounts for the year 2016-17[19]
• Chairman, Committee on Government Assurance for the year 2017-18[20]
• Member, Rules Committee for the year 2017-18[20]
• Member, Committee on Public Accounts for the year 2018-19[21]
• Member, Committee on Public Accounts for the year 2019-20

The activities, debates and views are focused on the belief that mere handouts of help or relief to the poor do not lead to sustainable change in lives of the poor and needy. One should aim to touch the lives of the rural poor so that they are empowered with improved standards of living as deserved by every citizen of India. Practical as well as quality education and grooming of the village children is very important for a prosperous India. Children are the future citizens and torchbearers of a better tomorrow. With the view of steering progress in a region and impacting maximum number of people, inclusive and progressive approach to politics is a must.