Indian politician
Lal Chand Kataruchak (born 1970) is an Indian politician from Punjab. He is an MLA from Bhoa Assembly constituency representing the Aam Aadmi Party .[ 2] [ 3]
Early life and education
Kataruchak is from Kataruchak , Pathankot District, Punjab. He is the son of Labhu Ram. He passed matriculation in 2007 from Punjab School Education Board, Mohali, and later discontinued his studies.[ 4]
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kataruchak was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election . The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election . MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[ 5] Bhoa Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly . He took oath as a cabinet minister along with nine other MLAs on 19 March at Guru Nanak Dev auditorium of Punjab Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
As a cabinet minister in the Mann ministry Kataruchak was given the charge of two departments of the Punjab Government :[ 9]
Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs
Department of Forest and Wild Life Preservation
Controversy
On 28 April 2023, a controversy surrounded Lal Chand Kataruchak when Congress sitting MLA from Bholath constituency Sukhpal Singh Khaira in a press conference at Jalandhar , accused him of allegedly appointing his son and other two relatives including son of his sister-in-law as personal staff. Lal Chand has denied these allegations while drawing flak from all opposition parties including BJP.[ 10] [ 11]
References
^ "Mann keeps Home, 26 others, gives Finance to Cheema; Mines to Bains" . 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022 .^ "The playing 11: CM Bhagwant Mann's cabinet ministers" . The Indian Express . 20 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022 .^ "Provide Rs 10K help to poor in rural belt: AAP" . Tribuneindia News Service . Retrieved 10 March 2022 .^ "Lal Chand Kataruchak(Revolutionary Marxist Party of India):Constituency- BHOA (SC)(PATHANKOT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:" . myneta.info . Retrieved 29 October 2024 .^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister" . The Hindu . 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 22 March 2022 .^ "Ten Punjab ministers to take oath on Saturday" . Tribuneindia News Service . 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022 .^ "25,000 Government Jobs For Punjab: New Chief Minister's 1st Decision" . NDTV.com . Press Trust of India. 19 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022 .^ "In Mann's first list of Cabinet ministers, 8 greenhorn MLAs" . The Indian Express . 19 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022 .^ "Punjab portfolios announced; CM Mann keeps Home and Vigilance, Cheema gets Finance, Singla Health, Harbhajan Power" . Tribuneindia News Service . 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022 .^ Khaira writes to CM, seeks immediate dismissal, arrest of minister Kataruchak Express News Service. 29 April 2023^ Punjab minister Lal Chand Kataruchak appointed kin as personal staff, alleges Sukhpal Khaira Tribuneindia News Service. 28 April 2023^ "Bhoa Assembly election result, 2017" . Retrieved 13 January 2017 .^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017" . Retrieved 26 June 2021 . ^ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF) . Retrieved 24 June 2021 . ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies" . FE Online . No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022 .^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 18 May 2022 .
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