9/25/2023 0 Comments Adesh partap singh kairon daughter![]() ![]() In March, Kairon had held back-to-back political gatherings in Khemkaran constituency, the home turf of senior SAD leader Virsa Singh Valtoha. During these gatherings, Kairon had announced that ‘one of my family’s member’ would fight the assembly election from Khemkaran, a statement that had infuriated Valtoha.Īt a rally here in April, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal has snubbed Kairon, saying that Valtoha would be the party candidate from Khemkaran. Since then, Kairon has not organised any political event in Khemkaran, but his supporters continue to claim that his wife Bibi Parneet Kaur Kairon would fight the elections ticket from here on a SAD ticket. “Bibi Kairon will fight elections from Khemkaran. Valtoha is our rival and the Kairon family will not budge from its decision,” Ghulla maintained, even on Tuesday. The SAD, however, has named Valtoha as Khemkaran candidate in the list released on Monday.Partap Singh Kairon was born on 1 October 1901, into a Jat Sikh family. His last name was taken from the village of Kairon in the Amritsar district, of Tehsil Tarn Taran in province of Punjab during the British Raj era. His grandfather was Sardar Gulab Singh Dhillon. His father, Nihal Singh Kairon (1863-1927), was a pioneer in initiating women's education in the province. Brown Cambridge School in Dehra Dun and Khalsa College, Amritsar and then went to the United States for further studies. During his time in USA, he supported himself by working on farms and in factories. He received his Master's degree in political science from the University of Michigan. He also received his Master's degree in Economics from University of California at Berkeley before going to Michigan. He was impressed by farming methods practised in the U.S.A and hoped to replicate the same in India later. Partap Singh Kairon had two sons and one daughter. They were Surinder Singh Kairon, Gurinder Singh Kairon and Sarbrinder Kairon Grewal respectively. I will win the seat with a huge margin and the Kairon family’s plan to support the Congress will be exposed,” he added.While the younger Gurinder remained Congressman like his father, Surinder later joined Shiromani Akali Dal. “The Akali Dal decided to field me from Khemkaran after consultations with party patron Parkash Singh Badal. The SAD workers in Patti are feeling dejected,” he said. ![]() They should focus on the Patti segment which they have abandoned for the last 4 years. “The Kairons have no right to stake claim for the ticket. Valtoha, who has been contesting on party ticket from the constituency since 2007, said the Kairon family was trying to benefit the Congress. Without naming Kairon, Sukhbir said Akali leaders should stay away from “factionalism” and work for strengthening the party. But at a party rally at Amarkot village on March 15, Sukhbir snubbed Kairon by announcing Valtoha as party candidate from seat for the 2022 assembly elections. ![]() Last month, Kairon, a former MLA from the Patti constituency, held public meetings in Khemkaran villages for two days, saying one of his family members will contest from the segment. Come what may, Parneet Kaur will fight the election on party symbol from the seat,” Ghulla told HT over phone. Whatever Kairon has said is his final decision. “Adesh Partap Singh Kairon will resume holding public meetings in the constituency in the days to come. On Saturday and Sunday, Ghulla visited the constituency’s Valtoha, Bhaini Massa Singh and Rasulpur villages. Kairon’s close aide Gurmukh Singh Ghulla, who has been holding meetings in villages, claims that the SAD leader’s wife and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal’s daughter Parneet Kaur Kairon will contest on party ticket from the segment which is the home turf of Valtoha. SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal had announced Virsa Singh Valtoha as party candidate from seat for the 2022 assembly elections during a rally in Tarn Taran district on March 15. Former cabinet minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Adesh Partap Singh Kairon’s supporters continue to hold meetings in the Khemkaran constituency even as party president Sukhbir Singh Badal had announced the candidature of ex-legislator Virsa Singh Valtoha from the seat last month. ![]()
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