Ram Bilas Sharma (politician)

Ram Bilas Sharma (born 25 July 1950) is an Indian former Cabinet Minister in Bharatiya Janata Party's Government of Haryana, and former education minister and politician who has represented the Mahendragarh constituency as an MLA in the northern state of Haryana five times.[1]

Ram Bilas Sharma
Sharma (right) with Ram Vilas Paswan in 2015
Cabinet Minister
Government of Haryana
In office
26 October 2014 – 27 October 2019
Ministry
Term
Minister of Education
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Minister of Tourism		26 October 2014 - 27 October 2019
Minister of Transport
Minister of Food & Civil Supplies		26 October 2014 - 24 July 2015
Minister of Civil Aviation26 October 2014 - 22 July 2016
Minister of Art & Cultural Affairs9 August 2018 - 27 October 2019
Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byRao Dan Singh
Succeeded byRao Dan Singh
ConstituencyMahendragarh
In office
1982–2001
Preceded byDali Singh
Succeeded byRao Dan Singh
ConstituencyMahendragarh
President
Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana
In office
January 2013 – October 2014
Preceded byKrishan Pal Gurjar
Succeeded bySubhash Barala
In office
December 1990 – December 1993
Personal details
Born (1950-07-25) 25 July 1950
Rathiwas, Punjab, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Alma materPunjab University
OccupationLawyer / professor
Websitewww.rambilas.in

Early life

Ram Bilas Sharma was born on 25 July 1951[2] in Rathiwas, a small village of 393 people (2011) located in Mahendragarh Tehsil of Mahendragarh district, Haryana, in the family of Shri Jayram Sharma. Born in a farmer's family with 8 siblings (6 sisters & 2 brothers) he had faced several challenges in his childhood but never compromised on his education. He completed his primary education from the Government primary schools in Devrali and Swaroopgadh.

Education

After completing his higher secondary education from Madhogadh School in 1967, he completed B.A. (Arts) from Mahendergarh Degree College. During this period he was introduced to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)' by RSS Pracharak Rajinder Singh (now in Hisar). Influenced by the RSS, Sharma began to contribute to its growth. Immediately after completing his graduation in 1970, to fulfill his father's wish, he married Bimala Devi on 15 June 1970.

Soon after his marriage, he left for Delhi to take over the responsibilities at Sangh's Jhandelwalan branch, wherein he had joined as a proofreader for the English daily Motherland. Concurrently, he pursued his post-graduation, M.A. in English by attending evening classes at the Ghaziabad University from 1971 to 1973. After completing his M.A., while pursuing his BEd degree from Kirodimal College at Bhiwani (1973–74) he had to face several challenges to meet his education & routine expenses and even had worked as a night watchman. At that time he was chosen as a "Pracharak" by the Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS) for its Jhajjar unit.

He is also an avid devotee of Lord Shiva and had restored an ancient temple of Baba Bhuraasta which was discovered during an excavation activity in his native village Rathiwas. He had also made over 17 Kanwar Yatraa on his feet to Haridwar to seek Lord Shiva's blessings and organized numerous religious functions in the region.

Political life

In 1974, he had joined the Jayaprakash Narayan Movement. Late Dr. Mangal Sen, requested him to quit his job as a professor in Kurukshetra and brought him along to Rohtak where he was appointed as General Secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

1980s–90s: As MLA and Minister

In his political career Ram Bilas Sharma has been elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA from Mahendergarh area four times in a row. He served as Public Health minister from 1987 to 1990 and Education minister from 1996 to 1999.

He has been Minister of Education in the Government of Haryana under the government of Chaudhary Bansi Lal.[3]

In 1999, as leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party he decided to withdraw support from the Bansi Lal Government[4][5] and endorse the Om Prakash Chautala Government instead.[6] Professor Sharma also contested election from Ballabgarh constituency where he called Kulena as his second home and took many time blesses from Bhagwan Parsuram Temple at Kulena.

1990s till 2010: As President of Bharatiya Janata Party Haryana

He was also the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president from 1990 to 1993. He was elected as BJP's state president for the second time in 2013.[7] In 2014,he was the President of BJP, Haryana and a claimant for the post of Chief Minister of Haryana in 2014.[8]

2014: Cabinet Minister of Haryana

On 26 October, he was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party run Government of Haryana. As a Cabinet Minister he had independent charge of the following 9 departments,[9][10] which made him 2nd most influential in Government of Haryana after Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar who held 18 departments Ram Bilas held 13 departments.[11]

He lost the general assembly election of 2019 to Sh.Dan Singh on Mahender Garh constituency. Currently he is active in social service in the area.

See also

References
  1. "Ram Bilas Sharma" (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. "Haryana Vidhan Sabha MLA". haryanaassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. Training module for JBT teachers Archived 5 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. BJP pulls out of Bansi govt, HVP may bow to Cong whims
  5. BJP withdraws support to Bansi Lal govt in Haryana
  6. Chautala to lead new Haryana govt
  7. "List of Ex State Presidents". BJPHaryana.org.
  8. "Naidu hints at immediate breakup with INLD"
  9. "Well-literate MLAs with modest financial backgrounds inducted into Khattar's Cabinet". 27 October 2014.
  10. "Haryana Assembly Polls 2014: Haryana's first BJP CM Manohar Lal Khattar sworn in". The Economic Times.
  11. New CM Khattar Keeps Home, Abhimanyu Finance & Revenue
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