Jagiri Lal Sareen the Congress stalwart from Ajnala region of Punjab was born in 1921 at a village in Pakistan and later moved to village Jairamkot near Ajnala after partition. He held the position of Chairman Market committee Ajnala for 21 years. Now retired from active politics, his son Sh. Dharam Bir Sareen who was twice elected as Municipal Councilor from Amritsar and also Chairman Market Committee Amritsar has taken charge of the family political affairs. Another Son of Sh.

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  • Jagiri Lal Sareen the Congress stalwart from Ajnala region of Punjab was born in 1921 at a village in Pakistan and later moved to village Jairamkot near Ajnala after partition. He held the position of Chairman Market committee Ajnala for 21 years. Now retired from active politics, his son Sh. Dharam Bir Sareen who was twice elected as Municipal Councilor from Amritsar and also Chairman Market Committee Amritsar has taken charge of the family political affairs. Another Son of Sh. Jagiri Lal Sareen; Sh. Kuldip Raj Sareen has held many positions in the organizational structure of Indian National Congress in the region. Political Career: Sh. Jagiri lal Sareen came in to active politics at an early age of 23 years when he was elected as Nambardar of the village Jairamkot in 1944. Later in 1948 when he shifted Ajnala, he was elected as Member of the Gram Panchayat. In 1954 he was elected as the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat, Ajnala. During the same period he became the member of the Block Samiti when Ajnala was changed into a Block. He was the In charge of the elections fought by Sh. Harcharan Singh Ajnala, who was the MLA from Ajnala in those times. Sh. Harcharan Singh relied on him for all the rural votes as he is the leader of masses in the rural areas in Ajnala. Being a close associate of S. Harcharan Singh Ajnala and S. Beant Singh (Former Chief Minister of Punjab who joined congress in 1970s) he was nominated as the Chairman of Market committee in 1970's and remained chairman for 21 years. In 1991 when Ajnala was made a Notified area; he was nominated as the President of the Notified Area Committee, Ajnala. Also during the same time has was nominated as the vice-President of the District Congress Committee Amritsar (Rural). Seeking the huge contribution of his son Sh. Kuldip Raj Sareen who worked with him randomly in his political career, the Indian National Congress Party awarded Sh. Kuldip Raj Sareen as Gen. Secretary of the District Congress Committee Amritsar (Rural) during the same time. In 1996 Sh. Jagiri Lal was made the President of the Block Congress Committee Ajnala. Also in 2001 he was awarded as the City Father award by the residents of Ajnala. As he started his career from grass root level worker of the party he has a strong mass base in rural Ajnala. Though he was allured by Shiromani Akal Dal(Badal) by S. Prakash Singh Badal himself to join SAD(B) after the demise of S. Beant Singh (His Political Guru) and S. Harcharan Singh Ajnala (his close associate) but he always was adamant to be the part of the Congress as he had full faith in the Congress Leadership. Though sidelined in those days he decided to stay back in Congress and has been a loyal worker of the party all through his carrer. Now that he has retired form Active politics, his sons Sh. Dharambir Sareen and Sh. Kuldip Raj Sareen tend to take his political legacy ahead and serve the people with same zeal and passion as he did. His mass base in rural Ajnala is still a very known fact and serve the people of Ajnala even today at the age of 88.
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  • Jagiri Lal Sareen the Congress stalwart from Ajnala region of Punjab was born in 1921 at a village in Pakistan and later moved to village Jairamkot near Ajnala after partition. He held the position of Chairman Market committee Ajnala for 21 years. Now retired from active politics, his son Sh. Dharam Bir Sareen who was twice elected as Municipal Councilor from Amritsar and also Chairman Market Committee Amritsar has taken charge of the family political affairs. Another Son of Sh.
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