Satyapal Dang was an Indian independence activist, writer and later-day politician from Punjab.
11 Facts About Satyapal Dang
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Satyapal Dang was a legislator of Punjab State Legislative Assembly, representing the Communist Party of India for four terms and a Minister of Food and Civil Supplies in the United Front ministry led by Justice Gurnam Singh.
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Satyapal Dang was involved in trade union movement in India, aligning with the All India Trade Union Congress.
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Satyapal Dang was born on 4 October 1920 in Gujranwala of the erstwhile Punjab Province, British India and did his early schooling in Lahore.
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The couple relocated to Chheharta Sahib, a village near Amritsar and in 1953, when the first local election was held, Satyapal Dang became the president of Chheharta Municipality.
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Satyapal Dang was involved with the local politics of Chheharta Sahib for the next decade and a half, heading the municipality several times and working to develop the place into a model town.
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The United Front which included the Communist Party of India won majority in the elections and Satyapal Dang joined the coalition ministry led by Justice Gurnam Singh as the Minister of Food and Civil Supplies.
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Satyapal Dang retained the seat in the next three legislative assembly elections held in 1969,1972 and 1977 but lost in the 1980 election to Sewa Ram Arora, but his wife would regain the seat in 1982.
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Satyapal Dang published two books, Terrorism In Punjab, a book detailing his views on the Punjab crisis and State Religion and Politics, an analytical report on religion and politics with reference to the politics of Punjab and Kashmir.
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Satyapal Dang died on 6 June 2013, at the age 92, at the Amritsar home of his nephew.
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The Satyapal Dang couple were issueless, reportedly by their own choice.