08-07-2006, 01:06 AM
<b>SC/ST Commission chairman Suraj Bhan passes away</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Known as a committed crusader against casteism and for upliftment and welfare of the backward classes, Bhan was elected to the Lok Sabha four times from Ambala seat in Haryana and was Deputy Speaker of the house during 1996-97. He had also served as Union Agriculture Minister in 1996. Hailing from Haryana, he served as Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar.
Bhan was chairman of the joint parliamentary committee that revised the list of SCs and STs in 1978-79.
He was appointed <b>chairman of the SC/ST Commission on February 24, 2004</b>.
Bhan had also served as Revenue Minister of Haryana and leader of the opposition in the state assembly.
<b>Actively associated with the Jan Sangh from 1967, he was a member of several committees that looked into SC/ST affairs</b>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Bhan was chairman of the joint parliamentary committee that revised the list of SCs and STs in 1978-79.
He was appointed <b>chairman of the SC/ST Commission on February 24, 2004</b>.
Bhan had also served as Revenue Minister of Haryana and leader of the opposition in the state assembly.
<b>Actively associated with the Jan Sangh from 1967, he was a member of several committees that looked into SC/ST affairs</b>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->