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Apoorva Devanshi
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A noteworthy development occurred on Tuesday when the President nominated Satnam Singh Sandhu to the Rajya Sabha. “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 80 of the Constitution of India, read with clause (3) of that article, the President is pleased to nominate Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu to the Council of States to fill the vacancy caused due to the retirement of one of the nominated members,” stated a government circular issued on Tuesday.
He took oath on Wednesday and with this he became the first MP to take oath in the new parliament building. While greeting him, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar remarked, “You have created history. You are the first person to have taken oath in the new Parliament building.”
Satnam Singh Sandhu is a well known educationist and a son of a farmer. After facing difficulties in his early life, he turned his ordeals into an inspiring tale of triumph. He started the Chandigarh Group of Colleges at Landran in Mohali in 2001. Then in 2012, he founded the Chandigarh University, demonstrating his continued dedication to education. In the QS World Rankings 2023, the latter secured a noteworthy position as the top private university in Asia.
His two non-governmental organizations, the Indian Minorities Foundation and the New India Development (NID) Foundation, have been instrumental in promoting communal harmony. In addition, he works to integrate the Indian diaspora abroad as well as within the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him on twitter. He wrote, “I am delighted that Rashtrapati Ji has nominated Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu Ji to the Rajya Sabha. Satnam Ji has distinguished himself as a noted educationist and social worker, who has been serving people at the grassroots in different ways. He has always worked extensively to further national integration and has also worked with the Indian diaspora. I wish him the very best for his Parliamentary journey and I am confident the Rajya Sabha proceedings will be enriched by his views.”
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He took oath on Wednesday and with this he became the first MP to take oath in the new parliament building. While greeting him, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar remarked, “You have created history. You are the first person to have taken oath in the new Parliament building.”
Who is Satnam Singh Sandhu?
Satnam Singh Sandhu is a well known educationist and a son of a farmer. After facing difficulties in his early life, he turned his ordeals into an inspiring tale of triumph. He started the Chandigarh Group of Colleges at Landran in Mohali in 2001. Then in 2012, he founded the Chandigarh University, demonstrating his continued dedication to education. In the QS World Rankings 2023, the latter secured a noteworthy position as the top private university in Asia.
His two non-governmental organizations, the Indian Minorities Foundation and the New India Development (NID) Foundation, have been instrumental in promoting communal harmony. In addition, he works to integrate the Indian diaspora abroad as well as within the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him on twitter. He wrote, “I am delighted that Rashtrapati Ji has nominated Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu Ji to the Rajya Sabha. Satnam Ji has distinguished himself as a noted educationist and social worker, who has been serving people at the grassroots in different ways. He has always worked extensively to further national integration and has also worked with the Indian diaspora. I wish him the very best for his Parliamentary journey and I am confident the Rajya Sabha proceedings will be enriched by his views.”
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