Charanjit Singh Atwal

Elected unanimously as Regional Representative for Asia region, Executive Committee Chairman, Shaheed Baba Jeevan Singh Foundation (International); President, Shaheed Baba Jeevan Singh Yadgar Society; Vice-Chairman, Executive Committee, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, at Trinidad & Tabago, September 1991; Vice-Chairman, Executive Committee, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, London, UK, September 2001; Member, Sub-committee, International Programme Planning, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; participated in Second Indian and Asia Regions Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, New Delhi, December, 2005; participated in all India Presiding Officers Conference, Himachal Pradesh (Shimla), New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad), Punjab (Chandigarh), West Bengal (Kolkata) and Chhattisgarh (Raipur), currently member, Dr. Ambedkar Foundation; Ex-Member, Advisory Board, Industry Department, Punjab, Distt. Planning Board Ludhiana; Legal Advisor, Punjab Pradesh Valmiki Sabha; Advisor, Gujranwala Educational Council running many colleges and schools; Chairman, Shaheed Baba Jeevan Singh Foundation (International); President, Shaheed Baba Jeevan Singh Yadgar Society; associated with various associations like those on World Peace, Forests and Environment Employment Opportunities and Economic Self-reliance in Rural areas; Life Patron International Punjabi Chamber of Commerce, Toronto, Canada; Chief Patron, Institute of Tourism and Future Management; initiated passport collection under the aegis of the British Embassy in Jalandhar, Canadian Consulate and British Library in Chandigarh; also initiated setting up of International Airport in Amritsar; got the Bill Protecting NRI property in Punjab passed; associated with the construction of Rahon-Machiwara Bridge over Satluj River, participated in Punjabi Suba Agitation and jailed during emergency, General Secretary, Shiromani Akali Dal for Ludhiana (Urban) for 15 years; worked with leaders like Master Tara Singh Sant Fateh Singh, Giani Bhupinder Singh, Jathedar Mohan Singh Tur, Sant Harcharan Singh Longowal, Jagdev Singh Talwandi and Sardar Prakash Singh Badal

Politician from Punjab, India