Bansi Lal was known as “Vikas Purash “
Gustakhi Maaf Haryana-Pawan Kumar Bansal
Haryana,s political Lal’s Bansi Lal ,Devi Lal ,Bhajan Lal and Manohar lal have been hitting international media headlines due to their gimmicks.Yesterday we have introduced Bhajan Lal and today introducing Bansi Lal.Bansi Lal known as “Vikas Paurash” has built roads all over the State and had provided electricity connections.He provided irrigation water to arid areas of his home town Bhiwani via lift irrigation system.He was main character of the caucus which misruled the country during dark days of emergency.All prominent leaders of opposition party Piloo Modi ,Devi Lal ,LK Adwani and Samar Guha were kept in Rohtak jail during the emergency.
Morarji Desai was kept in Tawdo guest house.During emergency he was appointed Union Defence Minister and his protege Banarasi Das Gupta was appointed Haryana CM.Overzealous officers committed excessive in implementing sterilisation campaign of Sanjay Gandhi .Bansi Lal helped Sanjay Gandhi in setting up of his dream project Maruti in Gurugram.After emergency there was slogan “Nasbandi ke teen Dalal,Indira ,Sanjay and Bansi Lal.He lost Loksabha election from Bhiwani to Chandrawati in 1977.
He formed Haryana Vikas party and formed govt in alliance with BJP which was toppled by disgruntled legislators of his party and BJP with blessings of then PM,Atal Bihari Vajpayee.Cacus of three ,Minister Ram Bilas Sharma ,Rao Narbir Singh and then organising secretary of BJP Manohar Lal were Vilan of toppling game .His decision to implement prohibition backfired and he was forced to abandon it .He was able administrator and grip on officers .Tailpiece.Love hate relationship with Tribune.Tribune has to shift from Ambala to Chandigarh .He was very close to Dr PN Chutani ,chairman of Tribune Trust.
Two staffers of Tribune Shyam Khosla and ML Kak were arrested during emergency.When Devi Lal became CM he got Bansi Lal arrested and he was produced in handcuffs in Bhiwani court.Shyam Khosla asked Bansi Lal as how he feels now .In Haryanvi style Bansi Lal shouted “Khosla I still hate you.