Vijay Inder Singla

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vijay Inder Singla

• Vijay Inder Singla is an Indian politician and one of the veteran members of the Indian National Congress (INC). From 2009 to 2014, he was a Member of Parliament and represented the Sangrur constituency of Punjab on an INC ticket.

• In 2005, after Singla’s father, Sant Ram Singla, passed away, Vijay Inder Singla got his father’s position and was appointed as the chairman of the Punjab Energy Development Authority.

• He is a former member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.

• He is a former minister in the current council of ministers of the Punjab government.

• He was the national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress.

• He was appointed as the Secretary and Treasurer of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).

• Vijay Inder Singla is a member of the Indian Council of World Affairs.

• Vijay Inder Singla is known to be a close confidant of Rahul Gandhi.

  

• He served as the chairman of the Regional Consultative Committee on the Food Corporation of India (Punjab).

• He is also a member of the Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee, Patiala (Punjab).

• Mr. Singla is the national spokesperson of the All India Congress Committee.

• In November 2013, he represented India at the 64th session of the UN General Assembly, which was held in New York City, and spoke on the Palestine refugee issues.

• He is a member of Ludhiana’s Sutlej Club, Mohali’s Punjab Cricket Club, and Chandigarh Golf Club.

• On 28 September 2021, he took charge as Public Works Department Administrative Reforms minister in Punjab.

  

• In 2022, Vijay Inder Singla was one of the eight politicians who had to surrender personnel and vehicles to the AAP-lead Punjab Police. Eighteen private policemen and one vehicle were withdrawn from him. ^[4]The Times of India The other politicians were Harsimrat Kaur Badal (former Union Cabinet Minister), Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (former Chief Minister of Punjab), and Om Prakash Sohni (former Deputy Minister of Punjab).