Darbara Singh Guru is an Indian politician belongs to the

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party and a retired

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officer. He remained the

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to former Chief Minister of Punjab,

Parkash Singh Badal Parkash Singh Badal ( pa, ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ; born 8 December 1927) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Punjab state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017. He i ...

from 2007 to 2011. He has also remained the Deputy Commissioner for Jalandhar. He contested for the 2019

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from the constituency of

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but lost to Amar Singh from

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putting up a tough fight.

Controversy

Guru's name was featured in the

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petition, accused of indiscriminate firing and killing of 4 Sikh youth in

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in 1986. He was the officiating Deputy Commissioner for Jalandhar in February 1986 and also officiated as the

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. Following the sacrilege on Gurdwara Guru Arjan in

on 2 February 1986, Darbara signed the curfew orders for 3 February. He ordered the protesters to go to a different location where the police opened fire. Darbara Singh Guru has denied any association with the killings.

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