Dharam Dass Shastri (born 10 March 1937 in

Hyderabad, Sindh Hyderabad ( Sindhi and ur, ; ) is a city and the capital of Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the second-largest city in Sindh, and the eighth largest in Pakistan. Founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro of th ...

, (now in Pakistan)) is politician from Delhi, India. He belongs to

Indian National Congress Party The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E ...

.He served as opposition leader in

Delhi Metropolitan Council The Delhi Metropolitan Council was an autonomous administrative division that existed between 1966 and 1990 that administrated the Union Territory of Delhi. The council had 56 elected and 5 nominated members, and was headed by a Chief Executive Co ...

from 1977 to 1980. He was member of 7th Lok Sabh during 1980–84. He was elected from

Karol Bagh (Lok Sabha constituency) Karol Bagh Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1961. It was abolished after the recommendations of the Delimitation Commi ...

of Delhi. He was accused of having led the mobs in Sikh Genocide of 1984.

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1937 births India MPs 1980–1984 Lok Sabha members from Delhi Indian National Congress politicians People from Hyderabad District, Pakistan Living people People from Central Delhi district {{Delhi-INC-politician-stub