Barjinder Singh Hamdard is the managing editor of the Punjabi newspaper ''

Daily Ajit ''Ajit'' (Daily Ajit) is a Punjabi language daily newspaper published in Jalandhar, India. The newspaper is run by Sadhu Singh Humdrad Trust . The newspaper was founded in 1941 in Urdu language. Veteran journalist and ex-Rajya Sabha member, Barj ...

'' and he is also an ex-parliamentarian of India's upper house,

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

. He is the son of famous Punjabi journalist and writer

Sadhu Singh Hamdard Sadhu Singh Hamdard (1918–1984) was a well-known freedom fighter and journalist of Punjab, excelling in both Urdu and Punjabi and an innovative poet, who carried in his name the pseudonym 'Hamdard', "sharing with all the pangs of their hea ...

Punjabi politics

Hamdard led a coalition in opposition to Amarinder Singh after Singh took office and withdrew government advertising from Ajit newspapers.

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