Name : Dr. Raghuvir Singh Kadian
Father’s Name : Sh. Dalip Singh Kadian
Date & Place of Birth :
5th June, 1944 at Village Dubaldhan, Block Beri, District Jhajjar (Haryana)
Education:
(i) B.Sc. (Ag. & A.H.) from P.A.U. Ludhiana (80%), Awarded ICAR Scholarship
(ii) M.Sc. (Animal Sc.) from H.A.U. Hisar (78%), University Merit Fellowship.
(iii) LL.B. (Professional) from K.U. Kurukshetra(56.05%)
(iv) Ph.D. from H.A.U. Hisar(74%), Top position in ICAR Fellowship Competition.
Marital Status:
Married (Wife – Smt. Uttra Kadian)
Children:
One son (Yashwin Kadian) & one daughter (Priyanka Chaudhary)
Languages known:
Hindi, English, Punjabi and Russian
Present profession:
Agriculture and Social Services
Professional Experience:
Agriculture Professor, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 16 years experience. Published many rich papers & popular articles in the field of Animal Nutrition. Actively involved in Farm Advisory Service, Resigned in May 1987 to enter into active politics.
Family Background :
His forefathers are well known for hospitality and enjoyed a good reputation in our area.
His family donated 52 bighas of fertile land to Nehru College, Jhajjar. A sum of Rs.51,000/- as the cost of one room was donated to Mahatma Gandhi College, Dubaldhan, District Rohtak.In the sixties, for the removal of the untouchability, his grand father took the initiative to transfer his post of Sarpanch to the person of Scheduled Caste Community.Always active participation of his family members in all the Sarv Khap Panchayats to curb the dowry system and other anti-social activities.
Political Activity :
1. Remained MLA three times 1987, 2000 and 2005, and Minister, holding different portfolios like Cooperation, Labour & Employment, Forest and Jails from 1987-1990.
2. Submitted resignation from the Ministry on 1st March 1990 in protest against the atrocities and murder during Meham bye-election by the then Chief Minister, contesting the bye-election.
3. During his tenure as Minister, the constituency was served honestly, diligently and with deep sense of responsibility and developmental works in each village of Beri Constituency were at full swing and about 4000 boys were employed in the Cooperation Department.
4. From 5th Sept. 1995, continuously for two months, worked day and night for flood affected people in the Jhajjar district (about Rs.1.5 lakh were distributed for the flood victims for medicines and food in the month of Sept. 1995 in district Jhajjar).
5. President, District Congress Committee Jhajjar from January 1999 to January 2006.
6. Member Library Committee, Public Undertakings Committee, Rules Committee, House Committee and also Chairperson, Privileges Committee from 2005-2006.
7. Actively participated in all the activities like Dharanas, Andolans, voluntary arrest and Pad Yatras by the party, against the atrocities on farmers, employees and labourers in the State.
Political Detention and Victimization :
1. When Haryana was formed in 1966 but the Agricultural University was not bifurcated and there was continuous discrimination against its campus at Hisar a student agitation was launched for the bifurcation of the university, and in the capacity of President, Haryana Students Association, He was with other students arrested and detained in 1969 and falsely implicated in a violence case. Finally the case was withdrawn by the Government and the university was bifurcated and Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar got independent status.
2. In the capacity of Senior Vice President of All Haryana Action Committee formed during Chandigarh agitation in 1970, He was with many other students arrested and detained for many days.
3. In 1975 for not fulfilling the demands of students and staff of HAU, Hisar, Black-flags were shown to Chief Minister at the time of convocation. At the instance of the Chief Minister, the University Centre at Ambala lodged false FIR without appearing any name in the FIR but falsely implicated me in the enquiry for which he had to obtain the anticipatory bail from the High Court and later on the case was not filed in any Civil Court.
4. When he resigned from the Cabinet on 1st March 1990 against the atrocities and killings in Meham bye-election in 1990, at the instance of the Haryana Government out of the feeling of political vengeance the University filed a suit of recovery in the month of April 1990, just for harassment in lieu of not completing the bonds time of service in court at Hisar. The case lasted for 8-9 years and finally the court decided in my favour and rejected the plea of the university.
5. When the prohibition of the liquor was declared in Haryana in 1996, the unnecessary burden of Rs.1200/- crores in the shape of taxes were imposed on the poor people of Haryana. 4000 Congress (I) party workers demonstrated against the imposition of these taxes on this day, politically motivated, a false case was instituted against 4 or 5 former Ministers of Haryana including me. And on the night of 27th July 1996 hundred of policemen raided his house, the gates were broken and entered into his house, misbehaved with his son and wife and thrown him out of the house and put him in the police lock-up. And this civil case lasted upto 2005 and finally decided in their favour.
Social activities:
(1) One of the founder of the Haryana Students Association during
1965-66 which fought for the interests of Haryana during bifurcation of the Punjab Agriculture University and for constructive leadership among the youths.
(2) President, Haryana Students Association for two years 1967-68, 1968-69.
(3) Member, Central Students Association of PAU, Hisar Campus, 1967.
(4) Member, Library Advisory Committee of PAU, Hisar Campus, 1968.
(5) Life Member, Maharaja Suraj Mal Memorial Trust.
(6) Life Member, Jat Shiksha Sabha Baraut (Meerut).
(7) Life Member, Chajju Ram Memorial Jat Institution, Hisar.
(8) Life Member, Gram Shiksha Samiti, Dubal-dhan (Rohtak).
(9) Life Member, All India Jat Heroes Memorial Education Society,Rohtak.
(10) Worked continuously against the social evils such as drinking & dowry system etc.
(11) In August 2003, a serious conflict/feud between two khaps i.e. Kadian Khap and Sangwan Khap arose over the cremation of a boy belonged to Kadian Khap at Charkhi in Bhiwani District (stand of Kadian Khap) against the wishes of Sangwan Khap. Both these Khaps were so much adamant for their stands that the situation arose upto the extent that the cremation of the dead body could not be completed for 4 days. It is the unique example in the history that the cremation of a dead body could not take place due to the tribal character and stand of two khaps. If the cremation could have been completed at Charkhi then thousands of persons of both khaps who had lashed with all type of weapons, arms may have been killed/murdered. And it would have been a blot/black day for civilized society. Only my personal interference saved this serious happening and lastly the cremation took place at village Dubaldhan (Rohtak). All leading newspapers have covered the stories of this incident continuously for weeks together. Khaps and Sarvkhap Pradhans and intellectuals appreciated the ability for tackling the social problem with prompt action and extra-ordinary vision. It could have been possible only due to the love, affection and confidence of the people.
Hobbies:
Reading books, watching television, doing yoga, social work and morning walk
Sports and Clubs:
First position in University Wrestling Championship (Bantam Weight) for three years (1966-69).
Captain University Kabaddi Team in 1968.
Declared the Best Wrestler of University in 1969.
Twenty Nine achievements in the various fields of sports.
Favourite pastime and Recreation
Reading books on History, Economics and Political topics.
Countries visited:
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdom, South Ireland, Germany, France, Nigeria, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, China, Cambodia, South Korea, Vietnam, U.S.A. & Canada .
Office held in various organizations:
President, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Haryana Branch;
President, Indian Parliamentary Association, Haryana Branch;
President, Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies, Haryana Branch.
Conferences/ Seminars attended:
(i) Presiding Officers’ Conference held in Lok Sabha Secretariat, Parliament House, New Delhi in February, 2006;
(ii) International Executive Short Courses in Thailand/Malaysia & Singapore conducted by IHS India in June, 2006 & October, 2008;
(iii) 52nd CPA Conference held at Abuja (Nigeria) in September, 2006;
(iv) 3rd Asia & India Region's CPA Conference held at Islamabad in March, 2007;
(v) 53rd CPA Conference held at New Delhi (India) in September, 2007;
(vi) CPA U.K. Branch International Conference on Climate Change-Tackling Causes; Managing Impacts held at London (U.K.) in November, 2007;
(vii) 54th CPA Conference held at Malaysia in August, 2008.
(viii) 73rd Presiding Officers Conference hosted by Haryana Vidhan Sabha at Chandigarh in September, 2008 and also acted as Co-Chairman of this Conference with Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha.
(ix) International Executive Short Course/Workshop on Good Governance in Thailand/China conducted by Australian Habitat Studies & IHS India in October, 2008.
(x) 21st Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar held at Sydney (Australia) in May, 2009.
(xi) XVIIth Congress of International Association of Democratic Lawyers held at Hanoi
(Vietnam) in June, 2009.
(xii) Legislative Summit of National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) held at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (U.S.A.) in July, 2009.
Honour received / Achievements
Selected for Haryana Ratan 2004 by All India Conference of Intellectual, New Delhi;
Awarded Manav Sewa Puraskar 2006 by Indian Institute of Economic Studies, New Delhi;
Awarded Bharat Jyoti Award 2006 by India International Friendship Society, New Delhi;
Awarded Glory of India Award 2008 by India International Friendship Society, New Delhi.
Awarded Indira Gandhi Sadbhawna Award 2008 by National Integration & Economic Council, New Delhi.
Eating habits : Vegetarian
Any other information:
Became MLA from Beri Constituency in 1987, 2000 & 2005
Present post held:
Speaker, Haryana Legislative Assembly since 13th January, 2006
Postal Address:
Kothi No.49, Sector 2, Chandigarh (INDIA).
Permanent Address:
(1) V.P.O. Dubaldhan, District Jhajjar (Haryana)
(2) H.No.273, Old Housing Board Colony, Rohtak (Haryana)
E-mail Address -  speaker@hry.nic.in
Telephone Numbers & Fax
00-91-172-2740030 (O) Mobile Nos. 98123 55500
00-91-172-2740534 (R)
00-91-172-2747075 (Fax) (O)
00-91-172-2747395 (Fax) (R) Ph. at Rohtak 01262-238879