President Droupadi Murmu Nominates Satnam Singh Sandhu To Rajya Sabha, PM Modi Congratulates

Satnam Singh Sandhu has been nominated by President Droupadi Murmu to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Parliament.

An official circular released on Tuesday said, “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 80 of the Constitution of India, read with clause (3) of that article, the President is pleased to nominate Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu to the Council of States to fill the vacancy caused due to the retirement of one of the nominated members.”

Taking to X, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar congratulated Sandhu and said, “I welcome the nomination of Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu Ji to the Rajya Sabha. His rich work in community service and his passion towards education, innovation and learning will be big sources of strength for the Rajya Sabha. I wish him the very best for his tenure.”

Congratulating Sandhu, PM Modi said, “I am delighted that Rashtrapati Ji has nominated Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu Ji to the Rajya Sabha. Satnam Ji has distinguished himself as a noted educationist and social worker, who has been serving people at the grassroots in different ways. He has always worked extensively to further national integration and has also worked with the Indian diaspora. I wish him the very best for his Parliamentary journey and am confident the Rajya Sabha proceedings will be enriched by his views,” on X.

Who is Satnam Singh Sandhu?

According to official sources, Satnam Singh Sandhu is one of India’s leading educationists. He is son of a farmer.

The Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC) at Landran near Mohali was established in 2001 by Satnam Singh Sandhu. He founded the Chandigarh University in 2012.

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