Preceded by Saiyid Nurul Hasan Name Yagya Sharma Succeeded by Saiyid Nurul Hasan Religion Hindu Party Bharatiya Janata Party | Profession Politician Died July 4, 1996, New Delhi Nationality Indian Role Indian Politician | |
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Born 21 September 1922
Punjab, British India ( 1922-09-21 ) | ||
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Veer Yagya Dutt Sharma (21 October 1922 in Takhatgarh village, Ropar district, Punjab, India – 4 July 1996 in New Delhi)(formerly known as `Banarsi Dass Chandan' was an Indian politician, who has been associated with RSS and one of the founding member of Bhartiya Jan Sangh, was a member of fourth and sixth Lok Sabha representing Amritsar and Gurdaspur parliamentary constituencies in Punjab during 1967-70 and 1977-79. He was also a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. His memorable contribution in establishing Bhartiya Jan Sangh in the rural areas of hills of Punjab ( Kangra Una Hamirpur & Shimla)which are presently the part of Himachal Pradesh deserves a special mention . He was the Governor of Odisha from 1990 to 1993.
An ayurvedic physician by profession, he worked to improve indigenous system of medicine and to promote the ayurvedic system of medicine. During the famines of 1943 in Bengal and Kangra-Kula valley in 1945-46, he along with a team of doctors from Punjab provided relief to the famine-stricken people.
He also worked for the relief and rehabilitation of refugees in 1947 and rendered medical assistance to the sick.