Virsa Singh Valtoha | |
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![]() Valtoha (second from right) | |
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2007–2017 | |
Preceded by | Gurchet Singh |
Constituency | Khem Karan |
Succeeded by | Sukhpal Singh Bhullar |
Personal details | |
Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal (until 15 October 2024) |
Spouse | Palwinder Kaur |
Children | 1 |
Residence(s) | Valtoha,Tarn Taran |
Virsa Singh Valtoha is a former militant and Indian politician and belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal party. He is a former member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly who represented Khem Karan. [1] [2] He was former Chief spokesperson of Shiromani Akali Dal and also served as District President of the party.On 15 of October 2024 jathedaar of akaal takt given order to expel him from party for putting wrong delegations on jathedaar for being connected to center party.
His father's name is Sohan Singh. Virsa Singh Valtoha's son's name is Mr. Gauravdeep Singh,who is advocate at Punjab And Haryana High Court. He is also the president of SOI (Student Organization Of India) from Majha Zone (Punjab). [3]
Valtoha first became involved in the All India Sikh Student Federation during the time of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. During this period he was allegedly behind multiple killings and bomb blasts. [4] Valtoha was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from the Valtoha constituency in 2007. [5] During the 2012 Punjab election,Valtoha constituency underwent boundary delimitation. Valtoha then successfully contested the Punjab Assembly seat from Khem Karan. [1]
Valtoha has been accused of insulting dalits (a historically discriminated community of lower caste people placed at the end of the caste pyramid,who constitute 36% of the states population in India),by a member of an opposition party in the legislature. [6] Due to a casteist slur by Virsa Singh Valtoha,former Ravidassia M.L.A. Tarlochan Singh Soondh hurled a shoe towards Valtoha in the Punjab State Legislative Assembly [7]
Giani Harpreet Singh also accused Virsa Singh Valtoha of issuing threats to his family,abducting his daughter, [8] and raising caste remarks against him for being a Dalit Sikh. [9]
In March 2020,Virsa Singh Valtoha was fined ₹1.9 lakh for electricity theft at his residence in Amarkot,near Tarn Taran,Punjab. The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) conducted a raid and discovered that Valtoha's property was illegally drawing power. The sanctioned load was 4.85 kW,but the actual consumption was 11 kW,with unauthorized connections bypassing the meter. Additionally,the team found wires connected directly from a transformer,indicating deliberate power theft. [10] [11]
During a TV discussion in 2016,Valtoha accused Dr. B. R. Ambedkar of promoting casteism by advocating reservations. This remark drew sharp backlash from the AAP,which demanded legal action and later saw public protests in Tarn Taran,including effigy burning. [12] [13]
In 2017,a video circulated showing Valtoha allegedly threatening Tarn Taran’s Deputy Commissioner (DC) and police officers. He warned them against harassing Akali workers,stating he had taken note of names and would act accordingly. The Congress condemned the act as intimidation of officials. [14] [15]