Harsharan Singh Balli is an Indian politician belonging to Aam Aadmi PartyEx BJP leader, who was Industrial Minister in the Delhi state government of Madan Lal Khurana. He is the most powerful politician based in west Delhi. H.S. Balli can be described as a stalwart BJP leader and a son of a family of freedom fighters and the only Sikh in the history of Delhi who has been elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly 4 times consecutively and has been Member of Municipal Corporation of Delhi and served as a Minister under 3 Chief Ministers in Delhi namely Shri Madan Lal Khurana ji, Late Shri Sahib Singh Verma ji and Smt. Sushma Swaraj ji. Also he was the Chairman of the Assurance Committee for 6 years. Since the first legislative assembly he has been the dominant winner in the polls and has been the MLA for 20 years from 1993 to 2013. He was also the Founder of BJP Sikh Cell. He is a member of the Steering Committee of World Punjabi Organisation.
Elected, Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly, 1998
Elected, Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly, 2003
Elected, Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly, 2008
Member of the Steering Committee of World Punjabi Organisation
Appointed as Minister For Industry, Labour, Jails, Languages and Gurudwara Administration.
Appointed as the Leader of the Suicide squad when Bharatiya Janta Party decided to host the National Flag at Lal Chowk, Srinagar where he remained hidden at the flag hoisting site at Lal Chowk for 5 Days to hoist the Indian National Flag incase Sh. Murli Manohar Joshi ji got arrested. Afterwards, he was directed by Sh. J.P. Naddha, now a Central Minister in Prime Minister Modi's Cabinet, to hold on and not to do anything as government has agreed to
permit Sh. Murli Manohar Joshi ji to hoist the flag. This was done under the supervision of Sh. Indresh ji, the then pracharak of Jammu and Kashmir.
Assigned the duty to hold a convention of Sikhs by Sh.Singhal ji, president of VHP, at Ram Mandir, Ayodhya and have an Akhand Path for 3 days outside the premises of the structure known as Babri Masjid and to lay the foundation stone of ‘Thada" of "Ram Mandir, Ayodhya" which was done successfully by
Sikh Panj Pyaras. This event was published and covered by all forms of media extensively, nationwide.
Appointed Chairman, Assurance committee for consecutive 6 years.
Served as Chairman of ESI Regional Board for 5 years.
Served as Chairman of Khadi Gramudyog Board for 5 years.
Imprisoned in 1984 for 46 days for protesting against Golden Temple Attack, Operation Blue Star
Arrested in Ayodhya near Ram Mandir with 101 Sikh Volunteers.
Arrested for protesting against and breaking the sealing in Delhi, Remaining 46 days in Tihar Jail, New Delhi,
Again arrested from Moti Nagar by Moti Nagar police station regarding the sealing protest, remaining 16 days in custody.
Supreme Court order for imprisonment for 3 months in Tihar Jail for contempt of court, the highest ever sentence in the history of Supreme Court
to any political person. Irony is he has remained the Minister for Jails and Administrative Reforms back in the day.
In 1978, he went on a Fast until death against sealing of DDA shops outside Vikas sadan
In 1999, gone on indefinite fast up to death which ended up for 4 days against irregular water supply in his constituency
He went on another major indefinite Hunger Strike against the demolition of unauthorized construction which stretched for 10 days and he remained on fast even after his arrest, until the government agreed to regularize 4 storeys in Delhi.
Past Party Serving Experience
2 times Mr H S Balli served as the Vice President, Delhi Pradesh BJP
Remained Vice President of BJP Delhi with Shri Madan Lal Khurana as the President.
Served as Vice President of BJP Delhi with Dr. Harsh Vardhan as President.
Locking of Zonal Office of M.C.D, Rajouri Garden, Tis Hazari Court
Complaint of Sub Division Magistrate, Naraina for rebel revolt against the Sealing of Industries, Patiala House Court
Breaking of Section 144 for protesting in front of Pakistan Embassy.
On 11 April 2007, the Supreme Court of India sentenced Balli to three months in jail after he confessed that last year he had indeed broken the seals of 22 shops, which were sealed on the court's orders in west Delhi.
