Sardar Tara Singh

Education

Non-Metric, 10th Std, Guru Nanak Highschool, Mumbai, 1955

Early & Personal Life

Sardar Tara Singh’s father Pratap Singh was a freedom fighter who migrated to Mumbai to participate in the freedom struggle.

Career

Sardar Tara Singh took to social work from an early age inspired by his father. He joined politics later to help the masses on a larger scale. As a Corporator in the BMC he was a member of various committees such as the Chairman of the Improvements Committee, Standing Committee, Health Department and has served as the Mayor and BJP group leader in the BMC for five years. During his tenure he received the Best Corporator award from then Maharashtra Governor P.C Alexander.

Sardar Tara Singh became MLA from Mulund Assembly Constituency in 1999 defeating his nearest rival congress candidate by 35000 votes. In his first term as an MLA Mr. Singh completed crores of rupees worth of development works for the people of his Mulund Assembly Constituency from his MLA fund. He became household name because of his relentless work for the people.

Sardar Tara Singh created history by winning Mulund Assembly seat again in 2004 on BJP ticket with huge margin of votes, as in the past forty years no sitting MLA had won this seat for second term.

Sardar Tara Singh built a huge Ganpati Visarjan Talav fully developed in the Mulund East on Eastern Express Highway, A five acre Morya Udyan, a beautiful garden with jogging tracks is under development adjacent to the Talav. Another landmark task to his credit is a huge garden at Yogi Hills which he secured from  land shark builders for the people of Mulund west.

The people of the MHADA colony Mulund (E) were facing acute problem of accidents at Eastern Express Highway as a result many were lost. Sardar Tara Singh was instrumental in constructing a Mini Fly over on the Highway in order to prevent frequent accidents along with this now two skywalks to connect Mulund East and West for the pedestraints has already been commenced.

 Apart from his social and political activities Sardar Tara Singh is a deeply religious man and is involved in many religious events, He is equally involved in art and cultural activities. Every year he organizes several such functions such as Baisakhi, Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom day and Kirtan Samagam etc.

Sardar Tara Singh is the President of Panchayati Gurudwara Bhai Joga Singh. Here meals to the poor people are provided free of cost along with Medicines and injections to the poor people and Books and school fees for needy students are also provided.

Sardar Tara Singh is the President of the Sardar Tara Singh Manav Seva Trust. Under its auspices Langar (free food) is provided to the poor people daily everyday for the last seven years. Free Eye Camps, Blood donation camps, Medical Camps are also being organized in the Mulund and Bhandup areas. Tree plantation programmes are also being organized under the Sardar Tara Singh Manav Seva Trust. The huge Yogi Hills garden in Mulund west is being maintained by the Manav Seva Trust.

Sardar Tara Singh has contributed a lot in the field of education also. He was instrumental in starting an Educational Complex near Shivaji Talao Bhandup by donating land for the purpose. At present many educational institutions like Parag Vidyalaya, Sahyadri Vidyalaya, Malyali School, Guru Nanak School including a B.Ed. College are functioning here. Sardar Tara Singh himself has got his own Education Society under its auspices; S.P.S. Janata Vidyalaya is being run in the same Complex.

Sardar Tara Singh led many agitations to protest against increase in the fair of S.T. Buses and rise in prices of Ration at Ration Shops. He has also led an agitation against Cow killings in Mumbai. He had been to Jail many a times in connection with different agitations and processions. His biggest and longest agitations were against load shedding in Mulund and Bhandu

Criminal Record

Networth (Assets & Liabilities)

As of 2014:

Assets: Rs 18,45,61,061

Liabilities: Rs 5,18,125

Controversy

In 2017, Sarad Tara Singh's car rammed into a police outpost injuring two people. 

Sardar Tara Singh gheraoed other party workers, when he tried to enter a polling booth in Gavanpada area of Mulund east. 

References

http://www.sardartarasingh.com/index.html

http://myneta.info/maharashtra2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=951

http://mumbaivotes.com/politicians/40/

https://nocorruption.in/politician/sardar-tara-singh/

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bmc-polls-mumbai-protest-bjp-mla-mulund-961939-2017-02-21