Constituency
Mr. Naveen Jindal, Executive Vice -Chairman
and Managing Director of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL), one
of the leading luminaries of the strong JINDAL ORGANISATION, has
been a Member of Parliament from Kurukshetra Constituency,
Haryana since 2004.
A member of the Congress Party, Mr. Jindal is the only
industrialist who contested and won the Lok Sabha election at a
very young age. The victory was a major achievement because Mr.
Jindal, a first time contestant, was pitted against Mr. Abhay
Singh Chautala, son of Shri Om Prakash Chautala (then Haryana's
Chief Minister). Mr. Jindal beat Chautala by an astounding
margin of 160,190 votes.
A true patriot at heart - he, single-handedly took up the cause
of restoring in Indians a national pride, choosing the Tricolour
as his symbol. As a result of his decade long struggle, the Hon’ble
Supreme Court in a historic judgment on 23rd January 2004 held
that the right to fly the National Flag freely, with respect and
dignity is a Fundamental Right. His views on the display of the
National Flag by the citizens of India have been pioneering and
trail blazing. He strongly felt that the restrictive clause of
the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, be
amended. He once again took up the matter with the government
for allowing the wearing of the Tiranga on the dresses in a
respectful manner. He raised this issue in the Parliamentary
Standing Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs, and with the
Government of India, stating that the display of National Flag
on sports gear, T-shirts and other clothing enhances respect for
the flag and does not in any way disrespect it. With the passing
of the Prevention of Insults to National Honor (Amendment) bill
unanimously by the Parliament, in the winter session of 2005,
now under the aegis of the law every citizen, can legitimately
wear, for the first time, the National Flag on clothes or caps
with the tricolor printed on them in a respectful manner.
It is the same zest for the Nation, which is his propelling
force towards Politics. Education, population stabilisation and
weeding out corruption from public life are the key political
agenda he is keen to implement. Mr. Jindal’s untiring
efforts have transformed the face of Kurukshetra from being a
sleepy town to a modern, developed city which is on the
threshold of becoming a major tourist destination.
He has made a remarkable change in basic amenities and
infrastructure, enhanced health care system and education
facilities of the constituency by incorporating the best
practices of business management in politics. “It’s
all about managing resources, managing people and wiping out
corruption”, says Mr. Jindal.
Besides spending Rs. 10.92 crore from the MPLAD Fund, Mr.
Jindal spent a sum of Rs. 47.55 crore from OP Jindal Jan Kalyan
Sansthan for the overall development of the constituency and
society.
He draws a lot of inspiration & courage from his revered
father, Late Shri. O P Jindal and Smt. Sonia Gandhi, President,
Indian National Congress.
Mr Jindal says his main reason to join politics is to reach
more and more people to usher in better times. He says that the
task ahead is tough and arduous. “I would like to dedicate
my life for the betterment of our people. There are many
challenges, but I will definitely overcome them as I am used to
bigger challenges in life.”
