Satyapal Malik: From student leader to last J&K governor; a political career that spanned five decades
Hospital sources said he was battling a severe urinary tract infection and kidney failure. His aide Kanwar Singh Rana confirmed the news of his demise.
Who was Satyapyal Malik
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Satyapal Malik's political career spanned over five decades, marked by a deep commitment to public service and an ability to adapt across India's complex political landscape. He entered politics in the mid-1960s.
He began as a student leader, serving as President of the Meerut College Students' Union (1966–67) and later as President of the Students' Union at Meerut University (now Chaudhary Charan Singh University) from 1968 to 1969.
In 1974, Malik was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Baghpat on a Bharatiya Kranti Dal ticket, where he was appointed the party's Chief Whip. He later rose to become the All-India General Secretary of the newly formed Lok Dal in 1975.
Malik's parliamentary journey began in 1980 when he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha representing Lok Dal.
By 1984, he had joined the Indian National Congress (INC), was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1986, and served as General Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee.
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In 1987, amid the Bofors scandal, Malik resigned from both the Rajya Sabha and the INC, and went on to form the Jan Morcha, which later merged with the Janata Dal.
He won the Lok Sabha seat from Aligarh in 1989 on a Janata Dal ticket.
His parliamentary tenure included roles on the Panel of Chairmen in the Rajya Sabha and the Panel of Speakers in the Lok Sabha. Malik also briefly served as Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Tourism in 1990.
In the 2000s, Malik joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), contested the Baghpat Lok Sabha seat in 2004, and held key roles such as Vice President of the Uttar Pradesh BJP (2005–06), All-India In-Charge of Kisan Morcha (2009), and National Vice President (2012 and 2014).
He played a key role in crafting the BJP's agricultural manifesto ahead of the 2014 elections and was active in farmer rallies across the country.
In recognition of his leadership, Malik was appointed governor of Bihar in 2017.
He also served as the last governor of Jammu and Kashmir from August 2018 to October 2019. It was during his tenure that the abrogation of Article 370 took place on August 5, 2019—marking a historic and controversial decision that led to the bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two Union Territories: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
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