Balbir Punj

Balbir Punj
Member: Rajya Sabha
Constituency Orissa
Personal details
Born (1949-10-02) 2 October 1949
Lalowal, Gurdaspur district, Punjab
Political party BJP
Spouse(s) Shashi Punj
Children 2 daughters
Residence Noida
As of November 22, 2010
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Balbir Punj (born 1949) is a journalist and columnist from India. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). On 31 March 2013, he was promoted as one of the Vice Presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1]

Early career

Punj was born in Lalowal, Gurdaspur, Punjab. He started his career in journalism for the publication Motherland in 1971. He also worked for Financial Express from 1974 to 1996. He is a close aide of RSS, mainly known as the troublemaker of BJP. He specializes in writing about the Indian Economy, he can be often seen on news channels debating issues. Balbir Punj may or may not be a respected journalist of independent India. He was also IIMC chairman and Youth Commission chairman.

Current

He has written columns in the National Hindi Daily Punjab Kesari and Indian weekly magazine Outlook. Lately his contributions to Outlook have become less frequent. Currently he writes a regular column for the daily newspaper The Pioneer.[2]

References

  1. bjp announce core team, bjp announce core team. "bjp announce core team". ibnlive. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. "Columns by Balbir Punj", The Pioneer


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