Darbara Singh Guru


Darbara Singh Guru is an Indian politician fromShiromani Akali Dal and a retired IAS officer.

Personal life

Darbara Singh Guru was born in Mazhabi Sikh family and who joined IAS in 1980 batch of Punjab-cadre.

Positions held

He remained the Principal Secretary to former Chief Minister of Punjab, Parkash Singh Badal from 2007 to 2011.
He has also remained the Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar.
Guru has lost two assembly elections in 2012 and 2017 from Bhadaur Assembly seat.
He contested for the 2019 Indian General Election in Punjab from Fatehgarh Sahib constituency but lost to Dr. Amar Singh of Indian National Congress putting up a tough fight.

Controversy

Guru's name was featured in the Punjab and Haryana High Court petition, accused of indiscriminate firing and killing of 4 Sikh youth in Nakodar in 1986.
He was the officiating Deputy Commissioner for Jalandhar in February 1986 and also officiated as the District Magistrate. Following the sacrilege on Gurdwara Guru Arjan in Nakodar on 2 February 1986, Darbara signed the curfew orders for February 3. He ordered the protesters to go to a different location where the police opened fire.
Darbara Singh Guru has denied any association with the killings.