Punjab is known as the country of Baba Guru Nanak Sahab, however no Sikh minister has taken an oath since division.
According to The News, with Maryam Nawaz becoming the country’s first female chief minister, there is speculation among minority circles and the Sikh community about whether Punjab will have a Sikh minister.
The province is crucial to the Sikh community because of the existence of sacred sites such as Nankana Sahab and Kartarpur. Every year, thousands of tourists from all over the world visit Punjab to see these sites. Punjab’s prominence in religious tourism has grown dramatically, particularly with the inauguration of the Kartarpur gateway.
The Punjab Assembly elected its first Sikh MPA after partition, when Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) brought Sardar Ramesh Arora to the legislature on a minority seat in 2013.
Ramesh, who hails from district Narowal took oath in 2013 and was fortunate to return to Punjab Assembly once again in 2020 when a minority seat fell vacant.
Ramesh, who hails from district Narowal took oath in 2013 and was fortunate to return to Punjab Assembly once again in 2020 when a minority seat fell vacant.
In 2017, the politician made headlines for introducing the Sikh Marriage Bill in the Punjab Assembly. The bill was unanimously passed by the House.
Arora was recently chosen as Pradhan of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee.
Similarly, the second Sikh MPA in Punjab was Sardar Mahendar Pal Singh of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), who took office in 2018. He has the distinction of being the first parliamentary secretary of the Punjab Assembly.
