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A glance at Balram Jhakar’s political journey
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Veteran Congress leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar passed away in New Delhi on Wednesday. He is seen with former Prime minister Indira Gandhi in a picture taken in 1982 . (KK Chawla/HT )
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He chaired 26th International Federation of Agricultural Producers conference held in New Delhi in 1984. The meeting was attended Balram Jakhar along with then agriculture minister Rao Birender Singh. (Virendra Prabhakar)
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The Congress veteran, nationally, is mostly remembered for his tenure as speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1980 to 1989. (Virendra Prabhakar/HT )
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As the speaker, he was instrumental in the start of automation and computerisation of parliamentary works. (Arun Jetlie/HT )
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(Left to right): RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav, RJD vice-president Raghuvansh Prasad Singh along with Jakhar in 1998 (HT Photo )
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Jakhar with former Punjab CM Beant Singh in 1994 . (Sanjay Sharma/HT )
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Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and Jakhar . (Virendra Prabhakar)
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Jakhar with Acharya Tulsi Anuvrat Sansad Annexe and other monks in a jubilant mood. (Virendra Prabhakar/HT )
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