awards . Work done as Member Parliament Rajya Sabha He moved a calling attention motion on the relief to the victims of 1984 riots in the Rajya Sabha. He is the first Sikh MP who has moved a bill in the Parliament to amend Section 25 of Indian constitution, this is where the Sikhs have been described as part of Hindus. The amendment is to seek independent status for the Sikhs as a separate religion. This bill came twice on the agenda for discussion but due to disturbance it could not be debated. This is still pending for discussion. He moved an amendment in the Anand Marriage Act which was passed in 1908. There is no provision in this act of registration of Sikh marriages. Now Sikhs are getting registration certificates under Hindu Marriage Act. The Parliamentary Committee on law & justice has already approved the proposal. Law Minister has made assurance in the Rajya Sabha of getting this bill passed at earliest. This will be a major step towards officially recognizing the Sikhism as a separate religion. Demanded the withdrawal of Gallantry awards from the Army Officers who participated in the Blue Star Operation. In the constitutional review commission he appeared as a Sikh representative & on his plea the commission had recommended the necessary amendment in Section 25 of Indian Constitution. He got an Air India flight approved to Toronto from Amritsar. He got an Air India flight approved to Vancouver from Amritsar. He made efforts to get approval to upgrade Chandigarh Domestic Airport to International airport from Parliament. He got sanction for Maharaja Ranjit Singh's statue in Parliament complex & Rs. 25 Lakhs payment was made by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, then Prime Minister. It was his efforts that Rajya Sabha took a decision of installing the Statue of Shahid Bhagat Singh in the Parliament. He is the first Member Parliament who spoke in Punjabi in the Parliament. It took him about two years to get the facility of immediate translation of Punjabi in other languages, so that the other MPs can understand the speech. He demanded in the Parliament that the Nankana Sahib Sikh pilgrims should be given the same facilities as the Haj pilgrims get. He moved a calling attention notice in Rajya Sabha on the progress of relief to the victims of 1984 riots. Accomplishments As Chairman National Commission for Minorities He got maximum