Background
He was born at Jagraon in Ludhiana district in 1917.
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Lachhman Singh Gill
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He remained in this post from November 25, 1967 to August 22, 1968. Before joining politics he worked in the Punjab Works Department, Punjab. He started his political career during the Punjabi Suba movement in the 1950s.
In 1961, he became general secretary of the SGPC.
He again got elected from Dharamkot in 1967 in the newly restructured Punjab.
In the subsequent United front government led by Akali Dal, he was appointed education minister and Justice Gurnam Singh became Chief Minister. On 22 November 1967, Lachhman Singh Gill revolted against the Gurnam Singh government and defected with 16 Modern Language Association"son
With the support of Congress he formed a minority government on 25 November 1967. However Congress pulled their support on 21 August 1968 and the government fell.
President"s rule was imposed in Punjab on 23 August.
The major decision of Lachhman Singh Gill"s government was to make Punjabi the official language of Punjab from 13 April 1968 onward. He died of a severe heart attack at Chandigarh on 26 April 1969.
Achievements
Membership
He became a member of the executive committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee(SGPC) in 1960.
