BJS founder Balraj Madhok passes away

Madhok (96) was unwell for some time and had been admitted to AIIMS a month ago. He died around 9 am. The last rites were conducted on Monday evening. A two-time Parliamentarian, Madhok represented the NCT of Delhi and South Delhi in the second and fourth Lok Sabha in 1961 and 1967 respectively.

Born on February 25, 1920, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Skardu area, he was the founder secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). 

In 1951, he was the convener of the first convention of BJS and was appointed the national secretary. In 1966, he was elected as National President of BJS. 

A teacher, he was head of the Department of History in PGDAV College, New Delhi and edited ‘ Organiser ’ in 1947-48 and Hindi Weekly ‘ Veer Arjun ’ in 1948.