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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Banarsi Das Gupta
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = 5 November 1917
| birth_place = [[Bhiwani]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| residence =
| death_date = 29 August 2007 <br>(aged 89)
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| constituency =
| office = 4th [[List of Chief Ministers of Haryana|Chief Minister of Haryana]]
| term1 = 1 December 1975 – 30 April 1977
| predecessor1 = [[Bansi Lal]]
| successor1 = [[President's rule]]
| term2 = 22 May 1990 – 12 July 1990
| predecessor2 = [[Om Prakash Chautala]]
| successor2 = [[Om Prakash Chautala]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse =
| religion =
| footnotes =
}}

''' Banarsi Das Gupta''' (5 November 1917 – 29 August 2007) was an Indian politician who served as the 4th [[Chief Minister of Haryana]] state in India.

==Life==
Gupta was born in [[Bhiwani]] and he studied at [[Pilani]] in [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/30/stories/2007083061571600.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006185259/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/30/stories/2007083061571600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-10-06 |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=Archive News |date=2007-08-30 |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref>

Gupta was a renowned freedom Fighter<ref name="Banarasi Das Reference1">{{cite news |title=VP Naidu pays tribute to Banarsi Das who fearlessly fought for people’s right |url=https://www.newsbharati.com/Encyc/2017/12/19/VP-pays-tribute-Banarsi-Das.html |access-date=23 February 2021 |work=www.newsbharati.com |publisher=NewsBharati |date=19 December 2017 |language=en}}</ref> and he went to jail many times during the British rule. He established Parja Mandal in erstwhile [[Jind]] State<ref name="Banarasi Das Reference1" /> in pre-independence period and launched agitation for establishment of a responsible Government in Jind State and was imprisoned several times. He undertook several padyatras, collected thousands of acres of land and distributed it among the landless during the [[Bhoodan]] Movement. He fought against traditional social abuses such as the [[dowry]] system, [[untouchability]], and [[child marriage]].<ref name="Banarasi Das Reference1" /> He stood for widow remarriage rights and started the tradition of community marriages without dowry.

He was founder of the [[All India Vaish Federation]] (Vais Maha Sammelan); Founder and Patron of the Maharaj Agrasen Medical Education & Scientific Research Society, Haryana, Trustee of Vaish Mahavidyalaya Trust which runs (i) Vaish Senior Secondary School and (ii) Vaish Model School, Founder and Trustee and Member of Haryana Prakritik Chikitsalaya, President of Managing Committee of (i) Vaish P.G. Boy's College, (ii) Adarsh Mahila Mahavidyalaya (also founder of this institute) and (iii) and Chief Patron of All India [[Agarwal]] Sammelan. He was president of All Indian Agarwal Sammelan for over 20 years and worked hard to unite the trading community.

He was thrice elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly<ref name="Banarasi Das Reference1" /> and served once as its speaker.<ref name="Banarasi Das Reference1" /> He was a minister for several years and served once as Deputy Chief Minister and twice as Chief Minister of Haryana.<ref name="Banarasi Das Reference1" /> His terms as chief minister were from 1975 to 1977 as a member of Congress, and for a few months in 1990 as member of Janata Dal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Haryana CM Banarsi Das Gupta passes away |url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/ex-haryana-cm-banarsi-das-gupta-passes-away_391649.html |access-date=23 February 2021 |work=Zee News |publisher=ZeeNews |date=29 August 2007 |language=en}}</ref> He was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] in April 1996.<ref name="Banarasi Das Reference1" /> During his tenure as Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) he was appreciated by parliament for best use of MPLAD (aid given through Members of Parliament for the benefit of the public).

==Death and legacy==
Gupta died on 29 August 2007 aged 90 in a hospital in Delhi after a fall.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070830/haryana.htm|access-date=2021-01-06|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>

Banarsi's son, Ajay Gupta, announced in 2007 that a foundation was to be created that would be in the name of his father. The Banarsi Das Gupta Foundation would focus on improving computer education in rural areas.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|date=2007-08-20|title=Aggarwal Samaj forms Sh Banarsi Dass Gupta Foundation|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2007/08/20/aggarwal-samaj-forms-sh-banarsi-dass-gupta-foundation-1187620738.html|access-date=2021-01-06|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref> Ajay is married to [[Darshana Gupta]] who is known for arranging mass weddings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Darshana Gupta 'Nari Shakti' from Bhiwani Haryana - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj9Vxc_igAU&ab_channel=AjayGupta |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Cj9Vxc_igAU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-06|website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The foundation is a registered NGO in [[Faridabad]] with Ajay as the chair, and Darshana as the secretary.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BANARSI DASS GUPTA FOUNDATION NGO in Faridabad Haryana Address Contact details|url=http://www.indiangoslist.com/ngo-address/banarsi-dass-gupta-foundation-in-faridabad-haryana_HR-2010-0032307|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Indian NGO list directory Database|language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927182140/http://rajyasabha.gov.in/kiosk/whoswho/alpha_g9.htm Official Biography from the Rajya Sabha]
*http://bdgf.in/
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