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In conversation with Hans Raj Hans


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Touqeer Butt of Unity 101 in conversation with Hans Raj Hans who is an Indian singer who later became a politician. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri.

He sings Punjabi folk and Sufi music as well as in movies and has also released his own 'Punjabi-pop' albums. He has worked alongside other artists, such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the movie Kachche Dhaage.
Hans Raj Hans was born in the village of Shafipur, near to Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Hans joined the Shiromani Akali Dal party in January 2009 and in May of that year, he contested the Jalandhar, Punjab, India constituency. He resigned on 18 December 2014 and joined the Indian National Congress in February 2016. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 10 December 2016.  He replaced Udit Raj as the candidate for representing North West Delhi in the 2019 Indian general election.

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