Jathedar Mohan Singh Tur had the honour to be the Akal Takhal Jathedar and president Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.

Such was the influence of Turs that SAD candidates always used to win from here except the election of 1992 when the Akalis had boycotted the election. After capturing Tarn Taran Lok Sabha seat the area was called as the panthic seat.

After the Emergency period, Jathedar Mohan Singh Tur contested Lok Sabha election from Tarn Taran as SAD candidate and defeated Congress party stalwart candidate Dr Gurdial Singh Dhillon, who remained Speaker of the Lok Sabha for three tenures. It was the only Congress Party which dominated from Tarn Taran in the Lok Sabha till the 5th Lok Sabha (1977). Belonging to Tur village of the district, the family boasts of giving three Lok Sabha MP, Jathedar Mohan Singh Tur and two sons Lehna Singh Tur and Tarlochan Singh Tur. With time, the well-known Tur family, which opened the doors for the SAD victory in the Lok Sabha from Tarn Taran post Independence, had been slowly eliminated from the political pitch of the state. Tur family missing from state's political scene He used to read books on Indian freedom and had a deep knowledge of the movements launched during the Freedom struggle. He said bapu ji used to move on foot the whole day in the fields and was a total vegetarian. Surjit said Bapu Jarnail Singh's health deteriorated four days before his death. He played a remarkable role in the county's freedom struggle and was also a constable in Azad Hind Fauj. His nephew Surjit Singh claims that he lived a simple life and never got sick. Jarnail Singh, a freedom fighter and resident of Jaura village, who died at the age of 104 years on January 7 was a man of great qualities.

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