R. L. Bhatia

Raghunandan Lal Bhatia (3 July 1920 – 14 May 2021)[1][2] was an Indian politician.

He signed the Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement with China on behalf of the Republic of India.

He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from the same constituency at the 1980, 1985, 1992, 1996 and 1999 elections as a member of the Indian National Congress.

During his time in the Lok Sabha, Bhatia represented India as a delegate to the United Nations, and participated as a delegate in the 7th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement held in Delhi, in March 1983, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in New Delhi in November 1983, the Sixth SAARC summit in Colombo in 1991, and the 5th meeting of coordinating countries of the action programme for economic cooperation of non-aligned countries held in Delhi in 1986.

He was also co-chairman of the All India Peace & Solidarity organization from 1981 to 1983, and the Vice President of Friends of Soviet Union from 1983 to 1984.