Barnala 's first ministerial assignment was in 1969 when he was sworn in as Education Minister in the Justice Gurnam Singh Government .
Was instrumental in setting up the Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar .
Barnala 's first ministerial assignment was in 1969 when he was sworn in as Education Minister in the Justice Gurnam Singh Government and was instrumental in setting up the Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar .