Ashwini Kumar Chopra, senior journalist, Resident Editor, Punjab Kesari, Delhi, He got elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Karnal as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party, is the eldest son of the third generation from the journalists family belongs to the Hindsamachar group of newspapers.
During the days of terrorism in Punjab, his grand father Lala Jagat Narain and father Romesh Chander have been assassinated in 1981 and 1984 respectively.
In their collective bid to curb terrorism through a drive by the journalist's and activists, Punjab Kesari is commonly called as the newspaper of martyr journalists.