 Balwant Singh was also a close friend and associate of Madan Mohan Malviya.In 1898, he was party to the delegation led by Malviyaji along with Maharaja Pratap Narayan Singh of Ayodhya, Raja Ramprasad Singh of Mandu, Sri Krishna Joshi, Dr. Sunderlal to Sir Antony McDonald, then deputy Viceroy requesting for inclusion of Hindi as one of the working languages in courts and government documents.It was due to their efforts Hindi was added as one of the working languages in government documents and courts.