Rajnath Singh

Indian politician · India · Politicians · Born 1951 · age 75

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2019Named Minister of DefenceOfficefrom 31 May 2019Named Member of the 17th Lok SabhaOfficefrom 30 May 2019“Pok, whose PoK whole Kashmir is of India.”In their words23 December 2019On the word in a rally with Republic (23 December 2019)Read the whole statement

2015“India is home to all the 72 ‘firkas’ (sects) of Muslims, which no other country has and it also has more Muslim population than Pakistan.”In their words12 September 2015The New Indian Express, 12 September 2015Read the whole statement

“There is no other language which provides answers to complex philosophical questions like epics written in Sanskrit.”In their words23 August 2015NDTV, 23 August 2015Read the whole statement

“Many times our media is confused. They say an US observatory has informed us about lunar and solar eclipse on a particular date.”In their words20 January 2015Hindustan Times, 20 January 2015Read the whole statement

2014Named Member of the 16th Lok SabhaOffice26 May 2014 to 24 May 2019Named Minister of Home AffairsOffice26 May 2014 to 30 May 20192009Named Member of the 15th Lok SabhaOffice1 January 2009 to 1 January 20142003Named Minister of Agriculture & Farmers WelfareOffice24 May 2003 to 22 May 20042001“First, westernisation of Indian youth should stop.”In their words1 January 2001India Today, 1 January 2001Read the whole statement

2000Named Chief Minister of Uttar PradeshOffice28 October 2000 to 8 March 2002“We must uphold traditional social values, which do not permit this kind of vulgar display of beauty. I will just not allow any beauty contest to be held in this state.”In their words16 December 2000Los Angeles Times, 16 December 2000Read the whole statement

1999Named Minister of Road Transport and HighwaysOffice22 November 1999 to 27 October 20001951Born10 July 1951

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Singh in Washington at a summit.

A delegation of Rajnath Singh in Kerala with former Ministry of Defence of India, A. K. Antony and Alphons Kannanthanam.

Singh taking charge as the Union Minister for Home Affairs, in New Delhi on 29 May 2014.

Singh holding a bilateral meeting with Russian delegation led by the Minister for Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Kolokolstsev, in Moscow

Urban Development Minister of Nepal, Arjun Narsingh K.C. calling on the Singh, in New Delhi

Rajnath Singh taking charge as the Union Minister for Defence, in the presence of Shripad Naik, Minister of State for Defence, in New Delhi on 1 June 2019.

Rajnath Singh takes office as the Minister of Defense of India for the second consecutive term, in New Delhi on 13 June 2024.

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Pok, whose PoK whole Kashmir is of India.
Dec 23, 2019, On the word in a rally with Republic (23 December 2019), Own words
India is home to all the 72 ‘firkas’ (sects) of Muslims, which no other country has and it also has more Muslim population than Pakistan.
Sep 12, 2015, The New Indian Express, 12 September 2015, Own words
There is no other language which provides answers to complex philosophical questions like epics written in Sanskrit.
Aug 23, 2015, NDTV, 23 August 2015, Own words

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Rajnath Singh is an Indian politician and lecturer who has served as the 29th Minister of Defence since 2019 and as the Deputy Leader of the House, Lok Sabha since 2014. He is a Member of Parliament from Lucknow since 2014. He previously served as the 25th Union Minister of Home Affairs in the first Modi ministry from 2014 to 2019, making him the first person born after Indian independence to hold the office. He was President of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2014. Singh is a veteran leader of the BJP who started his career as a swayamsevak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

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