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Giriraj Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
Giriraj Singh
Giriraj Singh is the current Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. He is the Member of Parliament from Nawada parliamentary constituency in Bihar. He formerly served as Minister of Cooperative (2005-2010), Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Resource Development (2010-2013) in the Bihar government. He was removed from the Nitish Kumar government in 2013 following the split between the Janata Dal(U) and the Bharatiya Janata party.An aggressive personality, Singh hit the headlines during the 2014 Lok Sabha campaign by declaring that those opposed to Modi could all move to Pakistan. He has been in the news for his controversial remarks on a range of issues rather than his policies during his time as an MP. In April 2016, he stated that the population should be controlled by ensuring that people of all religions have the same number of children in the family. In October 2016, he stoked up a controversy after urging Hindus to produce more children.
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Quality of rural roads should be equal to national highways: Giriraj Singh
"At the same time we also should ensure that quality of rural roads is at par with that of national highways. These roads are ...| May 24, 2022, Tuesday -
Seven panchayat members handed over awards in Jammu and Kashmir
Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha presented ...| April 25, 2022, Monday -
Giriraj Singh hits out at Cong for 'duping' poor, says BJP built more homes
Union Minister of Rural Development, Giriraj Singh on Friday said that PM Narendra Modi had built 3 crore houses only in eight ...| April 09, 2022, Saturday -
Over 90 million rural households receiving tap water: Jal Shakti Ministry
In Goa, Haryana, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, every rural ...| February 16, 2022, Wednesday -
New development guidelines to transform rural India: Giriraj Singh
The newly introduced Rural Area Development Plan Formulation and Implementation (RADPFI) guidelines will transform rural India, ...| January 21, 2022, Friday -
Union Minister Giriraj Singh tests positive for Covid-19, self isolates
Union Minister Giriraj Singh tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday and has self-isolated himself.| January 14, 2022, Friday -
Giriraj Singh takes charge of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Ministry
Senior BJP leader from Bihar Giriraj Singh on Thursday took charge as the new Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj| July 09, 2021, Friday -
Govt launches mobile app 'Matsya Setu' for Indian aqua farmers
Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj Singh launched a mobile app 'Matsya Setu' to disseminate the ...| July 07, 2021, Wednesday -
Officials don't listen to you? Beat them up with sticks: Giriraj Singh
Union minister Giriraj Singh advised the people of his Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar to 'beat up with bamboo sticks' ...| March 07, 2021, Sunday -
Modi govt allocated 438% more budget to agri compared to UPA: Giriraj
Singh said the budgetary allocation made by the Modi government for the agriculture sector during 2014-2020 was 438 er cent ...| February 06, 2021, Saturday
