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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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Giriraj Singh dragged to court for calling Muslims descendants of Lord Rama
The complainant, Tamanna Hashmi, felt aggrieved by a newspaper report wherein Singh was quoted as having made the statement| October 23, 2018, Tuesday -
Case against Union Minister Giriraj Singh for grabbing Dalit-owned land
Union minister Giriraj Singh has been named in a case of grabbing land belonging to a dalit in his native Bihar, police said ...| February 08, 2018, Thursday -
Democracy safe till Hindus are in majority: Union Minister Giriraj Singh
Delivering a lecture here, the minister said nationalism was in a "kind of danger" due to demographic changes.| November 17, 2017, Friday -
Rahul fond of reading scripts, claims Giriraj Singh; Congress hits back
The BJP leader also claimed that a Ram Temple will be constructed in Ayodhya| October 08, 2017, Sunday -
MSME Minister Giriraj Singh's supporters clash with CISF at Patna airport
Some supporters tried to enter the airport raising slogans| September 07, 2017, Thursday -
Need to relook at definition of minority tag given to Muslims: Giriraj Singh
At places where they (Muslims) in large numbers or less are called 'minority', Singh said| October 27, 2016, Thursday -
Giriraj Singh urges Hindus to raise their population
People of the country are demanding a Ram temple, but how will a Ram temple be made if there are no Ram-bhakts in the country| October 23, 2016, Sunday -
India lost edge in education due to Macaulay's policy: Giriraj Singh
Macaulay had written 'Minute Upon Indian Education' ending years long debate about educational policy in India| October 11, 2016, Tuesday -
Two-child norm required to keep 'Hindu daughters' safe: Giriraj Singh
Singh's penchant for shooting from the hip has not dulled over the years| April 21, 2016, Thursday
