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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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Cong fielded 'Jinnah sympathiser' in Jale seat, alleges BJP's Giriraj Singh
Giriraj Singh trained his guns at the Congress-RJD alliance, alleging a "sympathiser" of Mohammad Ali Jinnah has been fielded ...| October 17, 2020, Saturday -
Shahnawaz, Giriraj, Shivraj Chouhan condole Ram Vilas Paswan's demise
BJP leaders Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, Giriraj Singh and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed condolences ...| October 09, 2020, Friday -
Giriraj Singh releases booklet on Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
It will serve as an indispensable tool to the beneficiaries in knowing about different activities of the PMMSY| September 30, 2020, Wednesday -
If marshals weren't present they could've murdered Harivansh: Giriraj Singh
Giriraj Singh reacted strongly to the ruckus created in the Rajya Sabha and claimed that "even the murder of the Rajya Sabha's ...| September 22, 2020, Tuesday -
Rahul Gandhi trying to discourage people amid Covid-19: Giriraj Singh
Union Minister Giriraj Singh said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is trying to discourage people during coronavirus pandemic ...| August 28, 2020, Friday -
Muslims should have been sent to Pakistan in 1947, says Giriraj Singh
The Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries minister's comment came in the wake of nationwide protests against the Citizenship ...| February 21, 2020, Friday -
Of 20 mn fishermen, Kisan credit cards given to 8,400 so far, says govt
However, not many cards could be distributed to fish farmers due to lack of awareness and delay in issuing RBI guidelines for ...| November 21, 2019, Thursday -
Giriraj Singh objects to imported milk, asks govt to keep dairy out of RCEP
"We will not accept the milk produced by cattle that are given animal protein. Our condition is milk imported should have not any ...| October 13, 2019, Sunday -
Centre working on tech-based model to tackle stray cattle issue: Giriraj
Govt is introducing sex-sorted semen technology to ensure birth of more female calves, willl focus on conserving indigenous| September 04, 2019, Wednesday -
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
