Vir Bahadur Singh

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Vir Bahadur Singh
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office
24 September 1985 – 24 June 1988
Preceded byN. D. Tiwari
Succeeded byN. D. Tiwari
Personal details
Born18 February 1935
British India
Died30 May 1989 (aged 54)
Paris, France
Political partyIndian National Congress

Vir Bahadur Singh (18 February 1935 – 30 May 1989) was an Indian politician belonging to the

Minister of Communications. He was also an author.[citation needed
]

Personal life

Childhood and early life

Vir Bahadur Singh was born in Gorakhpur.[1] He was born in a Rajput family. [2][3][4]

Family

His son, Fateh Bahadur Singh who studied in Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun has been the minister several times in Uttar Pradesh cabinet (Forest Minister of U.P.).

Political career

Vir Bahadur Singh remained Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 24 September 1985 till 25 June 1988.[5]

He was appointed Union Minister of Communication in 1988, by Rajiv Gandhi.[6]

Late Om Prakash Pandey & Mr. Brij Bhushan Singh were his close aides. Vir Bahadur Singh has delegated his political activities in

Purvanchal University
. The political activities at the grass root i.e. "student leadership at university level" touched its zenith under the leadership of Om Prakash Pandey. The root cause of their political success was Om Prakash's populist measures towards people atrocities & swift decision making. The sudden death of Om Prakash Pandey due to unknown reason in early 1988 broke the reign of burgeoning student political water in the region. All student associations dispersed after his death as Mr. Brij Bhushan Singh who was too young to accept the responsibility therefore withdrew from political career.

The same proved the major setback for Vir Bahadur Singh and his political career hence losing majority in state assembly in June 1988.

Offices

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

Singh was appointed the 13th

Paniyara.[7] He succeeded N. D. Tiwari who was also Chief Minister before him.[8] He was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from Gorakhpur.[9]
He lost the Chief Ministership in a party reshuffle when he resigned as CM to join the Union Cabinet as Minister for Communications.

Minister of Communications

After resignation from the position of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, he was assigned the position of Minister of Communications of India on the 25 June 1988 and remained till 30 May 1989, under Rajiv Gandhi ministry.[10][11]

Death

Veer Bahadur Singh died on 30 May 1989 in Paris, France at the age of 54 during his visit.[7]

Books

Other

References

  1. ^ The Illustrated weekly of India
  2. ^ Bose 2018, p. 135.
  3. ^ Singh 2007, p. 437.
  4. ISBN 9781108472036
    . Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. ^ Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh
  6. ^ Lost in politics' revolving door
  7. ^ a b "मुख्यमंत्री की जेब में नहीं रहते थे पैसे, हर रोज कॉफी हाउस में बैठकी के बाद कोई और भरता था बिल". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. List of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
  9. ^ "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Present govt taking forward development works started by former CM Vir Bahadur Singh: Adityanath". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  11. ^ Ministry of Communications.
  12. ^ "VBSPU". UP Government.
  13. ^ ::: Colleges - University Grants Commission :::

Bibliography

  1. Bose, Sumantra (2018). Secular States, Religious Politics. Cambridge University. pp. 135–136.
    ISBN 978-1108454865
    .
  2. Singh, Ujjwal Kumar (2007). The State, Democracy and Anti-terror law in India. New Delhi, India: The Sage Publication. pp. 435–438.
    ISBN 978-81-7829-955-6
    .

External links
Political offices
Preceded by
Narayan Dutt Tiwari
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

24 Sep 1985 – 25 Jun 1988 		Succeeded by
Narayan Dutt Tiwari
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