Hukum Singh
Hukum Singh | |
|---|---|
Kairana | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1938 Bharatiya Janta Party (1995-2018) (1974-1980) (1985-95)
Janata Party (Secular) (1980-85)Indian National Congress |
| Spouse |
Rewati Singh (m. 1958) |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence(s) | Allahabad University (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
As of 17 December, 2016 Source: [1] | |
Hukum Singh (5 April 1938 – 3 February 2018)[1] was an Indian politician who served as the Member of Parliament from Kairana in Uttar Pradesh[2] as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate. He was a member of the Panel of Chairpersons of the 16th Lok Sabha,[3] and the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Water Resources.[4]
Life
Singh was born on 5 April 1938 to Maan Singh and Leelavati in
Education and career
A law graduate from
Controversies
In September 2013, he was named in an
Parliamentary performance
Being the son of a farmer father, he understood and concerned himself with important issues related to farmers, education and infrastructure. He had participated in more debates than the national average and asked significant questions in the parliament to bring attention towards problems affecting the people of his constituency.[17] Besides being the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Water Resources, he was a Member of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs and also a Member of the General Purposes Committee.[citation needed]
Apart from participating in public meetings and mass movements for the cause of social justice, Singh was also very active on social media[18] and in the parliament.[17]
References
- ^ a b "BJP MP Hukum Singh passes away - Times of India". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "PRS". www.prsindia.org. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Parliament of India, Lok Sabha" (PDF). 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Committee : Loksabha". Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Kairana row: Hukum Singh – Lawyer, MP, and now author of 'exodus' in UP". indianexpress.com. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Hukum Singh: 1965 veteran, Congressman during Emergency and Ram Temple movement and now a BJP MP - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ IANS (8 May 2018). "BJP fields late MP Hukum Singh's daughter for Kairana bypoll". Business Standard India. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Shukla, Shubham (31 May 2018). "कैराना: बिजनेसवुमन भी हैं मृगांका सिंह, पिता ने लड़ी थी पाकिस्तान के खिलाफ लड़ाई". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ a b Tiwari, Ravish (15 June 2016). "Hukum Singh: 1965 veteran, Congressman during Emergency and Ram Temple movement and now a BJP MP". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ मिश्रा, शशि (19 October 2021). "Kairana Assembly constituency: गंगा-जमुनी तहजीब और हिन्दू-मुस्लिम संस्कृति का प्रतीक... जानें शामली की कैराना विधानसभा सीट क्यों है खास". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "I didn't incite violence in Muzaffarnagar: BJP MLA Hukum Singh". youtube.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ NDTV (9 September 2013). "Made speech, wasn't inflammatory: Hukum Singh, linked to Muzaffarnagar violence". Retrieved 24 January 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "'Docile Hindus Become Easy Targets': The Shifting Claims Of Hukum Singh, MP". huffingtonpost.in. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "कैराना को कश्मीर बनाने की साजिश, पलायन कर गए 346 हिंदू परिवारः हुकुम सिंह– News18 हिंदी". news18.com. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Exodus of Hindu families from Kairana a reality, finds NHRC probe report - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ a b "PRS". prsindia.org. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Hukum Singh (@hukumbjp) - Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.