Kavinder Gupta
Kavinder Gupta | |
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Gandhinagar | |
Mayor of Jammu | |
In office 2005–2010 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India | 2 December 1959
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Occupation | Politician |
Kavinder Gupta (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian politician from the union territory of
Personal life
Kavinder Gupta was born on 2 December 1959. He has three children – two daughters and one son.[1]
Political career
Gupta joined the
Gupta was elected mayor of the city of
On 30 April 2018, Gupta was appointed as the
On 19 June 2018, Gupta resigned from the post of Deputy Chief Minister after 51 days of taking the oath as BJP pulled out from the alliance with PDP. Ram Madhav, then BJP National General Secretary, presided over the press conference in which the announcement to end the alliance was made. He criticised the CM Mehbooba Mufti-led government, saying it had "failed in its responsibility." He added that increase in violence, threat to fundamental rights and increase in radicalisation were the main factors behind the BJP's decision to quit the J&K coalition government.[5][6]
Controversies
In February 2015, Gupta courted controversy by blaming the
References
- ^ a b c "Who is Kavinder Gupta?". The Indian Express. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Kavinder Gupta, who joined RSS at age of 13, is Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister". New Indian Express. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "BJP Legislator Kavinder Gupta elected as the Speaker of the 12th Jammu & Kashmir Assembly". India Today. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet reshuffle: Kavinder Gupta, Rajiv Jasrotia and Sunil Sharma among 8 ministers sworn in". First Post. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "BJP ends alliance with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir". India Today. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "BJP ends alliance with PDP; Can't treat J&K as enemy territory, says Mehbooba after resigning". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "J&K deputy CM Kavinder Gupta calls Kathua rape a 'small incident', later clarifies". The Times of India. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.