Gopal Rai

Gopal Rai is the Minister for Employment, Development, Labour, General Administration and Irrigation in Government of Delhi under the leadership of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He is also social activist[1] and a member of the Political Affairs Committee of the Aam Aadmi Party.

Gopal Rai
Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 February 2015
Ministry	Employment, Labour, Rural Development, General Administration
Preceded by	President's Rule
In office 14 February 2015 – 14 June 2016
Ministry	Transport
Preceded by	President's Rule
Succeeded by	Kailash Gahlot
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Babarpur
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 February 2015
Preceded by	Naresh Gaur

Background and education

Gopal Rai is a Post-graduate in Sociology from Lucknow University, 1998.[2] He began his career with the All India Students Association, the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, in Lucknow University in 1992.[3] He is a member of the National Executive of the Aam Aadmi party.[4]

Politics

Rai began his career with All India Students Association in Lucknow University in 1992.[5] He is partially paralyzed as he was shot during his student days in Lucknow. He and two other member lead "Mein Bhi Aam Aadmi" campaign which started on 10 January and continued till 26 January 2014, for handling fund collection, association and management of other political groups.[6]

Rai lost the election from the Babarpur constituency got 25723 votes and stood in 3rd place in the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.[7] He was elected as MLA from Babarpur constituency in Delhi Legislative election, 2015 on 10th Feb and got the ministry of Transport and Labour.

On 13 December 2013, the fourth day of Anna Hazare's indefinite hunger strike for passage of Jan Lokpal Bill in Ralegaon Siddhi, a verbal spat between VK Singh and Gopal Rai took place, forcing Anna to ask Rai to leave Ralegaon.[8]

References

1. http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/gopal-rai.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "Delhi 2013". myneta.info. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
3. • "Gopal Rai | Team Kejriwal | Photos India". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
   • Danish Raza. "Kejriwal's A-Team: The who's who of the Aam Aadmi Party". Firstpost. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
4. Gargi Parsai (24 November 2012). "Team Kejriwal is now "Aam Aadmi Party"". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
5. "Know who is AAP leader Gopal Rai who was publicly rebuked by Anna Hazare". India TV. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
6. • "'Main bhi Aam Aadmi', AAP's drive to hunt honest candidates". One India. 6 January 2014.
   • "More than 50 lakh members enrolled with AAP, claims Gopal Rai". 22 January 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
7. "Constituencywise Result Status". Election Commission of India. 8 December 2013.
8. • "General VK Singh and AAP leader Gopal Rai lock horns at Anna Hazare's fast in Ralegan Siddhi". DNA. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
   • "Anna asks AAP leader Gopal Rai to leave fast venue". news.in.msn.com. MSN News. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.