Lal Singh Chaudhary (politician)

Chaudhary Lal Singh (born 2 February 1959) is an Indian politician and a member of the 12th Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. He was Minister for Forest, Environment, Ecology of J&K in PDP-BJP coalition government in J&K.[3] He represents the Basohli constituency in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and is president of the Dogra Swabhimaan Sangathan.

Chaudhary Lal Singh
Ex- Minister for Forest,Environment, Ecology of J&K [1]
In office
1 March 2015 – 14 April 2018
Chief MinisterMufti Mohammed Sayeed
Preceded byPresident's Rule
Succeeded byRajeev Jasrotia
Member of J&K Legislative Assembly from Basholi[2]
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyDogra Swabhimaan Sangathan
Spouse(s)Kanta Andotra
Residence2, Police Lines Road, Down Town, Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/thechlalsingh/

Political career

Singh started his political career as a student leader. He was elected as MLA from Basholi constituency in 1996 J&K Assembly elections. He was re-elected as MLA from Basholi in 2002 J&K Assembly Elections. He was inducted into state cabinet as Minister for Health and Medical Education in Congress-PDP coalition government. After that he was elected as MP in 14th Lok Sabha in 2004 from Udhampur constituency. He was again elected as MP from there in 15th Lok Sabha in 2009.[4]

Change in Political Affiliation

In August 2014, Singh parted ways with Congress after being denied ticket as Congress candidate during 16th Lok Sabha elections. He formally joined Bhartiya Janata Party in presence of BJP President Amit Shah at a function in Kathua.[5]

Controversy

In March 2015, a female doctor in J&K sought the registration of a criminal case against Singh for allegedly misbehaving with her in public. Dr. Gurmeet Kour, the registrar of the state-run Hospital for Psychiatry Diseases, said Minister for Health and Medical Education Choudhary Lal Singh shouted at her in public, leaving her "mentally harassed and wrecked". Singh claimed that was an attempt to prevent him from bringing an improvement in the health facilities in J&K.[6] In July 2015, Singh was criticized for touching the collar of a female doctor to fold that correctly in a government hospital in Kashmir.[7]

In 2018 he attended a rally in support of the accused rapists in the Kathua Rape and Murder case.[8][9] Singh defended his attendance at the rally, stating that he was there to "defuse the situation". Nonetheless, Singh resigned as a result of the controversy.[10]

References
  1. "Council of Ministers : J&K Govt."
  2. "Basohli- J&K Assembly Election 2014"
  3. "BJP minister in Jammu and Kashmir 'fixes' woman doctor's collar, image goes viral".
  4. "Chaudhary Lal Singh :: Personality of Jammu province" Archived 22 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Former Congress MP Lal Singh joins BJP" Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Sharma, Arun (12 March 2015). "Woman doc alleges public misconduct by J&K BJP minister". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  7. "Jammu and Kashmir: BJP Minister Chaudhary Lal Singh touches woman doctor's collar, image goes viral". DNA. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. "Cold sweat gave Sanji Ram away, says police officer probing Kathua rape and murder". www.telegraphindia.com.
  9. "Fresh trouble for Chaudhary Lal Singh: Former J&K forest minister accused of bending rules to supply cutch wood to factories - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  10. "Kathua rape case: BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh defends participation in rally, says it was to restore normalcy in state". Firstpost.
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