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Bandaru Dattatreya
Minister of State for Labour and Employment
Assumed office
November 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byNarendra Singh Tomar
Member of the India Parliament
for Secunderabad
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Preceded byNarala Saikiran Mudiraj
ConstituencySecunderabad
In office
10 March 1998 – 16 May 2004
Preceded byNarala Saikiran Mudiraj
Succeeded byNarala Saikiran Mudiraj
In office
20 June 1991 – 10 May 1996
Preceded byNarala Saikiran Mudiraj
Personal details
BornGovernment of India
26 Feb 1947
Hyderabad, Hyderabad State (now in Telangana), India
Member of the India Parliament
for Secunderabad
DiedGovernment of India
elected to 10th, 12th, 13th ,16th lok Sabha.
Member of the India Parliament
for Secunderabad
Resting placeGovernment of India
elected to 10th, 12th, 13th ,16th lok Sabha.
Member of the India Parliament
for Secunderabad
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
ChildrenVaishnav Bandaru,Vijaya Laxmi
Parent
Residenceelected to 10th, 12th, 13th ,16th lok Sabha.Hyderabad
Websitehttp://www.dattanna.com

Bandaru Dattatreya (often called Dattanna, born 26 February 1947) is an Indian politician from the Telangana. He is currently the Minister of Labour and Employment in the Narendra Modi Government. He was the president of the United Andhra Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). He has been elected as a member of parliament for 10th, 12th, 13th Lok Sabhas (1991-2004) from Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency and was a Union Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government. He was re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Secunderabad Constituency. He is a BJP National Vice-President and a Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) in charge of Labour and Employment.[1] Dattatreya belongs to a lower caste and comes from a modest background.[2][3]

In 2016, Dattatreya was accused of being responsible for the suicide of Rohith Vemula, a Ph.D. scholar at the University of Hyderabad. According to Dattatreya's critics, his letter to the Education Minister, complaining about degraded student politics, had led to Vemula's suspension and ultimate suicide. Vemula's suicide letter did not blame anyone, and Dattatreya denied these allegations.[4][5]

Career

Bandaru Dattatreya started his career with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He was a pracharak before joining the BJP.

Positions held :

  • 1980:Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Andhra Pradesh.
  • 1981 - 1989:General-Secretary, B.J.P., Andhra Pradesh.
  • 1991: Elected to 10th Lok Sabha (Member, Public Accounts Committee and Committee on Welfare of SCs, STs and Minorities)
  • 1996 - 1998:President, B.J.P., Andhra Pradesh.
  • 1998:Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term).
  • 1998 - 1999:Union Minister of State, Urban Development .
  • 1999:Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) .
  • 13 October 1999 - 14 June 2000:Union Minister of State, Ministry of Urban Development .
  • 14 June 2000 - 30 June 2002:Union Minister of State, Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.
  • 1 July 2002 - 2004:Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways.
  • 2014- Elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Secunderabad Constituency.
  • 2014- BJP National Vice-President
  • 2014- Chairman : committee on OBC's welfare
  • 2014- Ministry of State (Independent Charge), Labour and Employment..

References

  1. ^ New mantris in PM Narendra Modi durbar, Times of India, 10 November 2014
  2. ^ Bandaru Dattatreya - a simple leader from backward class (Profile),Business Standard, 20 January 2016)
  3. ^ Cabinet expansion: Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Bandaru Dattatreya get Independent charge - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/independent-charge/#sthash.wsK0fogS.dpuf The Indian Express, 20 January 2-16
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "Bandaru Dattatreya says his letter has nothing to do with Dalit student's suicide". IBNLive. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
T Maniamma
 Member of Parliament
for Secunderabad
1991 – 1996 		Succeeded by
P.V. Rajeshwar Rao
Preceded by
P.V. Rajeshwar Rao
 Member of Parliament
for Secunderabad
1998 – 2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Secunderabad
2014 – Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Labour and Employment
9 November 2014 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent

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