Niranjan Jyoti
| Niranjan Jyoti | |
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| Member of the India Parliament for Fatehpur |
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| Assumed office May, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Rakesh Sachan |
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| Political party | BJP |
| Residence | Moosanagar Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh |
| Profession | Storytelling |
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (b 1967; Hindi: साध्वी निरंजन ज्योति) is a politician from Bhartiya Janata Party, and a minister of state rank for food processing industries in Indian Central Govt in Delhi since November 2014.
She contested and won from Fatehpur Seat, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in Indian general election in April/May 2014. She had won Hamirpur seat in Uttar Pradesh Assembly in 2012.[1] She is considered to have helped BJP make deep inroads into Bahujana (or variously Dalit, Chandala, Scheduled Caste ) constituency.
Controversial Remarks[edit]
The minister was involved in a controversy on The 2nd of December, 2014 when she stated at a public rally: आप को तय करना है के दिल्ली में सरकार राम्ज़ादों की बनेगी या हरामजादों की "It is you whom must decide whether the Government in Delhi will be run by the Sons of Ram or by Bastards (lit. Sons of Illegitimacy)" Referring in-passing to the members of the opposition Congress Party.
Niranjan Jyoti subsequently expressed “deep regret” over her statement and said she did not intend to hurt anyone’s feelings.[2]
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