Dhan Singh Rawat
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Dhan Singh Rawat (born 7 October 1972) is a Cabinet Minister[1][2][3] of Uttarakhand and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand, representing the constituency of Srinagar Garhwal.[4][5][6]
Personal life and career
Dhan Singh Rawat was born in a hamlet in Pauri Garhwal and educated at the village school. He earned master's and doctoral degrees from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in History.[7] A party secretary for the BJP in Uttarakhand,[8] he failed to gain election to the state legislature in 2012 in the constituency of Srinagar Garhwal;[7] he entered the legislature in 2017[9] and has since served as a Cabinet Minister with responsibility for health, higher education,[10] cooperatives, disaster management, dairy development and protocols.[11]
Controversy
Dhan Singh Rawat has landed into controversy after he purportedly said in a viral video that the government was thinking of "using an app to control the intensity of rainfall". As an aftermath, a lot of statements came to light accusing Dhan Singh Rawat of forging his doctorate. The statement is believed to have been made at a recent media interaction which detailed steps taken by the government to tackle rain-related damage. [12]
To which former chief minister and Congress veteran Harish Rawat took a jibe saying, “Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Dhami should propose his cabinet minister's name for Bharat Ratna.”[13]
References
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- ↑ a b "About Us", Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat, Blogspot, retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ↑ PTI, "BJP declares candidates for Uttarakhand polls", NDTV, 9 January 2012.
- ↑ Sanjay Singh, "Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhand CM", The Economic Times, 18 March 2017.
- ↑ PNS, "Higher Education Min Dhan Singh Rawat draws flak", Daily Pioneer, 14 January 2020.
- ↑ "State Minister (Independent Charge)", Chief Minister, Government of Uttarakhand, retrieved 10 March 2020.
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