Giriraj Singh: News
Giriraj Singh is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician, Lok Sabha Member of Parliament, and the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in the Government of India as of 2021. Singh did his graduation from Magadh University, Bihar. He was elected as a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council in 2002 and became the Cooperative Minister in Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government when the JDU-BJP alliance came to power in 2005. The alliance retained power in the 2010 state assembly elections, and this time, Singh became Minister for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Resources Development. In 2013, the JDU-BJP alliance crumbled, and Singh had to leave the government. In 2014, Singh successfully contested the Lok Sabha elections from the Nawada constituency, entering Parliament for the first time. He was Minister of State (MoS) for MSMEs in the first Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019. In the 2019 General Elections, Singh recorded an impressive victory over CPI’s Kanhaiya Kumar from the Begusarai constituency in what was a highly charged contest. Singh served as the Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries from 2019 to 2021 and was appointed the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj since July 2021.
07 Dec 2023
Mamata BanerjeeMahua Moitra slams Giriraj Singh's 'thumka' remark on Mamata Banerjee
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Giriraj Singh stirred a fresh controversy on Wednesday after he criticized West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for her participation in the Kolkata International Film Festival.
05 Dec 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Result of insulting Sanatan: BJP as Congress questions EVM reliability
After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, Congress stalwart Digvijaya Singh questioned the trustworthiness of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
28 Nov 2023
Nitish Kumar'Islamic Republic of Bihar': BJP on Nitish's new holiday calendar
Bihar's Education Department on Monday triggered a controversy with its 2024 school holiday calendar that reduced Hindu festive holidays but increased the same for Muslim festivals.
30 Aug 2023
Nitish KumarBihar: Education Department cuts school festive holidays, BJP reacts
The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has reportedly revised the holiday calendar for government schools, reducing festive holidays from 23 to 11 days between September to December.
30 Aug 2021
Narendra ModiTripura is emerging as a model state: Giriraj Singh
Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh on Sunday said Tripura is emerging as a model state in the country.
14 Jan 2021
Delhi GovernmentNo bird flu detected in poultry birds in Delhi
The Delhi Animal Husbandry Unit on Thursday confirmed that avian influenza, or bird flu, hasn't been detected in the poultry birds in the national capital.
24 Jun 2020
Prakash JavadekarUnion government decides to bring cooperative banks under RBI's supervision
In a move meant to boost depositors' confidence, the Union government has decided to bring all cooperative banks under the supervision of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced in a virtual press conference on Wednesday, after a Cabinet meeting.
06 Feb 2020
Delhi ElectionsSuicide bombers being trained at Shaheen Bagh: BJP's Giriraj Singh
Adding to the long list of hateful comments that Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have made about Shaheen Bagh, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday said the protest site has become a breeding ground for suicide bombers.
28 Jan 2020
Tamil NaduAfter Omar Abdullah's bearded pic surfaces, BJP sends him razor
In August, the BJP-led Centre put former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah under detention, fearing he might impact the "peace" in the area after the abrogation of Article 370.
02 Jan 2020
Mamata BanerjeeBJP's Giriraj Singh is concerned that Indians eat beef abroad
Union Minister Giriraj Singh, who fancies being called a loyal worker of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), made it to headlines due to his statements, yet again.
02 Nov 2019
Hindustan TimesDelhi: Cops, lawyers fight outside court, police's car set afire
On Saturday afternoon, a scuffle broke out between lawyers and police personnel at the Tis Hazari Court complex in Delhi.
06 Oct 2019
BiharBihar floods: Nitish Kumar's JD(U) slams "ally" Giriraj Singh
The devastation in Bihar, courtesy heavy rainfall, impacted the political corridors with Union Minister Giriraj Singh constantly slamming ally JD(U), led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
24 Sep 2019
BiharGiriraj Singh's political innings might end in 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party's firebrand leader Giriraj Singh has hinted that he might pull the shutters on his political career by 2024.
04 Jun 2019
BiharAmit Shah rebukes minister Giriraj Singh for 'Iftar party' dig
BJP President and Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reprimanded Union Minister Giriraj Singh for taking a dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his own party member Sushil Modi over an Iftar party.
28 May 2019
IndiaRamdev wants third child shouldn't get voting-rights, Giriraj supports him
On Sunday, renowned yoga guru Baba Ramdev spoke about population control and sparked a debate. He said the government should introduce a law wherein the third child isn't allowed to vote. This, he opined, will curb India's rising population.
23 May 2019
Madhya Pradesh#Verdict2019: A look at what's happening on VIP seats
Even as Election Commission started counting the votes for Lok Sabha elections, all eyes turned towards the VIP seats.
14 May 2019
FaridabadPolling-agent, arrested for influencing voters, asked woman to 'pick' lotus
On Sunday, a polling agent was arrested in Faridabad for trying to influence at least three female voters inside the booth. Had it not been for a video, which went viral, the man might have remained scot-free.
26 Apr 2019
Kanhaiya KumarShabana Azmi seeks votes for Kanhaiya Kumar, slams BJP
On Thursday, veteran actress Shabana Azmi campaigned for CPI candidate Kanhaiya Kumar in Begusarai, where she accused BJP of inciting communal tensions.
31 Mar 2019
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Bihar: Muzaffarpur case accused spotted at Giriraj Singh's rally
Union Minister Giriraj Singh and NDA's candidate from Begusarai shared the stage with Manju Verma, a former Bihar minister and accused in Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal, on Saturday.
26 Mar 2019
BiharBihar: Seat-change hurt Giriraj Singh's "self-respect", Kanhaiya takes a jibe
Union minister Giriraj Singh, who is one of the tallest BJP leaders in Bihar, said his self-respect was hurt after his Lok Sabha seat was changed from Nawada to Begusarai.
24 Mar 2019
BiharBihar: Left fields Kanhaiya from Begusarai against BJP's Giriraj Singh
In the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, former JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar will contest polls from Bihar's Begusarai on a CPI ticket.
22 Feb 2019
Bihar#PulwamaAttack: Nitish Kumar doesn't want Article 370 to be scrapped
Bihar Chief Minister on Thursday said he will never support the scrapping of Article 370 which gives Jammu and Kashmir its special status.
29 Oct 2018
Kapil Sibal#AyodhyaRamMandir: 'Hindus losing patience, anything can happen,' says BJP Minister
Demanding a law for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Union Minister Giriraj Singh warned that Hindus are now losing patience.
16 Sep 2018
IndiaIndia will face another partition in 2047: BJP's Giriraj Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party member and Union minister, Giriraj Singh once again does what he's good at- releasing controversial statements.
