Radha Mohan Singh: News
Radha Mohan Singh is an Indian politician who serves as the National Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has formerly served as the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and the President of BJP’s Bihar State unit from 2006-2009. Singh is serving as a member of the 17th Lok Sabha, National Election Officer, and Chairperson for the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, as of 2021. Previously, he has served as a member of the 9th Lok Sabha, 11th Lok Sabha, 13th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha, and 16th Lok Sabha. Singh started his political career as a student leader and was an active member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. In 1967, he was elected as the Nagar Pramukh of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in Motihari. Following this, Singh joined the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and became its Mandal secretary in 1969. In 1970, he was appointed as the organizational secretary of the Jana Sangh for Bihar’s East Champaran region. After this, he joined BJP and in 1977, he was appointed as the party’s general secretary. In 1988, he served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.
20 Jan 2020
Narendra ModiJP Nadda succeeds Amit Shah, elected as BJP President unopposed
Jagat Prakash Nadda, the working President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, formally took over the reins of the party today, succeeding Amit Shah, who is also the Union Home Minister.
20 Jun 2018
PuneTwo-day conference on agriculture to be inaugurated by Vice-President Naidu
Agriculture experts and economists will deliberate upon creating an enabling policy framework, agricultural trade policy, transfer of technology from labs to land, and agricultural credit and insurance at a two-day conference in Pune tomorrow that will be inaugurated by Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu.
20 Jun 2018
IndiaDoubled agriculture-budget to Rs. 2.12L crore to double farm-income: Modi
Interacting with farmers across 600 districts through the NaMo app, PM Narendra Modi today said the government has doubled the agriculture budget to Rs. 2.12L crore in order to double farmers' income by 2022.
04 Jun 2018
MuzaffarpurUnion Agricultural Minister calls farmer protests 'media stunt'; faces complaint
A complaint was filed against Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh in a court in Muzaffarpur in Bihar today for allegedly making insulting remarks against farmers.
24 May 2018
IndiaThe Netherlands and India discuss cooperation across various sectors
On Thursday, The Netherlands and India explored possibilities of cooperation across diverse sectors at a CEOs Round Table hosted in Hyderabad House, New Delhi.
29 Mar 2018
BiharPM Modi to address 20,000 Swachhagrahis in Bihar's Motihari
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Bihar's Motihari on April 10 to take part in the concluding ceremony of Champaran Satyagraha centenary celebrations, a district official said.
13 Jan 2018
IndiaRSS-linked farmers' union expresses its demands for 2018 budget
There is about a month left before Modi government would present its last full-fledged budget. As various groups lobby to have their demands accepted, there is one demand which the government might find difficult to ignore.
12 Oct 2017
DNAWith 2019 elections in mind, BJP to discuss farmers' unrest
With an eye on 2019 polls, the BJP plans to organize a mega brainstorming session in Delhi on October 12 to discuss increasing farmer distress and the high number of farmer protests in MP, Maharashtra, Punjab and Tamil Nadu.
29 Jun 2017
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Controversy: Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh seen urinating in public
The BJP has landed in a controversy after a picture of Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh urinating in public went viral.