Anand Prithviraj Singh is an Indian politician who is currently serving as Minister of Tourism, Ecology and Environment of Karnataka since 4 August 2021. He was the Minister of Infrastructure development, Hajj & Waqf Department of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

from 10 February 2021 to 26 July 2021. He is a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from

Vijayanagara Vijayanagara () was the capital city of the historic Vijayanagara Empire. Located on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, it spread over a large area and included the modern era Group of Monuments at Hampi site in Vijayanagara district, Bell ...

constituency from 16 May 2018. He was the Tourism minister in the

Government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...

and for the fourth time he was elected as a member of the

Karnataka Legislative Assembly The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the six states in India where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses. The two houses are ...

. He was one of the 17 members to resign and the reason for the downfall of the coalition government of Karnataka in 2019. He then joined the BJP and contested the by-elections. He has been elected for the Fourth consecutive time as MLA from Vijayanagara (Hospet) constituency in 2019 state by-elections. He is considered as the powerful leader of the state and also involved in mining business and he has assets more than thousands of crores rupees. He was then inducted into the Fourth B. S. Yeddyurappa ministry. He is one of the richest politicians in India.

Career

He represents the

constituency as a member of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod ...

. In 2015, Singh was arrested in the Belekeri iron ore scam. He was later released on bail.

Controversies

Accused of forest encroachment and illegal mining

Anand Singh has 15 criminal cases against him, and is facing 3 CBI trials about encroachment and illegal mining. After joining the BJP and forming the government he was given the forest department portfolio to serve as a cabinet minister. This was criticized by the opposition and the media, calling it an act to hush up the criminal cases by means of his cabinet powers. They also insisted on changing his portfolio so that the enquiry is not affected.

References

External links

Karnataka Legislative Assembly
{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Anand Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013 Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023 1966 births Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018