Asha Kumari is a leader of

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and an

All India Congress Committee The All India Congress Committee (AICC) is the presidium or the central decision-making assembly of the Indian National Congress. It is composed of members elected from state-level Pradesh Congress Committees and can have as many as a thousan ...

secretary and Former AICC in charge of

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. She was a member of the

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from Dalhousie. She was education minister of the state from 2003 to 2005.

Personal life

She married Brijendra Singh, son of Lakshman Singh, Raja of

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Controversy

On 29 December 2017, Kumari gained controversy after she slapped a female constable during an argument, after which she was slapped back by the constable. She later apologized for her actions.

References

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