Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan Singh is an Indian politician and member of

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, 13th, 15th and

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. And currently serving as Minister of Dairy Development, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries in Yogi Adityanath ministry. He represents the

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constituency as a candidate of the

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in the

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. He was previously a member of the

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and was a cabinet minister in the government led by chief minister

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Political career

In 2006, Chaudhury joined the

. In the BSP government, he was the agricultural minister and was portrayed by the media as the party's "

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face". He assisted chief minister

in pacifying agitation in Jat majority areas. He also said to the Jat farmers that the government was not against the farmers. In July 2015, Chaudhary along with a former mayor of Agra joined the

. In January 2017, he filed his nomination for

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, where he would contest from Chhata. He said that his intention was to carry Prime Minister

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's mission of development forward. He won the election by defeating a

candidate. He was given the portfolio of Additional Charge of Dairy Industry, Culture, Minority Welfare, Religious activities by chief minister

Yogi Adityanath Yogi Adityanath (born on 5 June 1972 as Ajay Singh Bisht),

. After becoming a minister, Chaudhary said that the government would impose the "

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model of dairy development". He also said that steps would be taken to prohibit illegal slaughter of cattle. It was also announced that the

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and

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boards of the state would be dissolved. He cited the alleged scams involving the boards for this decision. Chaudhary said that an investigation by the

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was required, and also alleged a scam of 1000 crore rupees associated with the boards. He was also made the party incharge of

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Views

Chaudhary is of the opinion that unlike the government of

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, the

Yogi Adityanath Yogi Adityanath (born on 5 June 1972 as Ajay Singh Bisht),

government does not indulge in politics of appeasement. He also said

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was heading towards ''

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Rajya'' (kingdom of Hindu god Rama) during the government of Adityanath. He also said that the celebrations of

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and

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were evidences of his claim.

Personal life

In January 2017, Chaudhary was injured in a road accident while on his way to attend a rally of Prime Minister

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References

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