Vinai Kumar Saxena (born 23 March 1958) is the

Lieutenant Governor of Delhi The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is the constitutional head of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The post was first established in September 1966, when The Delhi Administration Act, 1966 came into effect. Thus the former Delhi Legislativ ...

since 26 May 2022, appointed by BJP led Union Government. On 25 October 2015 he was appointed as the Chairman of

Khadi and Village Industries Commission The Khadii and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is a statutory body formed in April 1957 by the Government of India, under the Act of Parliament, 'Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956'. It is an apex organisation under the ...

, an Organization under the Ministry of Medium, Small and Micro Enterprise. He remained chairman till 23 May 2022.

As Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

He was accused of Khadi Scam and money laundering of ₹1400 crore while he was the Chairman of

by the majority MLAs of the ruling party in the

Legislative Assembly of Delhi The Delhi Legislative Assembly, also known as the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral legislature of the union territory of Delhi in India. Delhi Legislative Assembly is the legislative arm of the Government of Delhi. At present, it consists o ...

. He sent legal notices against the AAP leaders refuting these claims.

Delhi High Court The High Court of Delhi (IAST: ''dillī uchcha nyāyālaya'') was established on 31 October 1966, through the ''Delhi High Court Act, 1966'', with four judges, Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S. ...

ordered

Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (; AAP) is a political party in India, as one of the national political parties. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, popular ...

to take down defematory posts from social media sites and said that the allegations were without merit. It also remarked that the sum of ₹17 lakhs was converted into 1400 crores in a fanciful way without proof or merit. In November 2020, he was nominated as a member of Padma awards selection panel for 2021. In March 2021, he was appointed by the

union government The Government of India ( ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...

as a member of the national committee On the advice of BJP led

Union Government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...

, the

President of India The president of India ( IAST: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Murmu ...

appointed him as the

on 26 May 2022.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saxena, Vinai Kumar Lieutenant Governors of Delhi Living people 1958 births