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 Legislat ...
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, 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
Khadi and Village Industries Commission 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 ...
. 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 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 as a member of the national committee On the advice of BJP led
Union Government of India, 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 Mur ...
appointed him as 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 Legislat ...
on 26 May 2022.
References
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Lieutenant Governors of Delhi
Living people
1958 births