Captain Ajay Singh Yadav is an

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politician from the state of

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, India. he was the Minister of Power, Forests and Environment and was formerly minister of Irrigation, Revenue and Elections for that state. Currently, he is the National Chairman of O.B.C. department of the A.I.C.C.

Early life

Ajay Singh Yadav was born on 2 November 1958 in a

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family at

Saharanwas Saharanwas is a village in Rewari district, Haryana, India. It is situated from the city of Rewari, on the Narnaul-Mahendragarh road. A report published in 2003 described the village as "large", with around 600 households and 2000 voters pre ...

village,

Rewari district Rewari district is one of the 22 districts in the state of Haryana, India. It was carved out of Gurgaon district by the Government of Haryana on 1November 1989. It is also part of the National Capital Region. The administrative headquarter of t ...

. His father was Rao Abhey Singh, who had also been a

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in Haryana. He was educated at various places including

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and Rewari, graduating with the degrees of BSc and LL.B. Singh became second lieutenant in the Indian Army on 7 June 1980, and resigned seven years later on 26 June 1987 as captain. After his military service, Singh pursued a political career in Rewari district.

Political career

Singh was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Haryana for six consecutive terms, totalling 25 years. He held the following offices: * Member, A.I.C.C. * Member, P.C.C. * Deputy Leader Congress Legislative Party * President D.C.C., Rewari * Secretary, Haryana State Kisan Congress * Minister for Jails, for Printing & Stationery, for Social Welfare and Women as well as for Child Development * Officiated C.L.P. Leader in Haryana * Deputy Leader C.L.P. in Haryana * AICC State Observer for Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh during Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. * Finance, Irrigation & PWD Minister. * National Chairman, A.I.C.C. O.B.C. (present) He has been a Member of Legislative Assembly. On 29 July 2014, Singh resigned from his post and submitted his resignation letter to

Bhupinder Singh Hooda Bhupinder Singh Hooda (born 15 September 1947) is an Indian National Congress politician who is the current Leader of the Opposition in Haryana Legislative Assembly. He also served as the Chief Minister of Haryana from 2005 to 2014. When he b ...

. However, Singh has not resigned from the party.

Legal issues

Yadav and his sister, Justice Nirmal Yadav of

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, were accused of influencing a land deal in

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in 2008 by putting undue pressure on

Panchkula Panchkula (PKL) is a planned city and district headquarter in the Panchkula district, part of the Ambala division in Haryana, India. The origin of the name Panchkula came from the place where five irrigation canals meet. Panchkula established ...

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Satish Kumar to issue residence certificate without proper documents. Official inquiries supported claims of impropriety, which Yadav denied.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yadav, Ajay Singh People from Rewari district Indian National Congress politicians 1958 births Living people Indian Army personnel State cabinet ministers of Haryana Haryana MLAs 2009–2014