Nationality Indian Name Anil Vij Spouse(s) Unmarried Role Indian Politician | Children None Occupation Politician | |
 | ||
Constituency Ambala Cantt. in Haryana Vidhan Sabha Born 15 March 1953 (age 71)
Ambala ( 1953-03-15 ) Residence 62-A Shashtri Colony, Ambala Cantt., Haryana, India Alma mater Panjab University, Chandigarh Similar People Manohar Lal Khattar, Ram Bilas Sharma, Kavita Jain, Om Prakash Dhankar, Ashok Khemka | ||
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Haryana minister anil vij has an ugly spat with woman sp walks out of meeting
Anil Vij (born 15- March 1953) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bhartiya Janata Party and Cabinet Minister in the Government of Haryana (appointed October 2014).
Contents
- Haryana minister anil vij has an ugly spat with woman sp walks out of meeting
- Mahatma Gandhi Devalued Indian Currency and Khadi Haryana Minister Anil Vij Said
- Political career
- Cabinet Minister of Haryana
- Family
- Controversies
- References
Mahatma Gandhi Devalued Indian Currency and Khadi, Haryana Minister Anil Vij Said
Political career
Vij joined Akhil Bhartiya Vidharthi Parishad (ABVP), a student wing of RSS Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, while he was studying at S. D. College, Ambala Cantt. In 1970, he became General Secretary of ABVP.
Vij joined the State Bank of India in 1974. In 1990, when Sushama Sawraj was elected to Rajya Sabha, the Ambala Cantonment seat became vacant. Vij was asked to resign from service and contest a by-election by the BJP Party. He contested the election and won. In 1991 he became State President Of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM). In 1996 and 2000, he contested as an independent candidate and won both times.
In 2005, Vij lost re-election. In 2009, he was elected as Bhartiya Janata Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) (MLA) from Ambala Cantonment constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.
In 2014, Vij was again elected as Bhartiya Janata Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) (MLA) Ambala Cantonment constituency.He is the Punjabi face of Haryana BJP.
Cabinet Minister of Haryana
On 26 October 2014, Vij was inducted in the Government of Haryana as a Cabinet Minister. He has independent charge of departments: Department of Health Services, Haryana,Department of Medical Education, Haryana, Department of Ayush, Haryana, Department of Science & Technology, Haryana, and Department of Sports & Youth Affairs, Haryana.
Family
Vij lives in a joint family. He has two brothers Rajinder Vij and Kapil Vij, both married and further has children. Rajinder has daughter Bharti & son Gaurav. Kapil has daughter Aarti & and son Shubham .
Controversies
In 2016, Vij said that "Those Who Can't Live Without Beef Mustn't Visit Haryana". Even though Hinduism do not ban eating of Beef, Ban against beef is often used as a political draw card in India.