Kapil Mishra

Personal and public life

He is a master in social work from Delhi School of Social Work and has worked with eminent international organizations like Greenpeace and Amnesty International on Political and Business Policy issues. He is one of the first people to protest against Commonwealth Games 2010 held in New Delhi and has written a book "It's Common v/s Wealth" highlighting the various scams and social and environmental concerns related with CWG 2010.

As co-founder and coordinator of "Youth for Justice", a New Delhi based youth action group that works on spontaneous issues that need cognizance, he has led the youth protest on various socio-economic issues including Jessica Lal murder trial, issues of Farmers suicides in various parts of country, encroachment on Yamuna River bed and various other issues that directly or indirectly affect our common future.

Writer of "It's Common v/s Wealth" a book on CWG 2010, Since 2007, He is spreading voice against the anti-people development approach that is being practiced by authorities in the name of Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

He has raised the voice inside Delhi Assembly against exploitation of Yamuna in the name of Commonwealth Games and got detained for the action. He has initiated and participated in several protests against exploitation of common people and common resources in the name of "Growth and Development".

He has also prepared a report as citizen journalist for CNN-IBN on encroachment on river Yamuna and also has exposed the issues of violation of labor laws at Games sites by camping outside Games village along with other members of "Youth for Justice". The Arvind Kejriwal Government recently sacked him from the post of Water Minister. He later submitted documents to the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) to back his allegations that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal delayed the probe into a Rs.400 crore tanker scam. Kapil Mishra was suspended from the party’s primary membership a day after he levelled corruption charges against Arvind Kejriwal and his former cabinet colleague Satyendra Kumar Jain.

Alleged Corruption Charges on Arvind Kejriwal

Kapil Mishra on 14 May 2017, in a press conference, alleged that party leaders close to chief Arvind Kejriwal hid the donations from the public, lied to the Election Commission of India (EC) and laundered money using 16 shell companies. The day on which he held the press conference, was his fifth day of hunger strike against Kejriwal. He was asking for the details of foreign trips of some of the AAP leaders. At the end of the conference, he fainted and was immediately taken to hospital.

Manhandling inside the Delhi Assembly

On 31 May 2017, Mishra was manhandled and pushed by AAP lawmakers inside the Delhi Assembly as it met for a one-day special sitting on the GST or Goods and Services Tax. In visuals from the assembly cameras, Mishra was seen struggling as he was grabbed and restrained by a group of lawmakers and marshals. One lawmaker even had him in what appeared to be a stranglehold. He was finally dragged out by marshals. Mishra claimed that he was kicked and punched in the chest by five to seven AAP legislators and during that time the cameras were switched off. The incident took place after Kapil Mishra incessantly demanded a chance to speak in the house. Mishra was seeking a response from the Speaker Ram Niwas Goel about a special session at Ramlila Maidan to discuss alleged corruption in the Aam Aadmi Party and the Delhi government. Speaker warned Mishra to not speak out of turn. Mishra then unfurled a banner asking for the special session. The Speaker then observed that this was not in keeping with the dignity of the assembly and asked marshals to remove Mishra. As even before the marshals could come, a scuffle broke out between the MLAs and Mishra. Scenes from the assembly showed Mishra surrounded by AAP MLAs, being pushed, shoved and manhandled before he was dragged out.

Y-category security to Kapil Mishra

On 8 June 2017, Delhi Police granted Y-category security cover to sacked AAP leader Kapil Mishra after he reportedly received death threats. After a security analysis by the Special Cell, two personnel were deployed to escort Mishra round the clock. Five others will guard his residence at Civil Lines.