Nanki Ram Kanwar

Nanki Ram Kanwar is a cabinet minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party ministry of Chhattisgarh state of India. He is minister of Home, Jail and Cooperation departments.

He is well noted for his support of aggressive stance against the Naxalites. In 2006 he was noted for supporting the Salwa Judum. By 2010 he was known to have looked at alternate methods for fighting terrorism. He is also known for taking a strong stance against improper investigative techniques of the Chhattisgarh police. He was also in controversy for suggesting that Swami Agnivesh was supporting Maoists.