Preceded by Meira Kumar Religion Hinduism Residence Hisar Spouse(s) Unmarried Party Indian National Congress | Constituency Ambala Role Polit. Succeeded by Thawar Chand Gehlot Name Selja Kumari | |
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Born 24 September 1962 (age 61)
Chandigarh ( 1962-09-24 ) Political party Indian National Congress Parents Smt. Kalawati devi, Chaudhary Dalbir Singh Education Panjab University, Chandigarh, Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi | ||
asking castes in dwarkadhish is selja kumari speaking truth or manufacturing a debate
Selja Kumari (born 24 September 1962) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. She was the cabinet minister at the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in the United Progressive Alliance Government during the 15th Lok Sabha. She resigned in January 2014.
Contents
- asking castes in dwarkadhish is selja kumari speaking truth or manufacturing a debate
- Arun jaitley exposes kumari selja lies over temple remark
- Early life
- Political career
- Accusation
- References
Arun jaitley exposes kumari selja lies over temple remark
Early life
Selja Kumari was born in Parbhuwala Hisar to Chaudhary Dalbir Singh. She studied at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, New Delhi and did her M.A. and M.Phil. from Punjab University.
Political career
She began her political career in the Mahila Congress becoming its President in 1990. She was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 from Sirsa in Haryana. She was Union Minister of State for Education and Culture in the Narasimha Rao-led Congress government. Despite the Congress debacle in Haryana in 1996, she was re-elected to the 11th Lok Sabha.
In 2004, she was elected to the Lok Sabha representing the Ambala constituency of Haryana. She was Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government.On 16 May 2009, she was once again re-elected from the same constituency, making this her second consecutive victory from Ambala and was given an elevation to Cabinet rank holding portfolios of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Culture.
Accusation
In March 2011, Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja has been issued notices by the Punjab and Haryana High Court over a petition that has accused her of "forgery, criminal intimidation, fabrication and hatching a criminal conspiracy". The petitioner, advocate B S Chahar, has alleged that Selja, who was "instrumental in instigating leaders and members of the Balmiki community against Jat leaders in Mirchpur case", tried to save herself from a litigation by pressurising the undertrials and forcing them to sign "blank and non judicial papers".
