Dilip Singh Judeo

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Dilip Singh Judeo (born 8 March 1949) was the Indian Minister of State for Environment and Forests in Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Bharatiya Janata Party led coalition government. He hails from the Royal family of Chhattisgarh.In November 2003 he was accused of accepting a bribe from an Australian company in exchange for mining rights in Chhattisgarh. The accusation was made by The Sunday Express newspaper, which had received a video of the bribe taking place.[1] He rejected initial calls for his resignation,[2] however he did resign on November 17, 2003.[3]

Judeo claimed that he had been set up by "Christian missionaries" and/or by his Congress Party rival for the post of Chief Minister in Chhattisgarh, Ajit Jogi.[1]

In 2005, the Central Bureau of Investigation told the Indian Supreme Court that the bribe exposé was planned by Amit Jogi, the son of the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Ajit Jogi, as a means to derive political mileage in favour of Ajit Jogi in upcoming elections.

Mr.Judeo successfully led the BJP to victory in the 2003 Vidhan Sabha Elections and refrained from taking the Chair of Chief Minister of the state despite a wide campaign for the same from the Tribals of Chhatisgarh.

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  1. ^ a b Jain, Sonu (2003). Caught on tape: Union Minister taking cash, saying money is no less than God (HTML). The Sunday Express. Retrieved on 2006-04-25.
  2. ^ Ajit Jogi, Christian missionaries conspired to defame me: Dilip Singh Judeo (HTML). rediff.com: Elections 2003 (2003). Retrieved on 2006-04-25.
  3. ^ Judeo video: Didi relieved at resignation (HTML). The Indian Express (2003). Retrieved on 2006-04-25.
  4. ^ Amit Jogi planned sting on Judeo: CBI (HTML). The Indian Express (2005). Retrieved on 2006-04-25.

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