| Captain Ajay Singh Yadav | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Power, Forests & Environment , Govt of Haryana, and Member of Legislative assembly | |
| Constituency | Rewari, Haryana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1958 Saharanwas, Rewari |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Smt. Shakuntla Yadav |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | 315-L, Model Town, Rewari-123401 |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Ajay Singh Yadav is an Indian politician from the state of Haryana. Presently he is the Minister of Power, Forests & Environment and has acted as the minister of Irrigation, Revenue and Elections[1] for the state of Haryana[2] He is one of the senior politicians in Congress party in Haryana.
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Capt. Ajay Singh Yadav was born on 2 November 1958 in the village Saharanwas in the district Rewari in Haryana to Rao Abhey Singh who has also been a Mebly (MLA) in Haryana. He was educated at various places including Jaipur, Chandigarh, New Delhi and Rewari. He was awarded his B.Sc. and LL.B. Singh became second lieutanent in the Indian Army on June 7, 1980 and resigned about seven years later on June 26, 1987 as captain.[2] After his military service, Singh pursued a political career in the Rewari district in Haryana.
Singh has been Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Haryana for three consecutive terms i.e. 12 years. He is one of the few leaders in India who continuously wins re-election since 1989. He is the senior minister in Haryana and erudite scholar and Politician.
He has hold the following offices:
His sister, Justice Nirmal Yadav of Punjab and Haryana High Court, has been formally accused of corruption, destruction of evidence, and fabrication of evidence. She has become the first judge of a High Court in India to be chargesheeted while still in office.[3]
A co-accused, a lawyer, has been accused of sending Rs.1.50 million cash to her under mysterious circumstances for showing favours to a businessman in a legal case pending the court. It so happened that the courier delivered the cash to the house of another judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court by mistake because her first name was also Nirmal. The other judge complained to the police that cash had been delivered to her house on behalf of a lawyer. The lawyer and Justice Nirmal Yadav were investigated by police and CBI and a prima facie case made out against her when the lawyer admitted that he had sent the cash for Justice Nirmal Yadav.
Thereafter she was investigated by a committee of judges formed by the Chief Justice of India. It is alleged that she tried to scuttle the probe by not appearing before the judges. The Chief Justice of India, Justice SH Kapadia recommended her prosecution. The President of India sanctioned her prosecution[4] and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a case against her in a court of law before she retired.[5]
She tried not to appear before the trial court but Punjab and Haryana High Court rejected her plea. Currently she is out on bail after furnishing a bond on 27 August 2011.[6]
