Jarnail Singh (born 1973)
- Not to be confused with another AAP politician Jarnail Singh (born 1981), who is the Tilak Nagar MLA.
| Jarnail Singh | |
|---|---|
| MLA | |
| In office 2015 – present | |
| Preceded by | Manjinder Singh Sirsa |
| Constituency | Rajouri Garden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973 Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Profession | politician, journalist |
| Religion | Sikhism |
Jarnail Singh is an Indian journalist and politician belonging to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He is a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, where he represents the Rajouri Garden constituency.
Journalism career
Jarnail Singh obtained a diploma in journalism from YMCA, and started his career as a reporter for Amar Ujala. He then worked as a correspondent with Dainik Jagran for over a decade.[1]
He gained media attention when he threw a shoe at India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram during a press conference on 7 April 2009.[2] Singh was upset that the minister's party, the Indian National Congress, had given poll tickets to leaders who had been accused of instigating 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The leaders had been cleared of any wrongdoings by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) when Congress government was in power. Responding to Jarnail Singh's question, Chidambaram stated that CBI had not acted under government pressure, and had only submitted its reports to the court, and that it was up to the courts to make a decision. Singh was not satisfied with the answer, and threw a shoe at the minister. He later said “I admit my method was wrong, but the sentiment was right. I do not wish that any journalist should behave in this manner.” The minister did not press charges against him.[1]
Political career
Jarnail Singh contested the 2014 general elections as an AAP candidate from West Delhi. He lost to Pravesh Verma of BJP by a margin of 268,586 votes.[3] In 2015 Delhi Assembly elections, he won from the Rajouri Garden constituency.[4] He is sometimes confused with Jarnail Singh, an AAP MLA from Tilak Nagar in Delhi.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jarnail Singh: Profile of a shoe thrower
- ↑ "Jarnail Singh: Man who hurled shoe at P Chidambaram is AAP candidate". Economic Times Portal. 16 February 2014.
- ↑ Vishal Kant (2015-01-13). "Pravesh Verma conquers West Delhi by record margin". The Hindu.
- ↑ Rajouri Garden results
- ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/west-delhi-confused-will-the-real-jarnail-singh-stand-up/
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