Английская Википедия:Arun Singh (politician, born 1944)
Шаблон:Other people Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox person Arun Singh is a former union minister of state for defence in the Government of India. He was minister in the government headed by Rajiv Gandhi.
Early life and education
Born a Rajkumar in the princely family of Kapurthala, Singh was born in Srinagar, in what was then the salute state of Jammu and Kashmir. He is the elder son of Maharajkumar Karamjit Singh (1896-1967), the second son of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala.Шаблон:Cn Educated at The Doon School and at St. Stephen's College, Delhi, Singh subsequently read for an MA at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.Шаблон:Cn At Cambridge, he was a classmate of Rajiv Gandhi.[1]
Career
After completing his MA in 1971, Arun Singh joined The Metal Box Company and later Reckitt and Coleman. In 1984, he was elected as an MP from Uttar Pradesh, serving in the Rajya Sabha until 1988.Шаблон:Cn
Singh drew some negative attention for leaving the government before the arrival of the Bofors scandal.[2] Singh left the government without explanation. Singh maintained that he had not received any money from the company.[3]
At the time of Kargil war, NDA defence minister Jaswant Singh brought him back as his advisor.
According to a Hindustan Times article quoting an article published in Caravan's May 2014 Issue, Rajiv Gandhi, along with Arun Singh and Arun Nehru, was responsible for taking decision on "go ahead" for Operation Blue Star, despite Indira Gandhi's consistent reluctance against the army entering the sacred shrine. The decision was taken with an eye on the Lok Sabha polls slated to be held at the end of 1984.[4]
References
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- ↑ "The Return of Arun Singh". Rediff on the Net. 10 July 1999.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ "On the record: Arun Singh, former Minister of State of Defense", Indian Express, 31 July 2006
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140529103448/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/eye-on-lok-sabha-polls-rajiv-led-trio-convinced-indira-says-report/article1-1223540.aspx
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