Shailja Kumari is an Indian politician. She is from the Congress Party and has been a Union Minister in Manmohan Singh’s cabinet.
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Shailja Kumari was born on Monday, 24 September 1962 (age 57 years; as in 2019) in Chandigarh. His zodiac sign is Libra. She did her schooling from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi. She went back to Chandigarh to pursue MA and MPhil from Panjab University.
Shailja Kumari in her younger days
He was born in Chandigarh and brought up in New Delhi. His father was a Member of Parliament; Due to which he went to New Delhi. His father died in 1987. After this he decided to join politics like his father.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Eye colour: dark brown
Hair Color: Black
Family, Caste and Husband
Shailja Kumari belongs to the Ravidassia community. His father, Chaudhary Dalbir Singh, was an Indian politician from the Congress Party and was elected to the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Lok Sabha from the Sirsa Assembly constituency of Haryana. His mother Kalavati Bhankhor was a housewife.
- Marital Status: Single
Shailja Kumari’s father Chaudhary Dalbir Singh
livelihood
In 1990, Shailaja Kumari joined the Indian National Congress (INC). In the same year, she was appointed as the Joint Secretary of Mahila Congress. In 1991, she was elected MP from Sirsa Lok Sabha constituency of Haryana. He was appointed as the Deputy Minister of the Union Ministry of Education and Culture and Human Resource Development by the PV Narasimha Rao government from July 1992 to September 1995. In September 1995, he was promoted as Union Minister of State (MoS). Department of Education and Culture and Ministry of Human Resource Development.
In 1996, she was re-elected as MP from Sirsa and was appointed as the secretary and spokesperson of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) from 1996 to 2004. In 2004, he contested the general elections from Ambala Cantt Lok Sabha constituency. Haryana won more. Lok Sabha constituency. He was appointed as the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Abatement by the Manmohan Singh government. In 2007, he was appointed as the President of the 21st Governing Council of UN-Habitat for 2 years.
Shailja Kumari addressing the press conference
In 2009, she was re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Ambala Cantt. On 31 May 2009, he was appointed as the Minister of Housing and Urban Estate Abolition and Tourism. On 19 January 2011, he was given additional charge of the Ministry of Culture. On 28 October 2012, following a cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed as the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment. In April 2014, she was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Haryana. In 2014, she contested the general elections, but lost to Ratan Lal Kataria of BJP. On 4 September 2019, Shailaja was appointed President of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) by Sonia Gandhi.
On being appointed Haryana Congress President, Kumari Shailja said that this is a big responsibility on my shoulders, we all have to work together. We are committed to the ideology of the party. pic.twitter.com/hZZGVNVzKx
– ANI (@ANI) 4 September 2019
controversies
- On 11 March 2011, Shailaja was issued a notice by the High Courts of Punjab and Haryana. He was charged with forgery, fabrication, criminal intimidation and criminal conspiracy. The notice said that he had instigated members of the Valmiki community against Jat leaders in the Mirchpur case. The notice also accused him of intimidating and pressurizing the undertrials and forcing them to sign blank and non-judicial papers to save themselves from litigation.
- On 6 October 2013, Shailaja inaugurated the “Kalka-Sainagar Shirdi Superfast Express” and was traveling in it from Kalka to Chandigarh. As the train passed through Manakpur village, an unknown assailant threw a brick through the window. The brick hit Shailja’s arm and she got injured. The next day when he was asked about the incident, he replied-
I have never faced such situations in my political life and the people of Haryana Congress are not only working against me but are also trying to scare me.
car collection
Shailja Kumari owns Honda City (2019 model)
property/property
- Bank Deposit: Rs 4.79 crore
- Jewellery: Rs 21.22 lakh
- Agricultural land: Worth Rs 2.74 crore in Hisar, Haryana
- Agricultural land: worth Rs 3.84 crore in Sonipat, Haryana
- Non-agricultural land: Worth Rs 1.41 crore in Gurugram, Haryana
- Non-agricultural land: Worth Rs 1.34 crore in Silokheda, Haryana
- Non-agricultural land: Price Rs 4.78 lakh in Faridabad, Haryana
- Non-agricultural land: Price Rs 73.20 lakh in Hisar, Haryana
- Non-agricultural land: Value Rs 5.12 crore in Faridabad, Haryana
- Non-agricultural land: Price Rs 10.46 lakh in Faridabad, Haryana
- Residential Building: Price Rs 53.72 lakh in Hisar, Haryana
- Residential Building: Worth Rs 1.54 Crore in Hisar, Haryana
Salary and Net Worth
- Salary: Rs 1 lakh + other allowances (as a member of Rajya Sabha)
- Net Worth: Rs 20.05 crore (in 2019)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Shailaja is one of the leaders who is close to Sonia Gandhi. In August 2013, when Sonia Gandhi had to be taken to the hospital during the parliamentary session, she asked Shailja to take her to the hospital with her.
Shailja Kumari going to the hospital with Sonia Gandhi
- On 4 September 2019, Sonia Gandhi appointed Shailja as the President of Haryana PCC.
Shailja Kumari appointed President of Haryana PCC
- On 12 October 2019, less than a month after taking charge of the Haryana Congress, he expelled 16 members of the Haryana Congress. In a statement he said-
16 people have been expelled from the Congress for violating the provisions of the party constitution and contesting the 2019 assembly elections as rebels.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn