Arun Nehru

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{{Infobox person
| name = Arun Nehru
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| birth_name = Arun Kumar Nehru
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1944|4|24}}
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| residence =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2013|7|25|1944|4|24}}
| death_place = [[Gurgaon]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]
| occupation = Politician, columnist
| nationality = Indian
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| spouse = Subhadra Nehru<ref name=TOIdeath>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Arun-Nehru-former-Union-minister-dies/articleshow/21346560.cms | title=Arun Nehru, former Union minister, dies | work=The Times of India| date=25 July 2013 | accessdate=26 July 2013}}</ref>
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Uma Nehru]] (grandmother)<br>[[Shyam Kumari Khan]] (aunt)
| family = See [[Nehru-Gandhi family]]
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'''Arun Kumar Nehru''' (24 April 1944 – 25 July 2013) was an Indian politician and columnist. He was member of the [[9th Lok Sabha]] from [[Bilhaur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bilhaur]] as a [[Janata Dal]] leader. Earlier, he was member of the [[7th Lok Sabha|7th]] and [[8th Lok Sabha]]s from [[Rae Bareli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rae Bareli]] on an [[Indian National Congress]] ticket.<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2815.htm|title=Lok Sabha Member's Bioprofile|accessdate=16 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017214646/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2815.htm|archivedate=17 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Career==
Arun Nehru was born in [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], and had worked in business for 17 years, from the age of 20, before he entered politics. He was president of the [[Jenson and Nicholson]] group at the time when Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] persuaded him to change career.<ref name=TOIdeath/><ref name=HINDUdeath/> As a representative of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), Nehru was a member of Parliament in the 7th Lok Sabha (1980–84) and 8th Lok Sabha (1984-89) from Rae Bareli. Aside from sitting on various consultative committees during this time, he was [[Cabinet of India|Union Minister of State]] for Energy (December 1984—September 1985,) and for [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Home Affairs]] (September 1985—October 1986) in [[Tenth cabinet of India 1984|10th ministry of India]]. Later, he left the INC for [[Janata Dal]] and was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Bilhaur in 1989, where he was Union Minister for Commerce and Tourism (December–November 1990).<ref name=Bio/>

During his tenure as minister in the Home department in 1985–86, he was allegedly involved in the Czech pistol case, where a deal with the Czechoslovakian firm Merkuria Foreign Trade Corp. had resulted in a loss of around {{INRConvert|2.5|m}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/1988-pistol-deal-court-to-hear-arguments-on-charge-sheet_832994.html |agency=PTI |title=1988 pistol deal: Court to hear arguments on charge sheet |publisher=Zee News |date=4 March 2013 | accessdate=26 July 2013}}</ref> A 20-year investigation by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) led to submission of a report in 2007. This found no incriminating evidence.<ref name=Stay>{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-23/india/37959855_1_trial-proceedings-clean-chit-pistols | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124019/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-23/india/37959855_1_trial-proceedings-clean-chit-pistols | url-status=dead | archive-date=2 February 2014 | title=SC stays trial in Rajiv-era Czech pistol purchase scam | date=23 March 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | accessdate=26 July 2013}}</ref> The trial court, however, rejected the CBI report and found Nehru's involvement enough to continue the proceedings.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/czech-pistol-case-court-summons-former-union-minister-arun-nehru-262080 |title=Czech pistol case: Court summons former Union Minister Arun Nehru |publisher=NDTV |date=2 September 2012 |accessdate=26 July 2013}}</ref> In March 2013, the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] [[Stay of proceedings|stay]]ed those proceedings, based on the report.<ref name=Stay/>

==Role in 1984 Anti-Sikh riots==
Arun Nehru was considered a backroom power-broker and famous for his bullying tactics.<ref name=huff>{{cite web|title=Rajiv Gandhi and 1984|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sunil-sharan/rajiv-gandhi-and-1984_b_3067034.html}}</ref> He reportedly played a pivotal role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The riots broke out after the [[Assassination of Indira Gandhi]]. According to then petroleum secretary Avtar Singh Gill, Nehru gave "clearance" for the killings in Delhi. His strategy was to "catch Sikh youth, fling a tyre over their heads, douse them with kerosene and set them on fire.". He further retorted, "This will calm the anger of the [[Indian National Congress]]".<ref name=carvan>{{cite web|title=The 1984 Massacre: How Senior Leaders from the Congress Sanctioned the Organised Violence That Followed Indira Gandhi’s Death|url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/vantage/1984-massacre-how-senior-leaders-congress-sanctioned-organised-violence-indira-gandhi-death}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Nehru was born on 24 April 1944.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=Arun Nehru Bio|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2815.htm|publisher=Parliament of India|accessdate=27 July 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017214646/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2815.htm|archivedate=17 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His father was Anand Kumar Nehru, a member of the [[Nehru-Gandhi family]].<ref name=bio /> He studied at [[La Martiniere Lucknow|La Martinière Boys College]], [[Lucknow]], and [[Lucknow Christian College]].<ref name=HINDUdeath>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arun-nehru-dies-aged-69/article4953480.ece | title=From the corporate world to politics | work=The Hindu| date=26 July 2013 | accessdate=26 July 2013}}</ref> He was married in 1967 to Subhadra and had two daughters. He has 3 grandsons. Akhil Madan, Yash Madan and Vickram Tikkoo.<ref name=bio /> He died on 25 July 2013 in [[Gurgaon]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former union minister and Congress leader Arun Nehru passes away|agency=PTI|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=25 July 2013 |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130725/news-current-affairs/article/former-union-minister-and-congress-leader-arun-nehru-passes-away|accessdate=25 July 2013}}</ref>

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==References==
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