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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>		'''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>

			==Personal life==
			Arun 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>

	==Career==		==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/~~>		He worked as a businessman for 17 years before entering into politics. He was president of the paint firm [[Jenson and Nicholson]] at the time when Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] persuaded him to change career.<ref name=TOIdeath/><ref name=HINDUdeath/> However, he rose to prominence after [[Sanjay Gandhi\|Sanjay Gandhi's]] death. The business community regarded him as a decisive person and even termed him as "one-window clearance". When Rajiv Gandhi forayed into politics in 1981, Nehru became his key advisor.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19861130-mystery-surrounds-circumstances-under-which-arun-nehru-was-ousted-from-power-801485-1986-11-30 Mystery surrounds circumstances under which Nehru was ousted from power], India Today.</ref>

	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~~/>		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. 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/>

	~~==Role in 1984 Anti-Sikh riots==~~		He was also a member of member of various committees - Railway Convention Committee (1980-84), Consultative Committee, External Affairs and Science and Technology, 7th Lok Sabha; Member, Consultative Committee, External Affairs (1987-89)<ref name=Bio/>
	~~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~~==		==Controversy==
	~~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>		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. He was also responsible for issuing lists of the sikh properties and addresses to the mob which killed thousands of sikhs. Despite being a main culpit of the riots he was never charges.<ref name=Stay/>

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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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