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{{Short description|Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]<br/>from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start = 3 April 2024
| constituency =
| succeeding =
| alma_mater = [[Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University]] (2007)
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| office2 = Other offices
| subterm2 = 2017-2022
| suboffice2 = [[Agra Municipal Corporation|Mayor of Agra]]
| subterm3 = 2019-2022
| suboffice3 = [[Mayor (India)|President of All India Council of Mayors]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-28 |title=मेयर Naveen jain ने रचा इतिहास, अखिल भारतीय महापौर परिषद के निर्विरोध राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष बने {{!}} Agra mayor Naveen elected All india mayors council national president |url=https://www.patrika.com/agra-news/agra-mayor-naveen-elected-all-india-mayors-council-national-president-4898852/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Patrika News |language=hi}}</ref>
| predecessor = [[Anil Jain (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Anil Jain]]
}}

'''Naveen Jain''' is an [[Indian politician]] from [[Uttar Pradesh]] representing Uttar Pradesh in [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=राज्यसभा चुनाव: आगरा से पहली बार दो राज्यसभा सांसद करेंगे नुमाइंदगी, भाजपा से नवीन जैन तो सपा से रामजीलाल जीते |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/agra/naveen-jain-elected-from-bjp-and-ramjilal-from-sp-in-rajya-sabha-elections-both-belongs-to-agra-2024-02-27 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> A member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], he has served as [[Agra Municipal Corporation|mayor of Agra]] from 2017 until 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-27 |title=BJP wins eight Rajya Sabha seats; SP bags two seats in UP |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-wins-eight-rajya-sabha-seats-sp-bags-two-seats-in-up/articleshow/108050334.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-02-28 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=UP Politics: BJP के वार्ड अध्यक्ष से अब राज्यसभा सदस्य बने नवीन जैन, 44 साल के राजनीतिक सफर की खास बात, नहीं हारे एक भी चुनाव - Naveen Jain Rajya Sabha Member Of BJP Know About His Political Career Of 44 Years |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/agra-city-naveen-jain-rajya-sabha-member-of-bjp-know-about-his-political-career-of-44-years-23663111.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Jain was graduated from [[Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University]] in [[Agra]] in the year 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naveen Kumar Jain(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- AGRA(AGRA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/uplb2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=3555 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Jain was elected as [[Agra Municipal Corporation|mayor of Agra]] in 2017 municipal elections. During his swearing-in-ceremony, all 9 MLAs boycotted from the state, claiming humiliation in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister [[Dinesh Sharma (politician)|Dinesh Sharma]]. They told when they reached the ceremony ground, MLAs were allegedly asked to clear the stage and sit below, angering them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agra MLAs boycott swearing-in ceremony of city Mayor Naveen Jain |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/agra-mlas-swearing-in-ceremony-mayor-naveen-jain-bjp-1105647-2017-12-12 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, Jain welcomed US President [[Donald Trump]] by gifting him a 'key of the Agra city' which is made of silver.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2020-02-22 |title=Agra mayor to welcome President Trump by gifting a silver 'key of the city' |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/english/state/uttar-pradesh/agra-mayor-to-welcome-president-trump-by-gifting-a-silver-key-of-the-city/na20200222160211329 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref>

During the coronavirus epidemic in 2020, Jain requested to the Union Government that the nation's historical sites, including the [[Taj Mahal]], be closed indefinitely until the situation was under control.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Close Monuments, Including Taj Mahal": Agra Mayor On Coronavirus Threat |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/close-monuments-including-taj-mahal-says-agra-mayor-on-novel-coronavirus-threat-2191333 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

In June 2022, Jain proposed a large-scale event to celebrate Agra's "birthday" with a lavish celebration, but there's no set date. A nine-person committee will determine the exact year of Agra's founding, visiting various parts of the city and consulting historians and historical texts to find the date. The event will be held annually on that occasion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agra's mayor proposes celebration of city's 'birthday' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/agra-mayor-proposal-birthday-celebration-for-city-1966102-2022-06-23 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

Jain was elected to Rajya Sabha in February 2024. He is the richest member in the house with assets worth Rs 441 crore which he shares with his wife.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-15 |title=Former Agra mayor Naveen Jain richest candidate among seven BJP Rajya Sabha nominees from UP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/ex-agra-mayor-naveen-jain-emerges-as-the-richest-candidate-among-bjp-nominees-for-rajya-sabha/articleshow/107708311.cms |access-date=2024-02-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
In 2019, Jain has raised a storm in the teacup by calling the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] (AMU) a "hub of terrorists". His remarks infuriated a number of former AMU students. They demanded that Jain apologize to the students for branding them terrorists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agra mayor calls Aligarh Muslim University hub of terrorists |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/agra-mayor-calls-aligarh-muslim-university-hub-of-terrorists-1445553-2019-02-02 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, Jain informed all mayors that if there is an Aurangzeb plaque or a road named after him, it must be destroyed. He said that Aurangzeb "was a cruel ruler who destroyed Hindu temples..." and forced Hindus "to convert to Islam".<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bhandari |first1=Shashwat |last2=India TV |date=2022-05-18 |title=Remove plaque from all places, roads named after Aurangzeb: Agra Mayor |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/agra-mayor-says-remove-plaque-from-all-places-roads-named-after-aurangzeb-who-destroyed-hindu-temples-2022-05-18-777583 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref>

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