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	'''Somnath Bharti''' (born 10 May 1974)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://somnathbharti.com/bio/early-life-and-background/ \|title=Mr. Somnath Bharti Biography \|accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref> is an ~~[[India]]n~~ lawyer who has become a politician representing the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP). As a lawyer, he practised at the [[Supreme Court of India]]<ref name="business-standard.com">{{cite news \| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/sibal-broke-his-promise-and-is-selling-a-myth-to-the-country-somnath-bharti-112060500081_1.html \| title= Sibal broke his promise and is selling a myth to the country: Somnath Bharti \| work= Business Standard \| date= 5 June 2012 \| accessdate=26 May 2013}}</ref> and [[Delhi High Court]]. He was elected as the AAP candidate for the [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi)\|Malviya Nagar]] constituency in the [[2013 Delhi state assembly elections]] and was Minister of Law, Tourism, Administrative Reforms, Art & Culture in the Government of Delhi, from 28 December 2013 to 14 February 2014, at which time the AAP government resigned. He has served as MLA from Malviya Nagar Constituency from February 2015 - February 2020. He served as Chairman, Committee ON Privileges of Delhi Legislative Assembly for the year 2016–17.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/Committee_2016_2017.htm\|title=Somnath Bharti appointed as Chairman, Committee on Privileges of Delhi Legislative Assembly for the year 2016-17\|website=Delhi Legislative Assembly}}</ref> On 10 August 2018, Delhi Legislative Assembly appointed him as chairman, Committee to examine the Stray Dog and Monkey Menace in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/five-member-panel-to-deal-with-menace-of-stray-dogs-monkeys-in-delhi-1898658\|title=Five Member Panel To Deal With Menace Of Stray Dogs, Monkeys In Delhi\|website=NDTV \| date = 10 Aug 2018}}</ref> He won the [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election\|2020 Delhi Elections]] by 18,144 votes.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Malviya Nagar assembly election result 2020: Somnath Bharti wins by 18,144 votes {{!}} Delhi News \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/malviya-nagar-assembly-election-result-2020-somnath-bharti-neetu-verma/articleshow/74072996.cms \|accessdate=12 February 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|publisher=Times of India \|date=11 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/delhi-assembly-elections-malviya-nagar-to-see-tight-contest-among-aap-bjp-and-congress-2460865.html\|title=Delhi Assembly Elections: Malviya Nagar to See Tight Contest among AAP, BJP and Congress\|website=News18}}</ref> By Delhi Legislative Assembly he was appointed as Chairman, Public Accounts Committee<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Delhi Assembly Committees\|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/Committee_2020_2021.htm\|access-date=2021-02-24\|website=delhiassembly.nic.in}}</ref> (one of the three most important Committees of a legislative assembly or Indian Parliament viz. [[Public Accounts Committee (India)\|Public Accounts Committee]], [http://delhiassembly.nic.in/comitteeconst.htm Committee on Govt Undertakings and Committee on Estimates]), Chairman, House Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour By Government Officers with MLAs,<ref name=":0" /> Members of Standing Committee on Education (Education; Higher Education; Training & Technical Education; Art, Culture and Language; Sports ) and Committee on Govt Undertakings.<ref name=":0" />		'''Somnath Bharti''' (born 10 May 1974)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://somnathbharti.com/bio/early-life-and-background/ \|title=Mr. Somnath Bharti Biography \|accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref> is an Indian lawyer who has become a politician representing the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP). As a lawyer, he practised at the [[Supreme Court of India]]<ref name="business-standard.com">{{cite news \| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/sibal-broke-his-promise-and-is-selling-a-myth-to-the-country-somnath-bharti-112060500081_1.html \| title= Sibal broke his promise and is selling a myth to the country: Somnath Bharti \| work= Business Standard \| date= 5 June 2012 \| accessdate=26 May 2013}}</ref> and [[Delhi High Court]]. He was elected as the AAP candidate for the [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi)\|Malviya Nagar]] constituency in the [[2013 Delhi state assembly elections]] and was Minister of Law, Tourism, Administrative Reforms, Art & Culture in the Government of Delhi, from 28 December 2013 to 14 February 2014, at which time the AAP government resigned. He has served as MLA from Malviya Nagar Constituency from February 2015 - February 2020. He served as Chairman, Committee ON Privileges of Delhi Legislative Assembly for the year 2016–17.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/Committee_2016_2017.htm\|title=Somnath Bharti appointed as Chairman, Committee on Privileges of Delhi Legislative Assembly for the year 2016-17\|website=Delhi Legislative Assembly}}</ref> On 10 August 2018, Delhi Legislative Assembly appointed him as chairman, Committee to examine the Stray Dog and Monkey Menace in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/five-member-panel-to-deal-with-menace-of-stray-dogs-monkeys-in-delhi-1898658\|title=Five Member Panel To Deal With Menace Of Stray Dogs, Monkeys In Delhi\|website=NDTV \| date = 10 Aug 2018}}</ref> He won the [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election\|2020 Delhi Elections]] by 18,144 votes.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Malviya Nagar assembly election result 2020: Somnath Bharti wins by 18,144 votes {{!}} Delhi News \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/malviya-nagar-assembly-election-result-2020-somnath-bharti-neetu-verma/articleshow/74072996.cms \|accessdate=12 February 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|publisher=Times of India \|date=11 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/delhi-assembly-elections-malviya-nagar-to-see-tight-contest-among-aap-bjp-and-congress-2460865.html\|title=Delhi Assembly Elections: Malviya Nagar to See Tight Contest among AAP, BJP and Congress\|website=News18}}</ref> By Delhi Legislative Assembly he was appointed as Chairman, Public Accounts Committee<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Delhi Assembly Committees\|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/Committee_2020_2021.htm\|access-date=2021-02-24\|website=delhiassembly.nic.in}}</ref> (one of the three most important Committees of a legislative assembly or Indian Parliament viz. [[Public Accounts Committee (India)\|Public Accounts Committee]], [http://delhiassembly.nic.in/comitteeconst.htm Committee on Govt Undertakings and Committee on Estimates]), Chairman, House Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour By Government Officers with MLAs,<ref name=":0" /> Members of Standing Committee on Education (Education; Higher Education; Training & Technical Education; Art, Culture and Language; Sports ) and Committee on Govt Undertakings.<ref name=":0" />

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	'''Somnath Bharti''' (born 10 May 1974)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://somnathbharti.com/bio/early-life-and-background/ \|title=Mr. Somnath Bharti Biography \|accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref> is an [[India]]n lawyer who has become a politician representing the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP). As a lawyer, he practised at the [[Supreme Court of India]]<ref name="business-standard.com">{{cite news \| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/sibal-broke-his-promise-and-is-selling-a-myth-to-the-country-somnath-bharti-112060500081_1.html \| title= Sibal broke his promise and is selling a myth to the country: Somnath Bharti \| work= Business Standard \| date= 5 June 2012 \| accessdate=26 May 2013}}</ref> and [[Delhi High Court]]. He was elected as the AAP candidate for the [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi)\|Malviya Nagar]] constituency in the [[2013 Delhi state assembly elections]] and was Minister of Law, Tourism, Administrative Reforms, Art & Culture in the Government of Delhi, from 28 December 2013 to 14 February 2014, at which time the AAP government resigned. He has served as MLA from Malviya Nagar Constituency from February 2015 - February 2020. He served as Chairman, Committee ON Privileges of Delhi Legislative Assembly for the year 2016–17.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/Committee_2016_2017.htm\|title=Somnath Bharti appointed as Chairman, Committee ON Privileges of Delhi Legislative Assembly for the year 2016-17\|website=Delhi Legislative Assembly}}</ref> On 10 August 2018, Delhi Legislative Assembly appointed him as chairman, Committee to examine the Stray Dog and Monkey Menace in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/five-member-panel-to-deal-with-menace-of-stray-dogs-monkeys-in-delhi-1898658\|title=Five Member Panel To Deal With Menace Of Stray Dogs, Monkeys In Delhi\|website=NDTV \| date = 10 Aug 2018}}</ref> He won the [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election\|2020 Delhi Elections]] by 18,144 votes.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Malviya Nagar assembly election result 2020: Somnath Bharti wins by 18,144 votes {{!}} Delhi News \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/malviya-nagar-assembly-election-result-2020-somnath-bharti-neetu-verma/articleshow/74072996.cms \|accessdate=12 February 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|publisher=~~TIMESOFINDIA~~ \|date=11 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/delhi-assembly-elections-malviya-nagar-to-see-tight-contest-among-aap-bjp-and-congress-2460865.html\|title=Delhi Assembly Elections: Malviya Nagar to See Tight Contest among AAP, BJP and Congress\|website=News18}}</ref>By Delhi Legislative Assembly he was appointed as Chairman, Public Accounts Committee<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Delhi Assembly Committees\|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/Committee_2020_2021.htm\|access-date=2021-02-24\|website=delhiassembly.nic.in}}</ref> (one of the three most important Committees of a legislative assembly or Indian Parliament viz. [[Public Accounts Committee (India)\|Public Accounts Committee]], [http://delhiassembly.nic.in/comitteeconst.htm Committee on Govt Undertakings and Committee on Estimates]), Chairman, House Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour By Government Officers with MLAs,<ref name=":0" /> Members of Standing Committee on Education (Education; Higher Education; Training & Technical Education; Art, Culture and Language; Sports ) and Committee on Govt Undertakings.<ref name=":0" />		'''Somnath Bharti''' (born 10 May 1974)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://somnathbharti.com/bio/early-life-and-background/ \|title=Mr. Somnath Bharti Biography \|accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref> is an [[India]]n lawyer who has become a politician representing the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP). As a lawyer, he practised at the [[Supreme Court of India]]<ref name="business-standard.com">{{cite news \| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/sibal-broke-his-promise-and-is-selling-a-myth-to-the-country-somnath-bharti-112060500081_1.html \| title= Sibal broke his promise and is selling a myth to the country: Somnath Bharti \| work= Business Standard \| date= 5 June 2012 \| accessdate=26 May 2013}}</ref> and [[Delhi High Court]]. He was elected as the AAP candidate for the [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi)\|Malviya Nagar]] constituency in the [[2013 Delhi state assembly elections]] and was Minister of Law, Tourism, Administrative Reforms, Art & Culture in the Government of Delhi, from 28 December 2013 to 14 February 2014, at which time the AAP government resigned. He has served as MLA from Malviya Nagar Constituency from February 2015 - February 2020. He served as Chairman, Committee ON Privileges of Delhi Legislative Assembly for the year 2016–17.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/Committee_2016_2017.htm\|title=Somnath Bharti appointed as Chairman, Committee on Privileges of Delhi Legislative Assembly for the year 2016-17\|website=Delhi Legislative Assembly}}</ref> On 10 August 2018, Delhi Legislative Assembly appointed him as chairman, Committee to examine the Stray Dog and Monkey Menace in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/five-member-panel-to-deal-with-menace-of-stray-dogs-monkeys-in-delhi-1898658\|title=Five Member Panel To Deal With Menace Of Stray Dogs, Monkeys In Delhi\|website=NDTV \| date = 10 Aug 2018}}</ref> He won the [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election\|2020 Delhi Elections]] by 18,144 votes.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Malviya Nagar assembly election result 2020: Somnath Bharti wins by 18,144 votes {{!}} Delhi News \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/malviya-nagar-assembly-election-result-2020-somnath-bharti-neetu-verma/articleshow/74072996.cms \|accessdate=12 February 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|publisher=Times of India \|date=11 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/delhi-assembly-elections-malviya-nagar-to-see-tight-contest-among-aap-bjp-and-congress-2460865.html\|title=Delhi Assembly Elections: Malviya Nagar to See Tight Contest among AAP, BJP and Congress\|website=News18}}</ref> By Delhi Legislative Assembly he was appointed as Chairman, Public Accounts Committee<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Delhi Assembly Committees\|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/Committee_2020_2021.htm\|access-date=2021-02-24\|website=delhiassembly.nic.in}}</ref> (one of the three most important Committees of a legislative assembly or Indian Parliament viz. [[Public Accounts Committee (India)\|Public Accounts Committee]], [http://delhiassembly.nic.in/comitteeconst.htm Committee on Govt Undertakings and Committee on Estimates]), Chairman, House Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour By Government Officers with MLAs,<ref name=":0" /> Members of Standing Committee on Education (Education; Higher Education; Training & Technical Education; Art, Culture and Language; Sports ) and Committee on Govt Undertakings.<ref name=":0" />

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	[[Patiala House Courts Complex\|Patiala House Court]] had in 2013 indicted Bharti for "tampering with evidence" along with his client, Pawan Kumar, in a corruption case.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Trouble for AAP: Did Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti tamper with evidence?\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/trouble-for-aap-did-delhi-law-minister-somnath-bharti-tamper-with-evidence-1338699.html\|accessdate=22 January 2014\|date=14 January 2014}}</ref> He was asked by the Bar Council of Delhi to explain why he should not be disbarred.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Somnath Bharti issued show-cause notice by Bar council of Delhi for tampering evidence\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-somnath-bharti-issued-show-cause-notice-by-bar-council-of-delhi-for-tampering-evidence-1954271\|accessdate=22 January 2014\|newspaper=DNA\|date=20 January 2014}}</ref>		[[Patiala House Courts Complex\|Patiala House Court]] had in 2013 indicted Bharti for "tampering with evidence" along with his client, Pawan Kumar, in a corruption case.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Trouble for AAP: Did Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti tamper with evidence?\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/trouble-for-aap-did-delhi-law-minister-somnath-bharti-tamper-with-evidence-1338699.html\|accessdate=22 January 2014\|date=14 January 2014}}</ref> He was asked by the Bar Council of Delhi to explain why he should not be disbarred.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Somnath Bharti issued show-cause notice by Bar council of Delhi for tampering evidence\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-somnath-bharti-issued-show-cause-notice-by-bar-council-of-delhi-for-tampering-evidence-1954271\|accessdate=22 January 2014\|newspaper=DNA\|date=20 January 2014}}</ref>

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	The AAP supported Bharti, calling the women's allegations false and stating that his actions were not racist and that residents had long complained of criminal activities by Africans in the area. Kejriwal demanded suspension of the police officers who had refused to conduct the raid. A court directed the police to lodge a [[First Information Report]] against the mob, and the Delhi Commission for Women also opened an investigation into the matter.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/somnath-bharti-to-appear-before-dcw-pil-against-aap-dharna-in-sc_906442.html \| title=Somnath Bharti to appear before DCW; PIL against AAP dharna in SC \| date=24 January 2014 \| publisher=Zee News }}</ref> Kejriwal's government had come under increasing political pressure to act against Bharti in the hours preceding its resignation.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Unruly scenes in Delhi Assembly, bangles, lipstick hurled at Somnath Bharti \|publisher=India Today Online \|date=13 February 2014 \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/in-delhi-assembly-bangles-lipstick-hurled-at-somnath-bharti/1/343338.html \|accessdate=18 February 2014}}</ref> An independent judicial enquiry conducted on behalf of the Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi announced on 28 February 2014 that the police had been correct not to accede to Bharti's demands and that Bharti should not have then taken the law into his own hands by leading the raid.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/somnath-bharti-former-delhi-law-minister-khirki-extension-midnight-raid/1/346388.html \|title=AAP MLA Somnath Bharti indicted in Malviya Nagar midnight raid \| date = 4 March 2014}}</ref>		The AAP supported Bharti, calling the women's allegations false and stating that his actions were not racist and that residents had long complained of criminal activities by Africans in the area. Kejriwal demanded suspension of the police officers who had refused to conduct the raid. A court directed the police to lodge a [[First Information Report]] against the mob, and the Delhi Commission for Women also opened an investigation into the matter.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/somnath-bharti-to-appear-before-dcw-pil-against-aap-dharna-in-sc_906442.html \| title=Somnath Bharti to appear before DCW; PIL against AAP dharna in SC \| date=24 January 2014 \| publisher=Zee News }}</ref> Kejriwal's government had come under increasing political pressure to act against Bharti in the hours preceding its resignation.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Unruly scenes in Delhi Assembly, bangles, lipstick hurled at Somnath Bharti \|publisher=India Today Online \|date=13 February 2014 \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/in-delhi-assembly-bangles-lipstick-hurled-at-somnath-bharti/1/343338.html \|accessdate=18 February 2014}}</ref> An independent judicial enquiry conducted on behalf of the Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi announced on 28 February 2014 that the police had been correct not to accede to Bharti's demands and that Bharti should not have then taken the law into his own hands by leading the raid.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/somnath-bharti-former-delhi-law-minister-khirki-extension-midnight-raid/1/346388.html \|title=AAP MLA Somnath Bharti indicted in Malviya Nagar midnight raid \| date = 4 March 2014}}</ref>
	He was elected again by the people of Malviya Nagar constituency in Feb 2015 by double the margin than the last time when Delhi gave mandate of 67 out of 70 seats in Delhi assembly to AAP. He was sent to Delhi Development Authority as a member of the Board which controls Land and development of Delhi. His work can be gauged from the fact that his efforts and continuous efforts made DDA claim their unclaimed and open to encroachers over 65000 pieces of lands across Delhi.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/2/16488/A-Timeline-of-the-Aam-Aadmi-Partys-Years-in-Government\|title=A Timeline of the Aam Aadmi Party's Years in Government\|website=thecitizen}}</ref>		He was elected again by the people of Malviya Nagar constituency in Feb 2015 by double the margin than the last time when Delhi gave mandate of 67 out of 70 seats in Delhi assembly to AAP. He was sent to Delhi Development Authority as a member of the Board which controls Land and development of Delhi. His work can be gauged from the fact that his efforts and continuous efforts made DDA claim their unclaimed and open to encroachers over 65000 pieces of lands across Delhi.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/2/16488/A-Timeline-of-the-Aam-Aadmi-Partys-Years-in-Government\|title=A Timeline of the Aam Aadmi Party's Years in Government\|website=thecitizen}}</ref>

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'''Somnath Bharti''' (born 10 May 1974)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://somnathbharti.com/bio/early-life-and-background/ |title=Mr. Somnath Bharti Biography |accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref> is an [[India]]n lawyer who has become a politician representing the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP). As a lawyer, he practised at the [[Supreme Court of India]]<ref name="business-standard.com">{{cite news | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/sibal-broke-his-promise-and-is-selling-a-myth-to-the-country-somnath-bharti-112060500081_1.html | title= Sibal broke his promise and is selling a myth to the country: Somnath Bharti | work= Business Standard | date= 5 June 2012 | accessdate=26 May 2013}}</ref> and [[Delhi High Court]]. He was elected as the AAP candidate for the [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi)|Malviya Nagar]] constituency in the [[2013 Delhi state assembly elections]] and was Minister of Law, Tourism, Administrative Reforms, Art & Culture in the Government of Delhi, from 28 December 2013 to 14 February 2014, at which time the AAP government resigned. He has served as MLA from Malviya Nagar Constituency from February 2015 - February 2020. He served as Chairman, Committee ON Privileges of Delhi Legislative Assembly for the year 2016–17.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/Committee_2016_2017.htm|title=Somnath Bharti appointed as Chairman, Committee ON Privileges of Delhi Legislative Assembly for the year 2016-17|website=Delhi Legislative Assembly}}</ref> On 10 August 2018, Delhi Legislative Assembly appointed him as chairman, Committee to examine the Stray Dog and Monkey Menace in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/five-member-panel-to-deal-with-menace-of-stray-dogs-monkeys-in-delhi-1898658|title=Five Member Panel To Deal With Menace Of Stray Dogs, Monkeys In Delhi|website=NDTV | date = 10 Aug 2018}}</ref> He won the [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|2020 Delhi Elections]] by 18,144 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Malviya Nagar assembly election result 2020: Somnath Bharti wins by 18,144 votes {{!}} Delhi News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/malviya-nagar-assembly-election-result-2020-somnath-bharti-neetu-verma/articleshow/74072996.cms |accessdate=12 February 2020 |work=The Times of India |publisher=TIMESOFINDIA |date=11 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/delhi-assembly-elections-malviya-nagar-to-see-tight-contest-among-aap-bjp-and-congress-2460865.html|title=Delhi Assembly Elections: Malviya Nagar to See Tight Contest among AAP, BJP and Congress|website=News18}}</ref>By Delhi Legislative Assembly he was appointed as Chairman, Public Accounts Committee<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Delhi Assembly Committees|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/Committee_2020_2021.htm|access-date=2021-02-24|website=delhiassembly.nic.in}}</ref> (one of the three most important Committees of a legislative assembly or Indian Parliament viz. [[Public Accounts Committee (India)|Public Accounts Committee]], [http://delhiassembly.nic.in/comitteeconst.htm Committee on Govt Undertakings and Committee on Estimates]), Chairman, House Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour By Government Officers with MLAs,<ref name=":0" /> Members of Standing Committee on Education (Education; Higher Education; Training & Technical Education; Art, Culture and Language; Sports ) and Committee on Govt Undertakings.<ref name=":0" />

==Early life==

Bharti was born in [[Baranwal]] Bania family at Hisua Bazar in [[Nawada]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 January 2019|title=Live from Bapu Shabhagar of Baranwal Mahasamelan|work=News4Nation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgrtLE59a0Y}}</ref> He was educated firstly at a local school and went to [[Patna]] for intermediate education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bihars-pappu-named-minister-in-delhi-government/441545-3-232.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227231232/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bihars-pappu-named-minister-in-delhi-government/441545-3-232.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-12-27|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=News18}}</ref> After completing his post-graduate M.Sc. from [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi|IIT Delhi]], Bharti pursued a degree in law at Delhi University.<ref name="nritoday.net">{{cite news | url=http://www.nritoday.net/washington-diary/42-indian-student-in-chicago-jail-alleges-taunts-and-abuse- | title= Indian student in Chicago jail alleges taunts and abuse | work= NRI Today | year= 2009 | accessdate=26 September 2013}}</ref> He served IIT Delhi Alumni Association as its Secretary for 2007-08 and 2011–12 and as IIT Delhi Senator in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/somnath-bharti.html |title=Somnath Bharti Biography |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref><ref>[http://somnathbharti.com/bio/early-life-and-background/ Early life and background | SomnathBharti.com]</ref>

== Business career ==

In the 2000s, Somnath Bharti ran a Delhi-based IT firm. Madgen Solutions. [[The Spamhaus Project]] accused him of [[spam (electronic)|spamming]] on behalf of TopSites LLC, naming him in [[ROKSO|Register of Known Spam Operations]] (ROKSO) as one of the top spam operators in the world.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.spamevidence.com/cruise.com/depos/misc-docs/ROKSO-200-worst-spammers.pdf | title = The ROKSO List: 200 Known Spam Operations responsible for 80% of your spam | publisher = SpamHaus | date = 14 June 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/somnath-bharti-at-the-root-of-disenchantment-with-aap/articleshow/29274071.cms | title = Somnath Bharti at the root of disenchantment with AAP | date = 24 January 2014 | newspaper = Economic Times }}</ref> According to Bharti, he was listed in ROKSO after an [[Open Directory Project]] editor Conrad Longmore ran a story on him.<ref name="PCQ_spam_2005">{{cite web | url = https://www.pcquest.com/top-spammer/ | title = Top spammer? | publisher = [[PCQuest]] | date = 4 August 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dynamoo.com/diary/topsites_topsitez_us_part_5.htm | title = Topsites Revisited | author = Conrad Longmore | accessdate = 21 January 2014 | publisher = Dynamoo }}</ref> Responding to a [[PCQuest]] investigation in 2005, he insisted that all the e-mails sent by his company complied with the laws and regulations. PCQuest found that he had been sued in a [[California Superior Court]] for spamming by [[Daniel Balsam]]. Balsam's attorney Timothy Walton revealed that in 2004, Bharti and two others had paid Balsam in damages apart from making a court declaration agreeing to use only confirmed opt-in e-mail addresses when sending commercial e-mails. Bharti defended himself by saying that he chose to settle because defending the case in the United States would have been costlier for him. Bharti also claimed that he was in touch with SpamHaus, but the SpamHaus CEO [[Steve Linford]] denied this to PCQuest.<ref name="PCQ_spam_2005"/>

== Activism ==

In June 2012, Bharti was involved in a campaign against the alleged interference of the then Minister of Human Resources and Development, [[Kapil Sibal]], in the [[Joint Entrance Examination]] process for admission to [[Indian Institutes of Technology]].<ref name="business-standard.com"/>
In 2010–2013, he appeared in news for defending the rights of [[homeschool]]ed children and subscribers of alternate education system in view of the binding provision of the [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]] through [[Public Interest Litigation]]s filed in [[Delhi High Court]] thrice. In response to his [[Public-interest litigation (India)|PIL]]s, the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, through an affidavit, clarified that they are not against homeschooling.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-03-14/news/31169160_1_rte-provisions-open-schooling-rte-act | title= Notice to government on plea for amendment to Right To Education Act | work=The Economic Times | date= 14 March 2012 | accessdate=30 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rte-not-against-home-schooling-and-alternate-education-mhrd/976880/ | title=RTE not against home schooling and alternate education: MHRD | work= The Indian Express | date= 20 July 2012 | accessdate=30 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/we-don-t-need-no-education/628613/ | title=We don't need no education | work= The Indian Express | date= 3 June 2010 | accessdate=30 May 2013}}</ref>

== Law career ==

In 2009, Bharti represented [[Vikram Buddhi]]. He led a movement against the abeyance of sentencing of Buddhi in the USA.<ref name="nritoday.net"/>

[[Patiala House Courts Complex|Patiala House Court]] had in 2013 indicted Bharti for "tampering with evidence" along with his client, Pawan Kumar, in a corruption case.<ref>{{cite news|title=Trouble for AAP: Did Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti tamper with evidence?|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/trouble-for-aap-did-delhi-law-minister-somnath-bharti-tamper-with-evidence-1338699.html|accessdate=22 January 2014|date=14 January 2014}}</ref> He was asked by the Bar Council of Delhi to explain why he should not be disbarred.<ref>{{cite news|title=Somnath Bharti issued show-cause notice by Bar council of Delhi for tampering evidence|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-somnath-bharti-issued-show-cause-notice-by-bar-council-of-delhi-for-tampering-evidence-1954271|accessdate=22 January 2014|newspaper=DNA|date=20 January 2014}}</ref>

== Political career ==

Bharti was the Aam Aadmi Party candidate for the Malviya Nagar constituency in the Delhi state assembly elections, 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=800849 |title=Delhi Polls: AAP Releases First List of 11 Candidates |publisher=Outlook |date=15 June 2013 |accessdate=16 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130620055944/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=800849 |archive-date=20 June 2013 }}</ref> Bharti won the seat, defeating [[Arti Mehra]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and the incumbent [[Kiran Walia]] of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131208/news-current-affairs/article/delhi-polls-several-heavyweight-cong-bjp-leaders-bite-dust |title=Delhi polls: Several heavyweight Cong, BJP leaders bite dust |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=8 December 2013 |accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref> Walia had won the seat in 1999, 2003, and 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/kiran.htm |title=Name |publisher=Delhiassembly.nic.in |date=28 October 1944 |accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref> and had been education minister in the earlier government, while Mehra, who has represented the neighbouring Hauz Khas constituency for many years, had been Mayor of Delhi in 2007–2009. In contrast, Bharti was new to politics.<ref name=wsj>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/12/08/why-the-aam-aadmi-partys-victory-is-a-big-deal-for-india/ |title=Why the Aam Aadmi Party's Victory in Delhi Elections Is a Big Deal - India Real Time - WSJ |publisher=Blogs.wsj.com |date=8 December 2013 |accessdate=13 December 2013}}</ref>

Bharti was briefly Minister of Law, Tourism, Administrative Reforms, Art & Culture in the Government of Delhi. He was appointed on 28 December 2013 and left office on 14 February 2014 when the government of which he was a part resigned due a failure to enact a Jan Lokpal bill.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/people/know-your-delhi-minister-somnath-bharti-463981 | title= Know your Delhi minister: Somnath Bharti| work= NDTV | date= 28 December 2013 | accessdate=9 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-26192983 |publisher=BBC |title=Delhi anti-corruption chief minister Arvind Kejriwal quits |accessdate=18 February 2014}}</ref> In January 2014, during his time in office, Bharti revealed the identity of a Danish tourist who had been raped, despite such identification being illegal in India.<ref>{{cite news|title=Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti named Danish rape survivor in press release|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/delhi-law-minister-somnath-bharti-named-danish-rape-survivor-in-press-release-471757|accessdate=22 January 2014|newspaper=NDTV}}</ref>

The government's resignation, led by [[Arvind Kejriwal]], pre-empted a personal resignation by Bharti in response to accusations of vigilantism.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/452311/was-ready-with-resignation-in-delhi-assembly-somnath-bharti.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222200652/http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/452311/was-ready-with-resignation-in-delhi-assembly-somnath-bharti.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2014 |publisher=CNN-IBN |title=Was ready with resignation in Delhi Assembly: Somnath Bharti |first=Rupashree |last=Nanda |date=16 February 2014 |accessdate=18 February 2014}}</ref> Some residents in the Khirkee Extension area of Delhi had complained to Bharti about a drug and prostitution racket allegedly being run by African nationals. In January 2014, he and some AAP workers, together with television camera crews, visited the area. Bharti and his supporters asked the police to raid the homes rented by Africans. When the police refused to do so, citing a lack of a warrant, a group led by Bharti allegedly caught four women and forced them to give urine tests. The tests conducted at [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences|AIIMS]] did not find any drug traces in their system. The women alleged that they had been threatened and molested by the mob.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-24/delhi/46561571_1_saket-court-law-minister-african-women | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127040846/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-24/delhi/46561571_1_saket-court-law-minister-african-women | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 January 2014 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | title=AAP minister Somnath Bharti's top 6 controversies | date=24 January 2014 }}</ref>

The AAP supported Bharti, calling the women's allegations false and stating that his actions were not racist and that residents had long complained of criminal activities by Africans in the area. Kejriwal demanded suspension of the police officers who had refused to conduct the raid. A court directed the police to lodge a [[First Information Report]] against the mob, and the Delhi Commission for Women also opened an investigation into the matter.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/somnath-bharti-to-appear-before-dcw-pil-against-aap-dharna-in-sc_906442.html | title=Somnath Bharti to appear before DCW; PIL against AAP dharna in SC | date=24 January 2014 | publisher=Zee News }}</ref> Kejriwal's government had come under increasing political pressure to act against Bharti in the hours preceding its resignation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Unruly scenes in Delhi Assembly, bangles, lipstick hurled at Somnath Bharti |publisher=India Today Online |date=13 February 2014 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/in-delhi-assembly-bangles-lipstick-hurled-at-somnath-bharti/1/343338.html |accessdate=18 February 2014}}</ref> An independent judicial enquiry conducted on behalf of the Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi announced on 28 February 2014 that the police had been correct not to accede to Bharti's demands and that Bharti should not have then taken the law into his own hands by leading the raid.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/somnath-bharti-former-delhi-law-minister-khirki-extension-midnight-raid/1/346388.html |title=AAP MLA Somnath Bharti indicted in Malviya Nagar midnight raid | date = 4 March 2014}}</ref>
He was elected again by the people of Malviya Nagar constituency in Feb 2015 by double the margin than the last time when Delhi gave mandate of 67 out of 70 seats in Delhi assembly to AAP. He was sent to Delhi Development Authority as a member of the Board which controls Land and development of Delhi. His work can be gauged from the fact that his efforts and continuous efforts made DDA claim their unclaimed and open to encroachers over 65000 pieces of lands across Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/2/16488/A-Timeline-of-the-Aam-Aadmi-Partys-Years-in-Government|title=A Timeline of the Aam Aadmi Party's Years in Government|website=thecitizen}}</ref>
==Domestic abuse allegations==

On 10 September 2015, Bharti was arrested on a domestic abuse case after his wife alleged he beat her for a prolonged period.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/4480463.cms |title=Archived copy |accessdate=10 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911104245/http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/4480463.cms |archive-date=11 September 2015 }}</ref> A non-bailable warrant was also issued against him by a Delhi High Court.<ref>{{cite news|title=Somnath Bharti appeals in Delhi HC; seeks anticipatory bail|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/09/somnath-bharti-appeals-in-delhi-hc-seeks-anticipatory-bail/|accessdate=15 September 2015|agency=ANI|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|date=15 September 2015}}</ref> The Delhi High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea and he finally surrendered at the Dwarka Police Station late at night on 29 September 2015 under directions from the Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/somnath-bharti-faces-arrest-as-hc-denies-anticipatory-bail/article7677179.ece |title=Somnath Bharti faces arrest as HC denies anticipatory bail |work=The Hindu |accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|agency=PTI |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bharti-evading-arrest-residence-office-raided-police-115092200710_1.html |title=Bharti evading arrest; residence, office raided: Police |work=Business Standard |date=22 September 2015 |accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = http://onelawstreet.com/2015/09/supreme-court-to-hear-ex-delhi-law-minister-somnath-bhartis-bail-plea-on-28-september/|title = Supreme Court to hear ex-Delhi LawMin Bharti's bail plea on 28 September|date = 25 September 2015|work = 1, Law Street|access-date = 25 September 2015}}</ref> Bharti obtained conditional bail.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/attempt-to-murder-case-delhi-court-grants-bail-to-aap-mla-somnath-bharti/|title=Domestic violence case: Bail for AAP MLA Somnath Bharti, clean chit for his dog Don|date=8 October 2015}}</ref> On 07.05.2019 Delhi High Court quashed the FIR and dropped all the proceedings against Bharti in domestic violation case and since then they have been living together<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/delhi-high-court-quashes-fir-accusing-aap-mla-somnath-bharti-of-domestic-violence/cid/1690091/|title=Delhi High Court quashes FIR accusing AAP MLA Somnath Bharti of domestic violence|date=7 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-somnath-bharti-wife-living-happily-together-delhi-hc-quashes-domestic-violence-case/329972|title='Somnath Bharti, Wife Living Happily Together': Delhi HC Quashes Domestic Violence Case|date=7 May 2019}}</ref>

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