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'''Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief''' (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018) was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most [[Indian National Congress]] leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the [[Government of India]] from 1991 until 1995.<ref name="Leaders’ meeting in Hassan">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604113358/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title=Leaders' meeting in Hassan|date=22 September 2007|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=25 November 2018 | '''Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief''' (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018) was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most [[Indian National Congress]] leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the [[Government of India]] from 1991 until 1995.<ref name="Leaders’ meeting in Hassan">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604113358/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title=Leaders' meeting in Hassan|date=22 September 2007|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> | ||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
Jaffer Sharief started his career in the Indian National Congress under [[Nijalingappa]]. After a split in the Congress, he took the side of [[Indira Gandhi]]. | Jaffer Sharief started his career in the Indian National Congress under [[Nijalingappa]]. After a split in the Congress, he took the side of [[Indira Gandhi]]. In 1980 as Railways minister, he was instrumental in [[gauge conversion]] of railways in the state, where all or most of the different gauges of tracks were converted to broad gauges, and thereby saving Railways a lot of money. He was also instrumental in getting the Wheel and Axle Plant in Bangalore.<ref name="CKJS">{{cite web|last=Aiyappa|first=Manu|date=25 November 2018|title=Former Railway minister CK Jaffer Sheriff dead|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-railway-minister-c-k-jaffer-sheriff-dead/articleshow/66793972.cms|access-date=25 November 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref> | ||
In 2012, Sharief was cleared by the Supreme Court of charges relating to expenditure on a trip to London for medical treatment. Sharief had taken several ministry officials with him, which the court found was not inappropriate.<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-minister-jaffer-sharief-gets-clean-chit-from-supreme-court-in-1995-corruption-case-290522|title=EX-minister Jaffer Sharief gets clean chit from Supreme Court in 1995 corruption case|last=Malik|first=Surabhi|date=9 November 2012|work=[[NDTV]]|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> Corruption charges were leveled against him during his tenure as Railway Minister.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/|title=Why Congress Cannot Claim Credit For The Delhi Metro…|date=15 January 2015|website=[[Tehelka]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115085837/http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/|archive-date=15 January 2015|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> | In 2012, Sharief was cleared by the Supreme Court of charges relating to expenditure on a trip to London for medical treatment. Sharief had taken several ministry officials with him, which the court found was not inappropriate.<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-minister-jaffer-sharief-gets-clean-chit-from-supreme-court-in-1995-corruption-case-290522|title=EX-minister Jaffer Sharief gets clean chit from Supreme Court in 1995 corruption case|last=Malik|first=Surabhi|date=9 November 2012|work=[[NDTV]]|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> Corruption charges were leveled against him during his tenure as Railway Minister.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/|title=Why Congress Cannot Claim Credit For The Delhi Metro…|date=15 January 2015|website=[[Tehelka]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115085837/http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/|archive-date=15 January 2015|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> | ||