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{{Short description|Indian politician}} | |||
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| education = Graduate | | education = Graduate | ||
| parents = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]<br>[[Lalita Shastri]] | | parents = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]<br>[[Lalita Shastri]] | ||
| party=[[ | | party=[[Indian National Congress]] | ||
| spouse= Meera Shastri (m. 1973) | | spouse= Meera Shastri (m. 1973) | ||
| children = Three Sons | | children = Three Sons | ||
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'''Sunil Shastri''' (born 13 February 1950) is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]. He is the son of [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]], the second Prime Minister of India. Before joining politics, he served the [[Bank of India]] as an Officer in different capacities for fourteen years. He was also elected to [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Gorakhpur Urban (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gorakhpur Urban assembly constituency]] as [[Indian National Congress|INC]] candidate. | '''Sunil Shastri''' (born 13 February 1950) is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]. He is the son of [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]], the second Prime Minister of India. Before joining politics, he served the [[Bank of India]] as an Officer in different capacities for fourteen years. He was also elected to [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Gorakhpur Urban (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gorakhpur Urban assembly constituency]] as [[Indian National Congress|INC]] candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/XmwlpBTyudqpFhpAUVMalI/Former-home-secretary-RK-Singh-exPM-Shastris-son-join-BJP.html |title=Former home secretary RK Singh, ex-PM Shastri’s son join AAP |publisher=Livemint |date= |accessdate=2017-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/prime-minister-narendra-modi-lal-bahadur-shastri-former-pm-son-varanasi-memorial-hardworking/1/898110.html |title=Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi like Lal Bahadur Shastri? Former PM's son says yes : India, News - India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=2017-03-06 |accessdate=2017-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Thu, 24 Sep 2009-10:53pm , Varanasi , PTI |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-sunil-shastri-son-of-former-prime-minister-to-join-congress-1292814 |title=Sunil Shastri son of former prime minister to join Congress | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2009-09-24 |accessdate=2017-05-15}}</ref><ref>[http://m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/Son-puts-Lal-Bahadur-Shastris-slogan-photo-on-BJP-poster/articleshow/54660275.cm ]{{dead link|date=May 2017}}</ref> His son Vinamra Shastri is a corporate leader and writes about politics. | ||
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/XmwlpBTyudqpFhpAUVMalI/Former-home-secretary-RK-Singh-exPM-Shastris-son-join-BJP.html |title=Former home secretary RK Singh, ex-PM Shastri’s son join AAP |publisher=Livemint |date= |accessdate=2017-05-15}}</ref> | |||
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/prime-minister-narendra-modi-lal-bahadur-shastri-former-pm-son-varanasi-memorial-hardworking/1/898110.html |title=Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi like Lal Bahadur Shastri? Former PM's son says yes : India, News - India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=2017-03-06 |accessdate=2017-05-15}}</ref> | He joined [[Indian National Congress]] in December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=न्यूज़|first=जैनेंद्र कुमार, एबीपी|title=लाल बहादुर शास्त्री के बेटे सुनील शास्त्री ने BJP छोड़ फिर से Congress का दामन थामा|url=https://www.abplive.com/news/india/lal-bahadur-shastri-son-sunil-shastri-left-bjp-and-joins-congress-in-presence-of-priyanka-gandhi-ann-2026895|access-date=2021-12-29|website=ABP News|language=hi}}</ref> | ||
<ref>{{cite web|author=Thu, 24 Sep 2009-10:53pm , Varanasi , PTI |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-sunil-shastri-son-of-former-prime-minister-to-join-congress-1292814 |title=Sunil Shastri son of former prime minister to join Congress | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2009-09-24 |accessdate=2017-05-15}}</ref> | |||
<ref>[http://m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/Son-puts-Lal-Bahadur-Shastris-slogan-photo-on-BJP-poster/articleshow/54660275.cm ]{{dead link|date=May 2017}}</ref> His son Vinamra Shastri is a corporate leader and writes about politics. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]] | [[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category:Politicians from Lucknow]] | [[Category:Politicians from Lucknow]] | ||
[[Category:Children of | [[Category:Children of prime ministers of India]] | ||
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1980–1985]] | [[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1980–1985]] | ||
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1985–1989]] | [[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1985–1989]] | ||
{{UttarPradesh-politician-stub}} | {{UttarPradesh-INC-politician-stub}} | ||