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| name = Jitender Singh Tomar | | name = Jitender Singh Tomar | ||
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| constituency = [[Tri Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tri Nagar]] | | constituency = [[Tri Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tri Nagar]] | ||
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]] | | office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]] | ||
| term_start = 14 February 2015 | | term_start = 14 February 2015 | ||
| term_end = | | term_end = 11 February 2020 | ||
| predecessor = | | predecessor = [[Nand Kishore Garg]] | ||
| successor = | | successor = [[Preeti Tomar]] | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|04|12}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|04|12}} | ||
| birth_place = Fatehpur (V), [[Etah district]], U.P. | | birth_place = Fatehpur (V), [[Etah district]], U.P. | ||
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| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
| party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]] | | party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]] | ||
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] | | otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] | ||
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| residence = New Delhi | | residence = New Delhi | ||
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'''Jitender Singh Tomar''' is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister of Home, law and justice in the Government of NCT of Delhi headed by Chief Minister [[Arvind Kejriwal]] from which he was resigned after a Fake Degree case against him. He is a member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP) and | '''Jitender Singh Tomar''' is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister of Home, law and justice in the Government of NCT of Delhi headed by former Chief Minister [[Arvind Kejriwal]] from which he was resigned after a Fake Degree case against him. He is a member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP) and represented [[Tri Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Tri Nagar]] in the [[Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]. | ||
In 2020, day before he was about to file his nomination from TriNagar for 2020 Delhi Assembly Elections, High Court gave a ruling against him where he was found guilty of Fake Degree<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-HMU-former-delhi-minister-jitendra-singh-tomar-fake-degree-case-news-hindi-5483240-PHO.html|title= फर्जी डिग्री केस : यहां पहुंची दिल्ली पुलिस, 19 अफसरों, कर्मचारियों पर चार्जशीट|website= Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi |access-date=2016-05-07}}</ref> in his 2015 nomination. As a result his election was canceled and he instead made his wife contest on behalf of him. | In 2020, day before he was about to file his nomination from TriNagar for 2020 Delhi Assembly Elections, High Court gave a ruling against him where he was found guilty of Fake Degree<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-HMU-former-delhi-minister-jitendra-singh-tomar-fake-degree-case-news-hindi-5483240-PHO.html|title= फर्जी डिग्री केस : यहां पहुंची दिल्ली पुलिस, 19 अफसरों, कर्मचारियों पर चार्जशीट|website= Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi |access-date=2016-05-07}}</ref> in his 2015 nomination. As a result his election was canceled and he instead made his wife contest on behalf of him. | ||
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Jitender Singh Tomar was born in the village of Fatehpur, [[Etah district]], Uttar Pradesh, on 12 April 1966.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DoIT/delhi+govt/ministers/jitender_singh_toma |publisher=Government of Delhi |title=Shri Jitender Singh Tomar |accessdate=11 June 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418084825/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DoIT/delhi%2Bgovt/ministers/jitender_singh_toma |archivedate=18 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | Jitender Singh Tomar was born in the village of Fatehpur, [[Etah district]], Uttar Pradesh, on 12 April 1966.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DoIT/delhi+govt/ministers/jitender_singh_toma |publisher=Government of Delhi |title=Shri Jitender Singh Tomar |accessdate=11 June 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418084825/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DoIT/delhi%2Bgovt/ministers/jitender_singh_toma |archivedate=18 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
At the time of filing his 2015 election affidavit, Tomar claimed that in 1999 he obtained a [[LLB|LL.B.]] degree from Bishwanath Singh Institute of Legal Studies, [[Munger]], affiliated to [[Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University]], Bihar, which is now disputed. He was enrolled with the [[Bar Council of Delhi]] (BCD) and was self-employed.<ref name="aff">{{cite web |url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3delhi2015/97/U05_AC16_1_JITENDER%20SINGH%20TOMAR.pdf |title=Jitender Singh Tomar Affidavit| website=myneta.info/ |accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="TOi"/> | At the time of filing his 2015 election affidavit, Tomar claimed that in 1999 he obtained a [[LLB|LL.B.]] degree from Bishwanath Singh Institute of Legal Studies, [[Munger]], affiliated to [[Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University]], Bihar, which is now disputed. He was enrolled with the [[Bar Council of Delhi]] (BCD) and was self-employed.<ref name="aff">{{cite web|url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3delhi2015/97/U05_AC16_1_JITENDER%20SINGH%20TOMAR.pdf|title=Jitender Singh Tomar Affidavit|website=myneta.info/|accessdate=17 February 2015|archive-date=17 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217141743/http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3delhi2015/97/U05_AC16_1_JITENDER%20SINGH%20TOMAR.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="TOi"/> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
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==Fake degree row== | ==Fake degree row== | ||
In February 2015, prior to the declaration of the election results, a petition was filed in the [[Delhi High Court]] challenging Tomar's declared university degrees. This was based on an [[Right to Information Act|RTI]] enquiry to which [[Avadh University]] had responded by saying that it had not awarded him a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree. It was on the basis of that degree that Tomar had enrolled for his law degree course, and thus his law degree and enrolment with the Bar was invalid. The court requested more information from the concerned organisations,<ref>{{cite news |title=Row over degree: HC notice to AAP candidate, ECI and BCI |url= | In February 2015, prior to the declaration of the election results, a petition was filed in the [[Delhi High Court]] challenging Tomar's declared university degrees. This was based on an [[Right to Information Act|RTI]] enquiry to which [[Avadh University]] had responded by saying that it had not awarded him a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree. It was on the basis of that degree that Tomar had enrolled for his law degree course, and thus his law degree and enrolment with the Bar was invalid. The court requested more information from the concerned organisations,<ref>{{cite news |title=Row over degree: HC notice to AAP candidate, ECI and BCI |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/row-over-degree-hc-notice-to-aap-candidate-eci-and-bci_1542127.html |date=6 February 2015 |work=Zee News |agency=Press Trust of India |accessdate=9 June 2015}}</ref> while Tomar now insisted that he holds a valid law degree from the [[Chaudhary Charan Singh University]].<ref name="TOi">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/HC-notice-to-AAP-MLA-facing-fake-degree-charge/articleshow/46239240.cms |title=HC notice to AAP MLA facing fake degree charge |work=The Times of India |date=14 February 2015 |accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref> | ||
In March 2015, the Delhi High Court refused to disallow the petition against Tomar, expressing surprise that the filer had requested its withdrawal. The petitioner had argued that, upon reflection, the BCD could deal with the matter without recourse to the court system.<ref>{{cite news |url= | In March 2015, the Delhi High Court refused to disallow the petition against Tomar, expressing surprise that the filer had requested its withdrawal. The petitioner had argued that, upon reflection, the BCD could deal with the matter without recourse to the court system.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/row-over-degree-hc-disallows-withdrawal-of-plea-against-jitender-singh-tomar/articleshow/46552117.cms |title=Row over degree: HC disallows withdrawal of plea against Jitender Singh Tomar |work=The Economic Times |agency=Press Trust of India |date=13 March 2015 |accessdate=11 June 2015}}</ref> Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University told the court that it had no record of awarding Tomar a law degree.<ref name="hindu20150428" /> The [[Chief Minister of Delhi]], Kejriwal, defended Tomar over the matter and called for a "public trial" of the media, claiming it was biased against his party.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/arvind-kejriwal-defends-minister-over-fake-degree-row-seeks-public-trial-of-media-houses-760215 |title=Arvind Kejriwal Defends Minister Over Fake Degree Row, Seeks 'Public Trial' of Media Houses |date=3 May 2015 |publisher=NDTV |accessdate=11 June 2015}}</ref> | ||
The BCD requested that Tomar produce verification of his qualifications and in May, when it determined that these were not forthcoming in a timely manner, it took a "prima facie" view that he had sought enrolment as a lawyer on basis of "forged documentation and false representation". They filed a complaint with Delhi police seeking a "detailed investigation" on the allegations and registration of a criminal case if needed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bar Council holds Jitender Singh Tomar guilty of using fake papers |url= | The BCD requested that Tomar produce verification of his qualifications and in May, when it determined that these were not forthcoming in a timely manner, it took a "prima facie" view that he had sought enrolment as a lawyer on basis of "forged documentation and false representation". They filed a complaint with Delhi police seeking a "detailed investigation" on the allegations and registration of a criminal case if needed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bar Council holds Jitender Singh Tomar guilty of using fake papers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Bar-Council-holds-Jitender-Singh-Tomar-guilty-of-using-fake-papers/articleshow/47256511.cms |date=13 May 2015 |work=The Times of India |accessdate=9 June 2015}}</ref> | ||
On 27 May 2015, BNS Institute of Legal Studies, Munger, which was the college affiliated to Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University where the Tomar claimed to have studied LLB, told the court that Tomar was a "bona fide student".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/fake-degree-row-tomar-was-a-bonafide-student-university/ |title='Fake' degree row – Tomar was a bona fide student: University |date=28 May 2015 |work=The Indian Express |accessdate=11 June 2015}}</ref> The University had already told the court in April that the Institute had been dis-affiliated in 1990.<ref name="hindu20150428">{{cite news |work=The Hindu |date=28 April 2015 |title=AAP Law Minister Tomar's law degree fabricated, High Court told |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/aap-law-minister-tomars-law-degree-fabricated-high-court-told/article7150541.ece |accessdate=11 June 2015}}</ref> | On 27 May 2015, BNS Institute of Legal Studies, Munger, which was the college affiliated to Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University where the Tomar claimed to have studied LLB, told the court that Tomar was a "bona fide student".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/fake-degree-row-tomar-was-a-bonafide-student-university/ |title='Fake' degree row – Tomar was a bona fide student: University |date=28 May 2015 |work=The Indian Express |accessdate=11 June 2015}}</ref> The University had already told the court in April that the Institute had been dis-affiliated in 1990.<ref name="hindu20150428">{{cite news |work=The Hindu |date=28 April 2015 |title=AAP Law Minister Tomar's law degree fabricated, High Court told |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/aap-law-minister-tomars-law-degree-fabricated-high-court-told/article7150541.ece |accessdate=11 June 2015}}</ref> | ||
The police went to Bhagalpur University, where they determined Tomar's law degree to be fraudulent.<ref>{{cite news |url= | The police went to Bhagalpur University, where they determined Tomar's law degree to be fraudulent.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://allindiaroundup.com/news/delhi-law-minister-arrested/ |title=Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar Arrested Over 'Fake' Law Degree. AAP, BJP In An Open War |date=9 June 2015 |accessdate=11 June 2015 |work=All-India Roundup}}</ref> He was arrested on 9 June 2015 and remanded in police custody for four days. His license to practise at the Bar was suspended and he resigned as Law Minister on the same day.<ref name="ibn20150609" /> | ||
During investigations, Tomar reportedly told police that his brother helped him obtain the fake degree. Police might ask Tomar's brother to join investigation since they suspect an interstate fake-degree racket. On 15 June 2015, Tomar's police custody was extended by a magisterial court. Tomar withdrew his bail plea on the following day.<ref name="Tomar's brother a suspect">{{cite news|title=Tomar's brother a suspect|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=1 June 2015|url= | During investigations, Tomar reportedly told police that his brother helped him obtain the fake degree. Police might ask Tomar's brother to join investigation since they suspect an interstate fake-degree racket. On 15 June 2015, Tomar's police custody was extended by a magisterial court. Tomar withdrew his bail plea on the following day.<ref name="Tomar's brother a suspect">{{cite news|title=Tomar's brother a suspect|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=1 June 2015|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Jitender-Singh-Tomars-brother-a-suspect-asked-to-join-degree-probe/articleshow/47698033.cms}}</ref> The case was being heard by the [[Supreme Court of India]] in 2017,<ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi ex-minister appears in court in fake degree case |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=19 April 2017 |work=The Statesman |accessdate=20 January 2019 |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/delhi-ex-minister-appears-in-court-in-fake-degree-case-1492600334.html}}</ref> shortly after Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University cancelled his "degree".<ref>{{cite news |work=Hindustan Times |title=Bihar university cancels AAP MLA Jitender Singh Tomar's law degree |date=20 March 2017 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/bihar-university-cancels-aap-mla-jitender-singh-tomar-s-law-degree/story-ciAxabPJKqYWAmXyOcVysN.html |accessdate=20 January 2019}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Jitender Singh Tomar | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi | |
| In office 14 February 2015 – 11 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Nand Kishore Garg |
| Succeeded by | Preeti Tomar |
| Constituency | Tri Nagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1966 Fatehpur (V), Etah district, U.P. |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Children | 1 son 1 daughter |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Profession | Politician |
Jitender Singh Tomar is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister of Home, law and justice in the Government of NCT of Delhi headed by former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from which he was resigned after a Fake Degree case against him. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and represented Tri Nagar in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi.
In 2020, day before he was about to file his nomination from TriNagar for 2020 Delhi Assembly Elections, High Court gave a ruling against him where he was found guilty of Fake Degree[1] in his 2015 nomination. As a result his election was canceled and he instead made his wife contest on behalf of him.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Jitender Singh Tomar was born in the village of Fatehpur, Etah district, Uttar Pradesh, on 12 April 1966.[2]
At the time of filing his 2015 election affidavit, Tomar claimed that in 1999 he obtained a LL.B. degree from Bishwanath Singh Institute of Legal Studies, Munger, affiliated to Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bihar, which is now disputed. He was enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) and was self-employed.[3][4]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Tomar was associated with the Indian National Congress (INC). In 2013, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and as its candidate contested the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections from the Tri Nagar constituency. He lost by 2809 votes to Nand Kishore Garg of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[5]
In the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections, Tomar again stood as an AAP candidate and beat Garg by 22,311 votes.[6] On 14 February 2015, Tomar was sworn as a cabinet minister in the Government of Delhi under chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. He was given responsibility for the Home, Law and Justice, and Tourism, Art and Culture portfolios.[7]
The Home Ministry role was taken away from Tomar in April 2015 during a period of considerable party infighting[8] and on 9 June 2015 he resigned from his position as Law Minister after being arrested in relation to allegations that he had misrepresented his qualifications.[9]
Fake degree row[edit | edit source]
In February 2015, prior to the declaration of the election results, a petition was filed in the Delhi High Court challenging Tomar's declared university degrees. This was based on an RTI enquiry to which Avadh University had responded by saying that it had not awarded him a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree. It was on the basis of that degree that Tomar had enrolled for his law degree course, and thus his law degree and enrolment with the Bar was invalid. The court requested more information from the concerned organisations,[10] while Tomar now insisted that he holds a valid law degree from the Chaudhary Charan Singh University.[4]
In March 2015, the Delhi High Court refused to disallow the petition against Tomar, expressing surprise that the filer had requested its withdrawal. The petitioner had argued that, upon reflection, the BCD could deal with the matter without recourse to the court system.[11] Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University told the court that it had no record of awarding Tomar a law degree.[12] The Chief Minister of Delhi, Kejriwal, defended Tomar over the matter and called for a "public trial" of the media, claiming it was biased against his party.[13]
The BCD requested that Tomar produce verification of his qualifications and in May, when it determined that these were not forthcoming in a timely manner, it took a "prima facie" view that he had sought enrolment as a lawyer on basis of "forged documentation and false representation". They filed a complaint with Delhi police seeking a "detailed investigation" on the allegations and registration of a criminal case if needed.[14]
On 27 May 2015, BNS Institute of Legal Studies, Munger, which was the college affiliated to Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University where the Tomar claimed to have studied LLB, told the court that Tomar was a "bona fide student".[15] The University had already told the court in April that the Institute had been dis-affiliated in 1990.[12]
The police went to Bhagalpur University, where they determined Tomar's law degree to be fraudulent.[16] He was arrested on 9 June 2015 and remanded in police custody for four days. His license to practise at the Bar was suspended and he resigned as Law Minister on the same day.[9]
During investigations, Tomar reportedly told police that his brother helped him obtain the fake degree. Police might ask Tomar's brother to join investigation since they suspect an interstate fake-degree racket. On 15 June 2015, Tomar's police custody was extended by a magisterial court. Tomar withdrew his bail plea on the following day.[17] The case was being heard by the Supreme Court of India in 2017,[18] shortly after Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University cancelled his "degree".[19]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "फर्जी डिग्री केस : यहां पहुंची दिल्ली पुलिस, 19 अफसरों, कर्मचारियों पर चार्जशीट". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "Shri Jitender Singh Tomar". Government of Delhi. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Jitender Singh Tomar Affidavit" (PDF). myneta.info/. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "HC notice to AAP MLA facing fake degree charge". The Times of India. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ "Those who left AAP and joined BJP are opportunists: Jitender Singh Tomar". DNA. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ "Constituency-wise Results". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "Jitender Singh Tomar: A lawyer with Congress background gets crucial home, law departments in 'AAP' Ki Sarkar". CNN-IBN. Press Trust of India. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.[dead link]
- ↑ Zargar, Harish (11 April 2015). "Jitender Singh Tomar removed as home minister". Asian Age. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "AAP leader Jitender Singh Tomar resigns as Delhi Law Minister". IBN Live. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Row over degree: HC notice to AAP candidate, ECI and BCI". Zee News. Press Trust of India. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ "Row over degree: HC disallows withdrawal of plea against Jitender Singh Tomar". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "AAP Law Minister Tomar's law degree fabricated, High Court told". The Hindu. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Arvind Kejriwal Defends Minister Over Fake Degree Row, Seeks 'Public Trial' of Media Houses". NDTV. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Bar Council holds Jitender Singh Tomar guilty of using fake papers". The Times of India. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ "'Fake' degree row – Tomar was a bona fide student: University". The Indian Express. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar Arrested Over 'Fake' Law Degree. AAP, BJP In An Open War". All-India Roundup. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Tomar's brother a suspect". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "Delhi ex-minister appears in court in fake degree case". The Statesman. Indo-Asian News Service. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ↑ "Bihar university cancels AAP MLA Jitender Singh Tomar's law degree". Hindustan Times. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.