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B. C. Nagesh
B. C. Nagesh | |
|---|---|
 Minister of primary and secondary education | |
| Minister of Primary & Secondary Education Government of Karnataka | |
| Assumed office 4 August 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Basavaraj Bommai |
| Preceded by | S. Suresh Kumar |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Preceded by | K. Shadakshari |
| Constituency | Tiptur |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Preceded by | B. Nanjamari |
| Succeeded by | K. Shadakshari |
| Constituency | Tiptur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1959[1] Tumakuru district[2],Mysuru State (present-day Karnataka) India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata party |
| Residence | Tiptur |
| Education | B.E Computer science and engineering |
| Alma mater | B.M.S. Institute of Technology and Management,B.M.S. College of Engineering |
Bellur Chandrashekharaiah[3] Nagesh is an Indian politician who is the current Minister of Primary & Secondary Education and Sakala of Karnataka from 4 August 2021. He is a two times Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Tiptur.[4]
Early life and education
Nagesh was born in to a Brahmin family in Tumkur district. He attained Bachelors of Engineering from B.M.S. College of Engineering. He was part of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) during his student days.[5][6]
Parents: B S Chandrashekaraiah & BC Savithramma
Political career
He started his political career from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and has been a full-time worker of the Sangh for several years. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1984. He is closely associated with B. L. Santhosh, the National General Secretary (Organisation) of the BJP.[5][7]
Nagesh won the state assembly elections from Tiptur constituency in 2008 and 2018.
In 2021, he was inducted into the Basavaraj Bommai ministry and was made the Minister of Primary & Secondary Education.[4]
'Burn the chaddi' campaign
In June 2022 the Congress students' wing NSUI (National Students Union of India) protested against the "saffronisation" of school textbooks. As a symbolic protest they burnt an underwear outside the Home of Education Minister BC Nagesh. They set fire to a pair of khaki shorts similar to the short in the uniform of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members.[8]
The BJP complained to the police accusing the NSUI activists of trying to burn the minister's house down. Congress leader Siddaramaiah said, "During a protest, we symbolically burnt one underwear - just one underwear. But the police and government made it a big issue and said we are trying to burn the house... So let's start a chaddi-burning campaign," The Congress launched a "burn-the-chaddi" campaign.[8]
References
- ↑ "B.c.nagesh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- TIPTUR(TUMKUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
- ↑ "B.c.nagesh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- TIPTUR(TUMKUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
- ↑ "B.c.nagesh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- TIPTUR(TUMKUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "In Pics: Karnataka Cabinet ministers & their portfolios". Deccan Herald. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Six new faces in the Cabinet". The Hindu. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ "ತಿಪಟೂರು ಶಾಸಕ ಬಿ.ಸಿ.ನಾಗೇಶ್ ಪರಿಚಯ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ". Prajavani. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ "RSS ಕಟ್ಟಾಳು ಬಿ.ಸಿ.ನಾಗೇಶ್ಗೆ ಒಲಿದ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಿರಿ". Public TV. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Karnataka: What is 'burn the chaddi' campaign? Know why politicians are burning underwears as protest". Free Press Journal. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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