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| birth_name = Kripashankar Singh | | birth_name = Kripashankar Singh | ||
| parents = Thakur Ramniranjan Singh | | parents = Thakur Ramniranjan Singh | ||
| office = EX [[Minister of State for Home Affairs]] | | office = EX [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)#List of Ministers of State|Minister of State for Home Affairs]] | ||
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| office1 = E.X. [[President (corporate title)|President]] of [[Mumbai Regional Congress Committee]] | | office1 = E.X. [[President (corporate title)|President]] of [[Mumbai Regional Congress Committee]] | ||
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}} | ||
{{POV check|date=November 2011}} | {{POV check|date=November 2011}} | ||
'''Kripashankar Singh''' is an | '''Kripashankar Singh''' is an Indian politician with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was a minister of state in the 2004 [[Maharashtra]] state cabinet while in [[Indian National Congress]]. He was instrumental in Congress gains in [[Mumbai]] against [[Shiv Sena]] in the [[2009 Maharashtra assembly elections]]. He was the president of the [[Mumbai]] chapter of the Indian National Congress party until June 2011. He won the santacruz constituency in the last Mumbai elections. | ||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
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He subsequently joined Congress and rose through the ranks to become a powerful figure by the 2004 elections, when he was assigned the cabinet seat as Minister of State for Home.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharashtra: Ex-Congress Minister Kripashankar Singh Joins BJP|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/maharashtra-ex-congress-minister-kripashankar-singh-joins-bjp-7140501.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Moneycontrol|language=en}}</ref> | He subsequently joined Congress and rose through the ranks to become a powerful figure by the 2004 elections, when he was assigned the cabinet seat as Minister of State for Home.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharashtra: Ex-Congress Minister Kripashankar Singh Joins BJP|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/maharashtra-ex-congress-minister-kripashankar-singh-joins-bjp-7140501.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Moneycontrol|language=en}}</ref> | ||
On | On 7 July 2021, Singh joined BJP. He had quit the Congress in 2019 over its decision to oppose NDA government’s policy on Jammu and Kashmir, he was looking for political rehabilitation. He had four options— to rejoin Congress or join NCP, Shiv Sena or BJP. After prolonged deliberations, he decided to join BJP. | ||
===Disproportionate assets investigation=== | ===Disproportionate assets investigation=== | ||
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In March 2011, it was revealed that in 2008–09, [[Shahid Balwa]] had channeled Rs 4.5 crores into an account held by Narendra and his wife.<ref>{{cite news | title = Balwa aide paid Cong leader's son 4.5cr | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-27/india/29194229_1_dynamix-realty-db-realty-shahid-usman-balwa | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120701132550/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-27/india/29194229_1_dynamix-realty-db-realty-shahid-usman-balwa | url-status = dead | archive-date = 1 July 2012 | date=27 March 2011 | work = [[The Times of India]] | accessdate=11 June 2011 }}</ref> In the [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement|anti-corruption]] atmosphere of the time, Kripashankar had to resign. On 22 February 2012, the [[Bombay High Court]] directed the city police commissioner to prosecute Kripashankar Singh for "criminal misconduct" under the [[Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988]].<ref>{{Cite | In March 2011, it was revealed that in 2008–09, [[Shahid Balwa]] had channeled Rs 4.5 crores into an account held by Narendra and his wife.<ref>{{cite news | title = Balwa aide paid Cong leader's son 4.5cr | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-27/india/29194229_1_dynamix-realty-db-realty-shahid-usman-balwa | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120701132550/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-27/india/29194229_1_dynamix-realty-db-realty-shahid-usman-balwa | url-status = dead | archive-date = 1 July 2012 | date=27 March 2011 | work = [[The Times of India]] | accessdate=11 June 2011 }}</ref> In the [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement|anti-corruption]] atmosphere of the time, Kripashankar had to resign. On 22 February 2012, the [[Bombay High Court]] directed the city police commissioner to prosecute Kripashankar Singh for "criminal misconduct" under the [[Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Krishna Kumar |date=March 26, 2011 |title=2G scam probe: Balwa paid Rs 4 cr to Cong leader's son|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/west/story/2g-scam-probe-shahid-balwa-paid-rs-4-cr-to-mumbai-regional-congress-committee-chief-kripashankar-singhs-son-131024-2011-03-26|access-date=2021-07-07|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||