RK Singh

BJP

DOB 20 Dec 1952

Age 72 years

profession Politician

RK Singh biography

Sudama Prasad of the CPI(ML) defeated Union minister RK Singh in Ara LS constituency by 52,9,382 votes. The defeat of Union minister R K Singh was influenced by factors such as caste, anti-incumbency, the dominance of the CPI (ML) in the Bhojpur region, and certain central govt policies.

Raj Kumar Singh (RK Singh ), is a former Union home secretary and a former Bihar-cadre IAS officer of 1975-batch. Singh has been a member of the Parliament since 2014 representing Arrah constituency in Bihar. He is popularly known for arresting BJP veteran leader L K Advani during his Rath Yatra, when he was the district magistrate of Samastipur in October, 1990. During his tenure as the Union Home Secretary under UPA, Singh had released names of RSS members who were allegedly part of the Hindu extremist group responsible for blasts on Samjhauta Express and in Malegaon, Maharashtra.

In February 2016, Singh has also criticised former Home Minister P Chidambaram over his remarks that the case of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who was hanged in 2013, “was perhaps not correctly decided”. He had also accused Chidambaram of political interference in changing the affidavit in Ishrat Jahan encounter case. Singh has made bridges with the BJP leadership in less than two years, taking on the leadership on ticket distribution following the debacle in 2015 Bihar elections.

Singh joined the BJP in 2013 and contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Arrah and had defeated RJD candidate Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha. In 2019 Lok Sabha election again, he retained the seat by defeating the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) candidate Raju Yadav.Singh was part of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet at the Centre through both election wins. Currently, he holds the portfolio of Minister of New and Renewable Energy.

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India to be a developed nation, modernising infra at rapid pace: R K Singh

August 04, 2023 12:59 pm

Union Minister R K Singh on Friday said India is poised to become a developed nation, as the country is modernising its infrastructure at a rapid pace.

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Sukhu seeks higher share in power projects in Himachal

February 10, 2023 3:18 am

The CM also apprised the Union Minister that around 12,000 MW hydro power potential in the state was yet to be harnessed.

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Won’t privatise power supply companies, will bring more competition: Singh

February 05, 2023 11:56 pm

Union Minister for Power, and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh said that the proposal was not to “privatise electricity supply companies. What you do is to bring in competition.”

‘Rail-ship-rail mode of coal transport costly, let us haul it through rail only’

December 10, 2022 8:00 am

Mann, who called on RK Singh at his Delhi office, said that Union Ministry of Power has asked Punjab to start lifting 15-20 perc ent domestic coal through RSR mode from January 2023 from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) /Talcher Mines

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Coming clean on coal

December 02, 2022 8:30 am

India has rightly clarified its position on coal use, underlined its energy security needs. It must now work on long-term energy plans

AIPEF urges Centre to scrap amended rules for Bhakra board members

June 01, 2022 2:33 pm

AIPEF spokesperson VK Gupta said that the post of member of Irrigation is lying vacant for the past 20 months, since the incumbent was repatriated back to Haryana.

Delhi govt using wrong info on power situation, creating panic: Centre

May 04, 2022 9:46 am

Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain had written to the Centre requesting the government to ensure adequate power supply to the city.

Green hydrogen: Policy for producers this week

February 17, 2022 1:19 am

Power Minister RK Singh said the Centre would also come out with mandates, after clearance from the Cabinet, that require replacement of some proportion of grey hydrogen used by sectors such as oil refining, fertilisers and steel.

Free power transmission for green hydrogen

January 27, 2022 11:56 pm

🔴 The Power Ministery noted that production of smart metering in India would be a great opportunity as the government would come out with an approved list of models and manufacturers that would only include smart meters made in India.

No power shortage; wherever some, it’s due to states’ own constraints: R K Singh

October 26, 2021 1:18 am

As on October 24, the plants had an average of five days worth of coal stock, up from four days for most of October but still well below the 15-30 days of recommended levels based on their distance from the source of coal.

RK SINGH VIDEOS

Pakistan should take serious action over Pathankot attack: BJP

January 09, 2016 9:34 am

New Delhi, Jan 09 (ANI): Former home secretary and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP RK Singh on Saturday said that Pakistan has an agency which keeps tab on the people of Pakistan and will also help in tracing the details of the terrorists. He further stated that now it’s completely on Pakistan whether it takes any action over the Pathankot attack or not as India has already given them valid evidences.

Sharif failed to take action against Pathankot attack culprits: BJP

January 06, 2016 9:14 am

New Delhi, Jan 06 (ANI): The former union home secretary and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP RK Singh on Wednesday said that if Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would have kept a control on his country then Pathankot terror attack would not have taken place. He also said that Sharif is not in a condition to take any action against the culprits, and it also shows that he did not take Pakistan army in his confidence. He further stated that Pathankot terror attack and Mazar-i-sharif attack is coordinated with each other.

Sonam Wangchuk's wife and activist Gitanjali Angmo.

‘State hounding us, we’re under surveillance’: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife writes to President

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Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali Angmo, has sent a representation to the President of India seeking his immediate release after being detained by police under the National Security Act. She questions the legality of his detention and the violation of his fundamental rights. Angmo also alleges a "witch hunt" against her husband and urges for his unconditional release.

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