S. S. Ahluwalia
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S. S. Ahluwalia is an India
n politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) and is presently a member of the Parliament of India
representing Jharkhand
in the Rajya Sabha
, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
He was first elected into the Parliament as an MP from Bihar, in the year 1986. Over the years of his career, he has held the posts of Minister for Urban Development, as well as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, in the Union Government.
He is currently also the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.
Positions held in the past :
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
(BJP) and is presently a member of the Parliament of India
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India. Founded in 1919, the Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all political bodies in India. The Parliament of India comprises the President and the two Houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha...
representing Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
in the Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...
, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
He was first elected into the Parliament as an MP from Bihar, in the year 1986. Over the years of his career, he has held the posts of Minister for Urban Development, as well as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, in the Union Government.
He is currently also the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.
Positions held in the past :
- 1984 - 86 Member, the G.S. Dhillon Committee constituted by Government of India for providing relief and rehabilitation to the victims of the November 1984 riots in the country July 1986 Elected to Rajya Sabha
- 1986 - 92 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Science and Technology Member, General Council of the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
- 1987 - 88 Member, Select Committee on Medical Council Bill
- July 1992 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
- 15 Sept 1995 - 16 May 1996 Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment (Department of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation) and Parliamentary Affairs April
- April 2000 Elected to Rajya Sabha from Bihar (allotted to represent the State of Jharkhand following reorganization of Bihar during the year)
- April 2000 - 2001 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture
- Sept 2000 - Aug 2004 Member, Committee on Finance
- 2001 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information Technology
- Aug 2001 - April 2006 and June 2006 onwards Member, Business Advisory Committee
- Jan 2002 - Feb. 2004 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
- Aug 2002 - Aug. 2004 Member, Committee on Information Technology
- Jan 2003 - July 2004 Member, Committee of Privileges
- Aug 2004 - April 2006 and May 2006 onwards Member, Committee on Home Affairs
- Aug 2004 - April 2006 and June 2006 onwards Member, House Committee
- Sept 2004 - Oct 2007 Member, National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education
- Oct 2004 - 2006 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance
- April 2006 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
- June 2006 - Sept 2006 Member, Committee on Rules
- Sept 2006 onwards Member, Committee of Privileges
- April 2007 onwards Convenor, Sub-Committee on Civil Defence and Rehabilitation of J and K Migrants of the Committee on Home Affairs
- Sept 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Finance & Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
- June 2010 – Present Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha.
Joint Parliamentary Committees (JPC)
- Aug 1992 - Member of Joint Parliamentary Committee to inquire into Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions
- April 2001 - Member of Joint Parliamentary Committee on Stock Market Scam and matters relating thereto
- August 2003 - Member of Joint Parliamentary Committee on pesticide residues in food products and safety standards for soft drinks, fruit juices and other beverages
- JPC on Pesticide residue in soft drinks
- Report on Pesticide residue in soft drinks
- March 2011 - Member of Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the irregular allocation of 2G Spectrum
External links
- 4 Rajya Sabha MPs who asked questions
- S.S Ahluwalia Detailed Profile
- Profile on Rajya Sabha website
- BJP replaces Majhi with Ahluwalia in House panel on N-Bill
- Govt 'misusing' CBI as political tool, says BJP
- Caste-based census required: BJP
- BJP's view on Controversial Judges' Bill
- S.S. Ahluwalia's private member's bill in the Rajya Sabha - 'The Consumer Goods Bill'
- Speech by Mr. S.S Ahluwalia, Leader of the Indian Delegation to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference 2002
- Omar attempts to ‘draw parallel line of secessionism’: BJP
- Statement by Mr. S.S. Ahluwalia, on the outcome of the 27th Special Session on Children on October 15, 2002
- S.S Ahluwalia Statement - Video