Abbaiah Narayanaswamy is an Indian politician who is the current Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment of India in the Second Modi ministry since 7 July 2021.[1] He is also a member of the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Chitradurga, Karnataka as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. It became a controversy when he was denied entry into village of Pemmanahalli Gollarahatti in Pavagada taluk of Tumakuru district in his own constituency as he belongs to Madiga community.[2][3][4][5]
A. Narayanaswamy | |
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.jpg) A. Narayanaswamy in 2022 | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Virendra Kumar Khatik |
| Preceded by | Rattan Lal Kataria |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 23 September 2010 – 13 May 2013 | |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Social Welfare | 23 September 2010 - 13 May 2013 |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | B. N. Chandrappa |
| Constituency | Chitradurga |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1998–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Y. Ramakrishna |
| Succeeded by | B.Shivanna |
| Constituency | Anekal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1957 Anekal, Bangalore district |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | T. Vijaya Kumari |
| Source: [1] | |
References edit
- ^ "Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got". The Economic Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Results 2019: BJP sweeps in Karnataka, leaves ruling coalition in tizzy". News Nation. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Villagers block Dalit Chitradurga MP Narayanaswamy's path, cite his caste". The New Indian Express. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Karnataka BJP MP denied entry into village in his own constituency for being Dalit". Anil Gejji. The Times of India. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ Rajak, Komal (7 March 2020). "Trajectories of Women's Property Rights in India: A Reading of the Hindu Code Bill". Contemporary Voice of Dalit. 12 (1): 82–88. doi:10.1177/2455328x19898420. ISSN 2455-328X. S2CID 216400748.