Nawab Singh Nagar

Indian politician

Nawab Singh Nagar

Member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1996–2007
Preceded by| Sameer Bhati
Succeeded by| Satveer Singh Gurjar
Constituency| Dadri
Personal details
Born| 1 January 1960
Nationality| Indian
Political party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Alma mater| Meerut University
Occupation| Politician
Profession| Business

Nawab Singh Nagar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Nagar is a former Minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh and served twice as MLA from Dadri (1996-2007). He is currently the chairperson of Lal Bahadur Shastri Sugarcane Development Board[1][2] and also the Vice-President of Uttar Pradesh BJP.[3][4]

## History

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Nawab Singh Nagar joined RSS during his college days and eventually joined BJP in the mid-1980s as the party was formed. He contested his first assembly election from Dadri Constituency in 1993 on BJP symbol but lost to Sameer Bhati. He won his first election in 1996 defeating Sameer Bhati in the same constituency. In 2002, he was elected again. As BJP formed government in 2002, Nawab Singh was appointed the State Irrigation Minister. Nagar lost assembly election in 2007 to BSP candidate Satveer Gurjar. In 2013, he was appointed the National Vice President of BJP Kisan Morcha.[5]

When BJP was formed in 1980, Nawab Singh Nagar was appointed the first Mandal president of Noida.[6]

Nawab Singh Nagar with Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1981[7]

## Social works

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Nagar has successfully campaigned against many government policies such as an increase in stamp duty and the transfer of Noida city funds outside the city. During the Ayodhya protest, he was detained by police for 21 days in Saharanpur Jail. He was also detained for challenging then Noida Authority Chairperson Neera Yadav and sent to custody in Meerut. He was jailed several times and arrested a dozen times for his involvement in farmers' rights agitation and District reinstatement protests.[8] He also started agitation against hike in electricity charges in Noida in January 2016.

Nagar started protesting against the toll collection on DND Flyway in 2014 and held many strikes. In 2015, he organised a massive car rally to raise awareness against it. On 28 August 2016, he started an indefinite protest against the toll and was arrested on the following day[9] after staging an overnight protest and making DND toll free for two days.[10][11] On 26 October 2016, the Supreme Court of India ordered that the flyaway should be toll free.[12]

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On 27 December 2016, Nagar protested against the exploitation of 21,000 land allottees by Yamuna authority and filed a Public Interest Litigation in Allahabad High Court.[14] The protest was successful as the allotment was started by the authority within few weeks.[15]

## Controversies

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In 2015, Nawab Singh Nagar came into limelight when he justified the infamous Dadri lynching[16] of Mohammad Akhlaq by locals due to consumption of beef and called the accused as "innocent kids", which created a huge outrage accusing him of aggravating the violent situation.[17][18][19] In 2017, there was a huge protest by the supporters of Nawab Singh when BJP denied him MLA ticket from Dadri Constituency.[20] His angry supporters accused Gautam Budh Nagar Lok Sabha MP Mahesh Sharma of using his veto power against Nawab Singh since Mahesh Sharma was afraid of Nagar's stronghold in his constituency.[21][22][23][24]

## References

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2. ^ Pioneer, The. "UP govt appoints chiefs of various corporations". The Pioneer. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
3. ^ "नवाब सिंह नागर का किया स्वागत". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
4. ^ "'अटल जी' की रैली के बाद इस सीट पर पलट गया था पासा और पहली बार खिला था कमल". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
5. ^ "List of BJP Kisan Morcha working committee 2013". 180.179.171.200. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
6. ^ "कालजयी अटल: खाट पर बैठकर नोएडा में की थी पंचायत". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
7. ^ "'अटल जी' की रैली के बाद इस सीट पर पलट गया था पासा और पहली बार खिला था कमल". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
8. ^ "Politics in centrestage as land war heats up". Hindustan Times. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
9. ^ "Former Minister Leading Protesters At Delhi's DND Flyway Detained By Police". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
10. ^ "Indefinite protest begins for toll-free DND flyway". The Economic Times. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
11. ^ "Indefinite protest for toll-free DND from Sunday - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
12. ^ Bureau, ABP News (11 November 2016). "DND to remain toll free for now; SC asks CAG to do audit of the company". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
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14. ^ "Anomalies in Noida land allotment: BJP leader moves HC - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
15. ^ "जीरो पीरियड का लाभ सभी आवंटियों को दिया जाये - नवाब सिंह नागर". GrenoNews. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
16. ^ Bhardwaj, Ankur (1 October 2015). "Taking beef with the Republic". Business Standard India. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
17. ^ Ranjan, Rakesh (1 October 2015). "Uttar Pradesh: Some locals and politicians still spewing venom". India Today. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
18. ^ "On Mob Killing Over Beef Rumours, Ex-BJP Lawmaker's Shocker". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
19. ^ "Decoding Dadri lynching: From political mileage, to strange thoughts and boiling blood". Firstpost. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
20. ^ "भाजपा में टिकट बंटवारे से गौतमबुद्धनगर में BJP नेता के समर्थक नाराज". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
21. ^ "Noida: BJP workers protest at DND against tickets to turncoats". Hindustan Times. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
22. ^ "क्या नवाब सिंह नागर के टिकट पर अमित शाह और महेश शर्मा हैं आमने-सामने!". tricitytoday.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
23. ^ "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
24. ^ "नए कृषि कानून किसानों के हित में : नवाब सिंह नागर". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 May 2021.