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Jaswant Singh
  • Date of Birth:
    January 3, 1938
  • Place of Birth:
    Rajasthan, India
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    White
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Religion:
    Hinduism
  • Education:
    Mayo College, Ajmer
  • Address:
    Mewanagar,Tehsil:Pachpadra, Post Office: Jasol, Distt:Barmer, Rajasthan
  • Phone:
    011 - 23010438, 23016228, 23792301

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    Trivia

    Jaswant Singh
    • In July 2006, Singh released a book titled A Call to Honour: In Service of Emergent India.[2] A controversy erupted immediately after the release of the book, in which Singh insinuated that a mole had existed in the Prime Ministerial Office during the tenure of Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao, who had leaked information to American sources. Soon after, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh challenged him to name the mole. In response, Singh sent a letter to him. The letter, Singh said later, h
      submitted by - Amit Kher
    • His candidature was the outcome of long political discussion between BJP and Gorkha Janamukti Morcha(GJM), an outfit demanding separate statehood for Hilly and Foothills of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts in the name of Gorkhaland.
      submitted by - Sandeep Sandeep Singh
    • In 2009 general election, he won as a candidate of BJP from Darjeeling parliamentary constituency under the state of west Bengal. He replaced the already declared candidate of BJP Mr. Dawa Sherpa, an ex IPS officer.
      submitted by - Amit Kher
    • Jaswant Singh has been criticized by Political parties frequently for escorting terrorist to Kandhar, Afghanistan who were released by Government of India in exchange of passengers from the hijacked Indian Airlines plane.
      submitted by - Vaibhav Dhiman
    • Jaswant Singh is also the most influential person in the BJP not from a RSS background.
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    Quotes

    Jaswant Singh
    • “They're always closed on Mondays.” - Unknown
      submitted by - Dr. Reddy Labs
    • “The new collection is expected to contribute about 15 per cent of company's growth in the country.” - Unknown
      submitted by - Amit Rank
    • “I do not think it is ever too late to start.” - Unknown
      submitted by - Nicky Status
    • “Neither the Prime Minister nor the Attorney-General had any role in this matter. It is the CEC alone who has the sole Constitutional jurisdiction to recommend any action (against an Election Commissioner) to the President.” - Unknown
      submitted by - Amitabh Dhiman
    • “The only yardstick of objectively assessing, evaluating and commenting on (the deal) is India's national interest. Based on this, it is our view that the government has surrendered on two important counts.” - Unknown
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    Biography

    Jaswant Singh
    Last Updated: Saturday, September 19, 2009

    jaswant singhJaswant Singh is a famous political leader. He was born in the desert village of Jasol in the district of Barmer in Rajasthan. After a rural upbringing, he went to Mayo College, Ajmer. Thereafter, he joined the Joint Services Wing, Dehradun. Later, he was commissioned in the Central India House in December 1957 but resigned after some time to join politics.

    A six-term Member of Parliament, he is currently a member of the Rajya Sabha. In Parliament, Singh has been the Chairman of the Estimates Committee, the Environment and Forest Committee and the Committee on Energy. He is also the Deputy Chairman of the Planning commission. He was appointed as the Minister of External Affairs in 1998 and 1999. He became the Finance Minister of India in 2002. Jaswant Singh has written a number of books on international affairs, security and development issues.



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