Rakesh Singh

BJP ''United'', No Groupism, Says Madhya Pradesh Party Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 25, 2019

A day after two BJP lawmakers backed the Congress-led government during the voting on a bill in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, state BJP chief Rakesh Singh said the party is "united" and there is no groupism.

Air Marshal Rakesh Singh Takes Charge As New IAF Vice Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 1, 2019

Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria today assumed charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, succeeding Air Marshal Anil Khosla.

Elections 2019 - "Terrorism Is Tyaag, Tapasya, Balidaan": BJP Leader's Blooper At Rally

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday April 24, 2019

Madhya Pradesh BJP Chief Rakesh Singh had an awkward moment at a rally on Wednesday when he inadvertently said terrorism was all about "sacrifice and devotion".

7 BJP Leaders Charged For Alleged Poll Code Breach, Nominee Gets Notice

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 9, 2019

Seven BJP leaders, including former Union minister Prahlad Patel and city mayor Swati Godbole, have been charged for allegedly violating the model code of conduct in Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Tuesday.

Day After "Shoe Brawl", BJP Lawmaker Seeks Action Against Cops

India News | Edited by Aditi Ghosh (with inputs from Agencies) | Thursday March 7, 2019

A day after a fist fight and "shoe brawl" with BJP lawmaker Sharad Tripathi during an official meeting in Uttar Pradesh, BJP legislator Rakesh Singh Baghel started a sit-in demonstration demanding action against district and police officials, who he says lathi-charged his supporters.

Watch: BJP Lawmakers Thrash Each Other With Shoes In Fight For Credit

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday March 6, 2019

Hurling the foulest of unprintable abuses, two BJP lawmakers from Uttar Pradesh fought each other with fists and shoes at an official meeting on Wednesday in a shocking example of elected representatives behaving in a manner most unbecoming of their office.

BJP Lawmaker Sues National Herald Editor-In-Chief For Defamation

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 27, 2018

Madhya Pradesh BJP chief Rakesh Singh on Tuesday filed a defamation case against Zafar Agha, editor-in-chief of National Herald, alleging that the newspaper had published "fake news" against him in the run-up to the November 28 assembly polls in the state.

"Opposition Scared Of PM Modi's Popularity": BJP Lawmaker Rakesh Singh

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 20, 2018

BJP lawmaker Rakesh Singh has said that the no-confidence motion was moved in Parliament against Prime Minister Modi's government since the opposition was scared of losing the 2019 general elections.

Anurag Thakur Appointed As BJP's Chief Whip In Lok Sabha

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Tuesday July 17, 2018

Anurag Thakur, the 43-year-old lawmaker from Himachal Pradesh, was appointed as the BJP's chief whip in the Lok Sabha ahead of the start of the parliament's monsoon session. He replaces Rakesh Singh, 56, the Jabalpur lawmaker who was tasked to head the Madhya Pradesh unit of the BJP a few months earlier.

Go Away, Road Already Inaugurated, BJP Leader's Husband Told Lawmakers

Bhopal News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 9, 2018

A BJP corporator's husband, also a party member, was on Sunday suspended from the party for indiscipline after he stopped two BJP leaders from inaugurating newly constructed roads in his wife's municipal ward in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal.

BJP Lawmaker Rakesh Singh Appointed Party's Madhya Pradesh Unit Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 18, 2018

Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections due by the year end, the ruling BJP today appointed parliamentarian Rakesh Singh as the party's state unit chief.

Samajwadi Party Leader Held With Smuggled Gun

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 27, 2018

A Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and a former legislator Rakesh Singh has been arrested after a smuggled pistol was seized from his house in Aligarh, police said today.

Man Tries To Jump Into Lok Sabha From Visitor's Gallery, Detained By Parliament Security

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 25, 2016

In what could have been a major security breach, Lok Sabha today witnessed commotion after a man sitting in the visitor's gallery tried to jump over the railings into the House chamber as security personnel promptly overpowered him before whisking him away.

Security Beefed Up In Mathura In The Wake Of Pathankot Attack

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 6, 2016

Security has been beefed up in the temple city of Mathura in the wake of the terrorist attack in Pathankot.

Don't Link All Deaths in Madhya Pradesh to Vyapam Scam: BJP Lawmaker Rakesh Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 18, 2015

Defending Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is facing the heat over Vyapam scam, BJP MP Rakesh Singh today said all mysterious deaths in the state are not related to the Vyapam scam.