Vikram Singh Saini
Vikram Singh Saini is an Indian politician. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh representing the Khatauli assembly constituency.[2] He is 48 years old (2017) and a high-school dropout.[3][4][1]
Vikram Singh Saini | |
|---|---|
| MLA in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kartar Singh Bhadana |
| Constituency | Khatauli (Assembly constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kawal, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Parents | Hoshyara Singh Saini[1] |
| Residence | Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | 8th Pass From Rajbala Shiksha Niketan,Kabal, Muzaffarnagar[1] |
| Occupation | MLA |
| Profession | Politician [1] |
Vikram
sainiPolitical career
Vikram Kumar Saini has been a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2017, he has represented the Khatauli (Assembly constituency) and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.[1] he defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Chandan Singh Chauhan by a margin of 31,374 votes.[2]
Posts held
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | March 2017 | Incumbent | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly | [2] |
Controversies
On 23 October 2017, Saini caused controversy after he addressed people attending a gathering in Muzaffarnagar asking them to physically assault people who harass women.[5]
On February 5, 2018, while addressing a gathering on population control, he said Hindus were free to have as many kids as possible until a law is passed, and while they only had two children, "others did not." He also claimed he told his wife to keep having kids until a population control law was passed.[6]
On January 4, 2019, after the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh had said singing Vande Mataram would no longer be mandatory for civil servants, Saini said there should be a law against those "who are against Vande Mataram" and they should be considered 'anti-nationals.' In the same speech he said anyone who is unsafe in India should be considered 'anti-nationals' and, if given a ministry, he would strap bombs to their back and blow them up. He later claimed he said nothing wrong and he was simply using the local language, but Congress leaders said he was 'speaking like a terrorist."[7]
After the government scrapped Article 370 that ensured Kashmir's special status, on August 7, 2019, Saini addressed party workers saying Kashmiri women have been subject to many atrocities, and that Muslim workers should rejoice since they could now marry 'gori ladki' from Kashmir. His comments was widely derided as misogynistic, but Saini stood by his comments saying he said nothing objectionable.[8][9]
References
- "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info.
- "Khatauli Election Results 2017". elections.in. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- "Find out who is contesting from Khatauli, Uttar Pradesh". www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- "Will break limbs of those who disrespect, kill cows: UP BJP MLA". Deccan Chronicle. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- "UP BJP MLA asks people to beat up those harassing women". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- "BJP MLA's bizarre statement: Told my wife to keep producing children until law on population control comes into existence". The Financial Express. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- Jan 4, Mohd Dilshad | TNN | Updated; 2019; Ist, 16:48. "Vikram Saini MLA: Give me ministry and I will bomb those who feel unsafe in this country | Meerut News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- Staff, Scroll. "Watch: 'Now, marry the white-skinned women of Kashmir', UP MLA Vikram Saini tells party workers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ""Now Marry Fair Kashmiri Women": BJP Lawmaker's Article 370 Shocker". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.