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Giriraj Singh

22,000 Rural Agriculture Markets to be linked by 2020: Shekhawat

Odisha News Insight Jun 29, 2018 0

Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said 22,000 rural agriculture markets will be linked to make a national agricultural market by 2020. "We will upgrade existing 22,000 rural 'haats' into Gramin…

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Giriraj Singh bursts into Tears after PM’s Rebuke

Odisha News Insight Apr 21, 2015 0

Union Minister of State, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Nawada MP Giriraj Singh burst into tears after being pulled up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "sexist" and "racist" comments against Congress President Sonia Gandhi.…

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Giriraj Singh expresses Regret for anti-Sonia Remarks

Odisha News Insight Apr 20, 2015 0

The Lok Sabha witnessed huge uproar over the remarks of Minister Giriraj Singh, who allegedly made "racist" comments against Congress President Sonia Gandhi a couple of weeks ago. Although Singh had tendered apology for his remarks,…

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Giriraj Remarks: Sonia Gandhi calls it Narrow Mindset

Odisha News Insight Apr 2, 2015 0

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday dismissed union minister Giriraj Singh's "racist" remarks as stemming from a "narrow mindset" even as party members staged protests while the BJP sought the matter to be closed as he had expressed…

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Union Minister’s remark on Sonia Gandhi triggers row

Odisha News Insight Apr 1, 2015 0

Union Minister Giriraj Singh courted controversy by saying the Congress accepted Sonia Gandhi as its leader as she has white skin. He later "regretted" his remark on Wednesday. At an event in Bihar on Tuesday, Singh said: "If Rajiv…