Dilip Singh Judeo
Encyclopedia
Dilip Singh Judeo was the India
n Minister of State for Environment and Forests in Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
's Bharatiya Janata Party
led coalition government. He hails from the Royal family of Jashpur. He is at present Rajkumar
of Royal family of Jashpur. In November 2003 he was accused of accepting a bribe from an Australia
n company in exchange for mining rights in Chhattisgarh
. The accusation was made by The Sunday Express newspaper, which had received a video of the bribe taking place. He rejected initial calls for his resignation, however he did resign on November 17, 2003.
Judeo claimed that he had been set up by "Christian missionaries" and/or by his Congress Party rival for the post of Chief Minister in Chhattisgarh, Ajit Jogi
.
In 2005, the Central Bureau of Investigation
told the Indian Supreme Court
that the bribe exposé was planned by Amit Jogi
, the son of the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Ajit Jogi
, as a means to derive political mileage in favour of Ajit Jogi in upcoming elections.
Mr.Judeo successfully led the BJP to victory in the 2003 Vidhan Sabha Elections and refrained from taking the Chair of Chief Minister of the state despite a wide campaign for the same from the Tribals of Chhatisgarh.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Minister of State for Environment and Forests in Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian statesman who served as the tenth Prime Minister of India three times – first for a brief term of 13 days in 1996, and then for two terms from 1998 to 2004. After his first brief period as Prime Minister in 1996, Vajpayee headed a coalition government from...
's Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
led coalition government. He hails from the Royal family of Jashpur. He is at present Rajkumar
Rajkumar
Rajkumar , born as Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju was a popular actor and singer in the Kannada film industry...
of Royal family of Jashpur. In November 2003 he was accused of accepting a bribe from an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n company in exchange for mining rights in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....
. The accusation was made by The Sunday Express newspaper, which had received a video of the bribe taking place. He rejected initial calls for his resignation, however he did resign on November 17, 2003.
Judeo claimed that he had been set up by "Christian missionaries" and/or by his Congress Party rival for the post of Chief Minister in Chhattisgarh, Ajit Jogi
Ajit Jogi
Ajit Jogi was the first chief minister of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. He currently represents the Marwahi Scheduled Tribe constituency in the state assembly and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party....
.
In 2005, the Central Bureau of Investigation
Central Bureau of Investigation
The Central Bureau of Investigation is a government agency of India that serves as a criminal investigation body, national security agency and intelligence agency. It was established on 1 April 1963 and evolved from the Special Police Establishment founded in 1941...
told the Indian Supreme Court
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...
that the bribe exposé was planned by Amit Jogi
Amit Jogi
Amit Jogi is the only son and only surviving child of Chattisgarh politician and former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi. Anusha Jogi, daughter of Ajit Jogi, committed suicide on 12 May 2000 in Indore....
, the son of the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Ajit Jogi
Ajit Jogi
Ajit Jogi was the first chief minister of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. He currently represents the Marwahi Scheduled Tribe constituency in the state assembly and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party....
, as a means to derive political mileage in favour of Ajit Jogi in upcoming elections.
Mr.Judeo successfully led the BJP to victory in the 2003 Vidhan Sabha Elections and refrained from taking the Chair of Chief Minister of the state despite a wide campaign for the same from the Tribals of Chhatisgarh.
External links
- The Indian Express full coverage of the story.
- Profile on Rajya Sabha website