Indian politician
Khiladi Lal Bairwa (born 5 January 1964) is an Indian politician & former member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Baseri Assembly constituency and former chairman of the Rajasthan Scheduled Castes Commission. He was a member of parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha representing the Karauli–Dholpur constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party political party.[1][2]
Early life and education
Bairwa was born in Salempur, Karauli district in the state of Rajasthan. He is a graduate and received a BA degree from the Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh). He is a businessperson.[1]
Political career
Bairwa has been in active politics since the early 2000s band was elected to parliament in 2009. He was the first MP to be elected from the Karauli–Dholpur constituency after it was created in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India.
He was a member of two committees.[1][2]
Controversy
In December 2013, an Indian news website, Cobrapost, claimed that it conducted a sting operation in which 11 Indian MPs, for money, were willing to write recommendation letters and to lobby the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to favour a (fictitious) foreign oil company. The sting operation was code-named Operation Falcon Claw. Bairwa was one of the accused politicians. Allegedly, he had asked for ₹5 million (US$60,000) for writing a recommendation letter.[3]
Posts held
| From |
To |
Position
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| 2009 |
2014 |
Member, 15th Lok Sabha
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| 2009 |
2014 |
Member, Committee on Railways
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| 2009 |
2014 |
Member, Committee on Petitions
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