Bandaru Dattatreya

Bandaru Dattatreya
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2014
Preceded by	Narendra Singh Tomar
Personal details
Born	26 Feb 1947 Hyderabad, Hyderabad State (now in Telangana), India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Children	Vaishnav Bandaru,Vijaya Laxmi
Residence	Hyderabad
Religion	Hindu
Website	http://www.dattanna.com

Bandaru Dattatreya (often called Dattanna, born 26 February 1947) is an Indian politician from the Telangana. He is currently the Minister of Labour and Employment in the Narendra Modi Government. He was the president of the United Andhra Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). He has been elected as a member of parliament for 10th, 12th, 13th Lok Sabhas (1991-2004) from Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency and was a Union Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government. He was re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Secunderabad Constituency. He is a BJP National Vice-President and a Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) in charge of Labour and Employment.^[1] Dattatreya belongs to a lower caste and comes from a modest background.^[2][3]

In 2016, Dattatreya was accused of being responsible for the suicide of Rohith Vemula, a Ph.D. scholar at the University of Hyderabad. According to Dattatreya's critics, his letter to the Education Minister, complaining about degraded student politics, had led to Vemula's suspension and ultimate suicide. Vemula's suicide letter did not blame anyone, and Dattatreya denied these allegations.^[4][5]

Career

Bandaru Dattatreya started his career with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He was a pracharak before joining the BJP.

Positions held :

• 1980:Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Andhra Pradesh.
• 1981 - 1989:General-Secretary, B.J.P., Andhra Pradesh.
• 1991: Elected to 10th Lok Sabha (Member, Public Accounts Committee and Committee on Welfare of SCs, STs and Minorities)
• 1996 - 1998:President, B.J.P., Andhra Pradesh.
• 1998:Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term).
• 1998 - 1999:Union Minister of State, Urban Development .
• 1999:Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) .
• 13 October 1999 - 14 June 2000:Union Minister of State, Ministry of Urban Development .
• 14 June 2000 - 30 June 2002:Union Minister of State, Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.
• 1 July 2002 - 2004:Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways.
• 2014- Elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Secunderabad Constituency.
• 2014- BJP National Vice-President
• 2014- Chairman : committee on OBC's welfare
• 2014- Ministry of State (Independent Charge), Labour and Employment..

References

1. New mantris in PM Narendra Modi durbar, Times of India, 10 November 2014
2. Bandaru Dattatreya - a simple leader from backward class (Profile),Business Standard, 20 January 2016)
3. Cabinet expansion: Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Bandaru Dattatreya get Independent charge - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/independent-charge/#sthash.wsK0fogS.dpuf The Indian Express, 20 January 2-16
5. "Bandaru Dattatreya says his letter has nothing to do with Dalit student's suicide". IBNLive. Retrieved 2016-01-18.

External links

• Parliament of India Biography