Bandaru Dattatreya

Bandaru Dattatreya
Ministry of Labour and Employment
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 :

References

Lok Sabha
Preceded by
T Maniamma
Member of Parliament
for Secunderabad

1991 – 1996
Succeeded by
P.V. Rajeshwar Rao
Preceded by
P.V. Rajeshwar Rao
Member of Parliament
for Secunderabad

1998 – 2004
Succeeded by
Anjan Kumar Yadav
Preceded by
Anjan Kumar Yadav
Member of Parliament
for Secunderabad

2014 – Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Narendra Singh Tomar
Minister of Labour and Employment
9 November 2014 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent

External links

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