Vijender Gupta
| Vijender Gupta | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Opposition of Delhi | |
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Assumed office 14 February 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 August 1963 New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1980–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Dr Shobha Vijender (m. 1987) |
| Alma mater | Shri Ram College of Commerce |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | Official website |
Vijenderai Gupta is an Indian politician from Delhi capital of India. He is currently a Member of Legislative Assembly from Rohini constituency and also a member of BJP's National Executive. In Delhi state elections 2015, he was one of the three BJP candidates to win. He was president of Delhi state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party .[1][2] Shri Gupta is a post graduate of Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi University.
Personal life
Vijender Gupta married Dr. Shobha Vijender on 1 November 1987. She is currently MCD Councillor, Ward No. 50 and has served as member on the Bench of Magistrate Child Welfare Committee (under JJ Act 2000) and is the founder president of an NGO Sampurna. They have a daughter and a son.
Political career
Vijender Gupta began his political career as a student leader. In 1984 he was elected as the Vice President of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU). Vijender Gupta was Chairman of Standing Committee MCD from 2007 to 2009. He was elected Chairman of the Standing Committee MCD from 2007 to 2010 and pioneered e-governance in the MCD functioning to enhance the accountability and transparency of the systems in place.
He has been elected three times in the Municipal elections from Rohini that too with the highest margin in Delhi.
As Founder of Delhi Abhibhavak Mahasangh, a body of parent associations, he has been struggling for the past 20 years against the commercialisation of education. He challenged the government of the day on this issue repeatedly and launched a public agitation to raise awareness of social disparity in the education system. He led the public movement against forceful mass sealings by the state establishment and faced lathi charge and policy brutalities and arrests to ensure relief to Delhi Shop keepers, trader establishments and their families by forcing the Government to amend the law.
He served as a Secretary and Joint Convener, Janta Vidyarthi Morcha, Delhi Pradesh from 1980-84. He was Vice President, Delhi University Students' Union, 1984-85. From 1995- 1997, he was President Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha, Keshav Puram Distt. He has been elected Councilor, MCD (Ward no. 33 Rohini Zone) in 1997 with a victory margin of more than 10 thousand votes. He was elected Councilor, MCD a second time, in 2002 by a margin of 12 thousand votes.
His pioneer agitations against commercialisation of education and then public interest litigation led to a decision by The Hon.ble Delhi High Court and Hon.ble Delhi Supreme Court in favor of poor children and quality education. He fought against the lottery resulted in a ban on the lottery in 1993 under the banner of NGO Lok Abhiyan and started a campaign concerning parking in DDA parks with the morning walkers.
References
- ↑ "Delhi BJP 'hero' Vijender Gupta eyes 2013 Assembly polls : North, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- ↑ "Vijender Gupta". Vijender Gupta. Retrieved 2012-10-17.