Dilip Singh Judeo

Dilip Singh Judeo
Dilip Singh Judeo
Union Minister of State of Environment and Forests
	In office; 29 January 2003 – 17 November 2003
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 22 May 2009 – 14 August 2013
Preceded by	Punnulal Mohle
Succeeded by	Lakhan Lal Sahu
Constituency	Bilaspur
	In office; 1989–1991
Preceded by	Prabhat Kumar Mishra
Succeeded by	Bhawani Lal Verma
Constituency	Janjgir
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 1 November 2000 – 22 May 2009
Succeeded by	Nand Kumar Sai
Constituency	Chhattisgarh
	In office; 30 June 1992 – 31 October 2000
Constituency	Madhya Pradesh
Personal details
Born	8 March 1949; Jashpur, Central Provinces and Berar, India; (now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Died	14 August 2013 (aged 64); Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Madhvi Devi
Children	3, including Yudhvir Singh Judev
Residence(s)	Jashpur, Chhattisgarh, India; Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India; Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Alma mater	Rajkumar College, Raipur; St. Xavier's College, Ranchi; Chotanagpur Law College

Dilip Singh Judeo (8 March 1949 – 14 August 2013) was an Indian politician and former Minister of State for Environment and Forests in Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government.^[1]^[2] He hailed from Jashpur, and remains a popular political leader among the tribals of central India.

Career

Judeo started Ghar Wapsi campaign in Chhattisgarh.

In November 2003 he was accused of accepting a bribe for mining rights in Chhattisgarh. The sting operation was orchestrated by the then Christian CM of Chhattisgarh Ajit Jogi and his son. The accusation was made by The Sunday Express newspaper, which had received a video of the bribe taking place.^[3] Judeo resigned from his ministerial position on 17 November 2003.^[4]

He was Member of Parliament from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.^[2]

Death

On 15 August 2013, he died because of kidney and lung infection. He outlived his eldest son Shatrunjay Pratap Singh Judev, who died of a heart attack. He was followed in death by his youngest son Yudhvir Singh Judev, who died of a liver ailment in 2021. His middle son, Prabal Pratap Singh Judev is the only surviving son.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b Lok Sabha profile Dilip Sigh Judeo Archived 1 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^ Jain, Sonu (2003). "Caught on tape: Union Minister taking cash, saying money is no less than God". The Sunday Express. Retrieved 25 April 2006.
^ "Judeo video: Didi relieved at resignation". The Indian Express. 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2006.

External links

The Indian Express full coverage of the story.
Profile on Rajya Sabha website

[1] "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

[s-2] Lok Sabha profile Dilip Sigh Judeo Archived 1 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine

[caught-3] Jain, Sonu (2003). "Caught on tape: Union Minister taking cash, saying money is no less than God". The Sunday Express. Retrieved 25 April 2006.

[4] "Judeo video: Didi relieved at resignation". The Indian Express. 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2006.

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