Anil Vij

Anil Vij
Constituency Ambala Cantt. in Haryana Vidhan Sabha
Personal details
Born (1953-03-15) 15 March 1953
Ambala
Nationality Indian
Political party Bhartiya Janta Party
Spouse(s) Unmarried
Children None
Residence 62-A Shashtri Colony, Ambala Cantt., Haryana, India
Alma mater Punjab University, Chandigarh
Occupation Politician
Website Official Facebook Page
As of 27 October, 2014

Anil Vij (born 15- March 1953)[1] is an Indian Politician belonging to the Bhartiya Janata Party and Cabinet minister in the Government of Haryana (appointed October 2014).[2][3][4]

Personal life

Vij was born to Shri. Bhim Sain Vij, a railway employee and Smt Raj Rani Vij. He chose to remain unmarried.

Education

Vij undertook primary education at Railway Primary School, Ambala Cantonment. In 1968, he completed secondary school at Banarasi Dass High School, Ambala (now known as Banarasi Dass Senior Secondary School) then affiliated to the Punjab University, Chandigarh (now affiliated to Haryana Board of School Education).

In 1972, Vij went on to complete the B.Sc degree from Sanatan Dharma College, then affiliated to the Punjab University, Chandigarh..

Political career

Vij joined Akhil Bhartiya Vidharthi Parishad (ABVP), a student wing of RSS, while he was studying at S. D. College, Ambala Cantt. In 1970, he became General Secretary of ABVP.

Vij joined the State Bank of India in 1974. In 1990, when Sushama Sawraj was elected to Rajya Sabha, the Ambala Cantonment seat became vacant. Vij was asked to resign from service and contest a by-election by the BJP Party. He contested the election and won. In 1996 and 2000, he contested as an independent candidate and won both times.

In 2005, Vij lost re-election. In 2009, he was elected as Bhartiya Janata Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) (MLA) from Ambala Cantonment constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.

In 2014, Vij was again elected as Bhartiya Janata Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) (MLA) Ambala Cantonment constituency.He is the Punjabi face of Haryana BJP.

Cabinet Minister of Haryana

On 26 October 2014, Vij was inducted in the Government of Haryana as a Cabinet Minister. He has independent charge of three departments: Department of Health Services, Haryana, Department of Elections, Haryana, Elections Commission, Haryana, and Department of Sports & Youth Affairs, Haryana.

Family

Vij lives in a joint family. He has two brothers Rajinder Vij and Kapil Vij, both married and further has children. Rajinder has daughter Bharti & son Gaurav. Kapil has daughter Aarti & and son Shubham .

Controversies

Beef Controversy

In 2016, Vij said that "Those Who Can't Live Without Beef Mustn't Visit Haryana". Even though Hinduism do not ban eating of Beef, Ban against beef is often used as a political draw card in India.[5]

Spat With IPS Officer
Rio 2016
Donation of 50L to Dera Sacha Sauda

References

  1. ↑ "Anil Vij". http://www.elections.in. Retrieved 27 October 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ "Assembly elections 2014: BJP's Anil Vij is first winner from Haryana". The Times of India. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Will do my best if BJP makes me Haryana CM: Anil Vij". Deepak Nagpal. Zee News. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "People have full confidence in BJP: Anil Vij". Hindustan Times. September 17, 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Those Who Can't Live Without Beef Mustn't Visit Haryana". http://www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015. External link in |publisher= (help)


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