Singhvi at the India Economic Summit, 2008 | |
MP of Rajya Sabha for West Bengal | |
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Assumed office 3 April 2018 | |
Preceded by | Tapan Kumar Sen, CPI(M) |
MP of Rajya Sabha for Rajasthan | |
In office 4 April 2012 – 3 April 2018 | |
Succeeded by | Madan Lal Saini, BJP |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 February 1959 (age 60) Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | Anita Singhvi |
Relations | Laxmi Mall Singhvi (father) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Faculty of Law, University of Delhi Trinity College, Cambridge Harvard University |
Profession | Senior Advocate Politician |
Website | www.drabhisheksinghvi.com |
Abhishek Manu Singhvi (born 24 February 1959) is an Indian lawyer and politician. As politician, he is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and a current Member of the Parliament of India representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He is also a spokesperson for the INC.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
He completed his school from St. Columba's School. He obtained B.A.(Hons.), M.A., Ph.D., PIL educated at St. Stephen's College, Trinity College, Cambridge and Harvard University. Singhvi completed his Ph.D. under constitutional lawyerSir William Wade of Cambridge University. The topic of his doctoral dissertation at Cambridge University was on Emergency Powers.[2]
Mayank, an investment banker, is the son of a chartered accountant, Rajender Singh Singhvi, and Sushma. Anissia was the daughter of retired Major Roopinder Singh Batra and Neelam. In a statement given to police, Neelam alleged that Mayank had thrashed her daughter on the second day of their honeymoon in Dubai. In a major breakthrough, the Delhi Police on Monday finally arrested, Mayank Singhvi, the husband of Anissia Batra, two days after her mysterious death shocked the residents of the national capital.
Family and personal life[edit]
Singhvi is married to ghazal and Sufi singer Anita Singhvi. They have two sons. His father Laxmi Mall Singhvi was a MarwariJain[3], renowned lawyer and India's former High Commissioner to the UK. He was elected to Rajya Sabha (1998–2004). His mother’s name is Kamla Singhvi.[4]
Positions held[edit]
Singhvi, at 37, became the youngest Additional Solicitor General of India, in 1997.[5] He held the position for a year, till 1998.
2001 onwards National Spokesperson, Indian National Congress
April 2006 Elected to Rajya Sabha
Aug. 2006 – May 2009 and Aug. 2009 – July 2011 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
Aug. 2006 – Aug. 2007 Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Member, Joint Committee to examine the Constitutional and Legal position relating to Office of Profit Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development
Sept. 2006 – Sept. 2010 Member, Committee of Privileges
July 2010 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
July 2011 onwards Chairman, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Member, General Purposes Committee[4]
Controversies& Scandal[edit]
A tape allegedly featuring Singhvi with another woman in a compromising positions was circulated. He categorically denied any wrongdoing.[6]
In 2014, he was fined ₹57 crore by the Income Tax Settlement Commission for failing to furnish documents supporting his claims of expenditure for running his office.[7]
References[edit]
- ^'Cong calls for stern action'. The Times of India. 20 October 2009.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2011.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ^'Pay tribute to L M Singhvi - Times of India'. The Times of India. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ abAbhishek Manu Singhavi Biography. Matpal.com (April 2012). Retrieved on 26 October 2016.
- ^Mahapatra, Dhananjay (9 January 2010). 'India's top 10 lawyers'. The Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^'Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi quits party, Parliament posts'. NDTV. 25 September 2012.
- ^'Tax trouble: Abhishek Manu Singhvi faces Rs 57 crore fine'. The Times Of India. 12 November 2014.
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abhishek_Singhvi&oldid=894726757'
Hack:
- 11 days after her death, Anissia Batra’s father Major General Batra spoke to Republic TV’s Editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami
- Major General Batra, while speaking exclusively to Republic TV said, “Mayank killed her”
- Anissia’s father also levelled another set of stunning charges at Mayank Singhvi, saying, the last messages sent out from Anissia’s phone were actually written by Mayank
11 days after her death, Anissia Batra’s father Major General Batra spoke to Republic TV’s Editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and made damning allegations against Anissia’s husband Mayank Singhvi. Major General Batra, while speaking exclusively to Republic TV said, “Mayank killed her”.
“Mayank has killed her. And, the circumstantial evidence will also show at a later stage that he kept her inside, and around 4:15 pm, because he had access to her phone he sent out messages. And the message was sent in such a con-y way, because he was a great con artist. Where, he put his own name in it to make it look like she is going to kill herself and he will only become an abettor to it (sic),” said Major General Batra.
LAST MESSAGES FROM ANISSIA'S PHONE SENT BY MAYANK?
Anissia’s father also levelled another set of stunning charges at Mayank Singhvi, saying, the last messages sent out from Anissia’s phone were actually written by Mayank.
“It is Mayank who has written this. And it’s been sent to three people to make it look very genuine. One to Anissia's lawyer, whom we had contacted, and we were discussing her divorce case. Aman hingorani. The second was to Anissia's friend whom she had been talking to a little while earlier, and one to Mayank. Now, if she was in a state of mind and all that, why didn't she tell us? She could have also told me, dad i am going,” alleged Major General Batra.
When Major General Batra was asked whether he believes that series of messages sent at 2.56 pm, especially the message that says “I am going to kill myself today” was written by Mayank, he said, “Yes, he had killed her before that.”
“You see, ater 2:56 there has been no message sent by Anissia,” he added.
MAYANK KILLED ANISSIA, THEN HE MADE IT LOOK LIKE MURDER: ANISSIA'S FATHER
Major General Batra also alleged that Mayank killed her by breaking her neck and then to make it look like a suicide, he pushed her off the terrace.
“Her neck was found broken. And he's probably done that, in a fit of rage. And between 3 o clock and 4:15, he kept her inside the room. Looked for an opportune moment, took her on top. And, before throwing her down, he has sent those messages, or WhatsApp messages. The reason why I am saying this is because not a drop of blood has been found at the place where she fell or on her body, because the blood had already coagulated. Otherwise, if somebody jumps from the fourth floor and falls down on a concrete surface, you think there will be no blood?, he said.
CELLPHONE FOUND WITH ANISSIA'S BODY, BUT WITHOUT A SCRATCH: ANISSIA'S FATHER
Major General Batra also pointed out at the fact that even though Anissia’s cell-phone was found on her, there was not even a scratch on it - which is bizarre as Anissia had a fall.
“The cellphone. Now, that is another amazing thing. The cellphone has been discovered on herself. And, it is totally intact, not a scratch on it,” said Anissia’s father.
He also alleged that Mayank thrown Anissia’s “body from top” and then “came down and slipped the phone into her pocket.”
The deceased, Anissia Batra, an air hostess with a German airlines found dead inside premises of her residential building on July 13. She was rushed to Max hospital by her husband Mayank Singhvi where she was declared brought dead.
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While the narrative has been that she committed suicide and the Delhi police is presently probing it as a dowry death case, Anissia’s family has alleged foul play from the start.