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Tirath Singh Rawat
9thChief Minister of Uttarakhand
In office
10 March 2021 – 4 July 2021
Preceded byTrivendra Singh Rawat
Succeeded byPushkar Singh Dhami
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
30 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byB. C. Khanduri
Succeeded byAnil Baluni
ConstituencyGarhwal
Member of Vidhan Sabha, Uttarakhand
In office
2012–2017
Succeeded bySatpal Maharaj
ConstituencyChaubattakhal
Minister of Education, Uttarakhand
In office
2000–2002
Chief MinisterNityanand Swami
6th President of theBharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand
In office
9 February 2013 – 31 December 2015
Preceded byBishan Singh Chuphal
Succeeded byAjay Bhatt
Personal details
Born(1964-04-09)9 April 1964(age 60)
Seeron,Pauri Garhwal district,Uttar Pradesh(nowUttarakhand,India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		National Democratic Alliance
SpouseRashmi Tyagi Rawat
ChildrenOne daughter
Alma materHemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
WebsiteOfficial website
Source:[1]

Tirath Singh Rawat(born 9 April 1964) is an Indian politician, a formerMember of Parliamentand formerChief MinisterofUttarakhand.[1][2][3]He was elected to the17th Lok Sabhafrom theGarhwal constituencyin the2019 Indian general election[4][5]as member of theBharatiya Janata Party.He was the party chief ofBharatiya Janata PartyUttarakhand from 9 February 2013 to 31 December 2015 and former member ofUttarakhand Legislative AssemblyfromChaubattakhal constituencyfrom 2012 to 2017.[6]He was also the first Education Minister of Uttarakhand.

Early life and education[edit]

Tirath Singh Rawat was born to aRajputfamily[7]in 1964 in thePauri Garhwal district,India. His father was Kalam Singh Rawat and his mother Gaura Devi. He holds a Master's degree in sociology and a diploma in journalism.[8]

Career[edit]

Rawat entered active student politics and became the organizational secretary ofABVPUttarakhand unit and later national secretary of ABVP. He was also the student union president atHemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal Universityin 1992. Subsequently, he became the state vice president of Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. He worked forRashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghas a key worker, known as a pracharak, from 1983 to 1988.

He was the state vice president of Uttar PradeshBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.

In 1997, he was elected as a member ofUttar Pradesh Legislative Counciland was elected as legislature leader of BJP in the legislative council ofUttar Pradesh.

He was the first education minister of the newly formed stateUttarakhand.

After this, he was elected as state general secretary ofUttarakhandin 2007 and after that state chief electoral officer and state membership chief.

In 2012, he was elected as legislative assembly member (MLA) and in 2013 he became Uttarakhand BJP supremo.

As Uttarakhand BJP president, he won four of six BJP mayoral posts in municipal corporation elections. He was elected as MP from Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency on 23 May 2019. He defeated his nearest rival Manish Khanduri by more than 3.50lakhvotes.

He took oath as theChief Minister of Uttarakhandon 10 March 2021. At the time, Rawat was a member of the Lok Sabha representingPauri Garhwal,but not a member of theUttarakhand state assembly.Under the constitution, to remain as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, he needed to be elected to the state assembly within six months of being appointed Chief Minister (i.e. by 10 September 2021). Rawat did not contest theby-electionfor theSalt Assembly constituencyseat in April 2021, in part because Rawat had tested positive for COVID-19 on 22 March 2021. There were two subsequent vacancies in the state assembly, but these occurred less than a year before the term of the assembly was due to end on 22 March 2022, and by-elections are not meant to be held in the last year of the assembly's term of office. Since Rawat could not get elected to the state assembly within the deadline, he and his cabinet colleagues resigned on 2 July 2021.[9][10]

Controversies[edit]

Narendra Modi as the avatar of Rama and Krishna[edit]

In March 2021, at a function organized by Hans Foundation, Rawat said, "The way people started considering Lord Ram and Krishna as gods inDvaparaandTretayugas because of their works, in the same way, Prime MinisterNarendra Modiwill be considered as LordRamandKrishnain times to come. "[11] Leaders from the opposition party ofCongressclaimed this issycophancyand criticised him for his remarks.[12]

Views on women's clothing[edit]

In March 2021, Tirath Singh Rawat created controversy by saying that he was shocked to see a woman running anNGOin ripped jeans, and was concerned about the example she was setting for society.[13][14]Priyanka Gandhicriticized Rawat on his remarks and also posted photos of Prime MinisterNarendra Modiand Union MinisterNitin Gadkariin white shirts and khaki shorts (RSSuniform).[15]

Rawat later apologized for his controversial remarks and added he has no problem withjeans.But he maintained his objections to ripped jeans, claiming wearing "torn" ones is "not right."[16][17]

Colonisation of India[edit]

Shortly after taking office as Chief Minister, Rawat said that India was handling the COVID-19 pandemic better than theUnited States,which had enslaved India for two hundred years. It sparked outrage as it was theBritish Empirethat had colonised India, and not the United States.[18]

COVID-19 pandemic[edit]

Rawat took heavy criticism for his decision to pursue theHaridwar Kumbh MelainHaridwarwithout any restrictions related to COVID-19.[19][20]Rawat disputed the effects of COVID-19, saying that "Maa Ganga's blessings" would prevent ill effects.[21]The 2021 Kumbh Mela gravely exacerbated theCOVID-19 pandemic in India,and more than a thousand devotees tested positive for COVID-19 at the event.[22]He also drew a distinction of the Kumbh Mela gathering andTablighi gathering in Delhiduring the preceding year, saying the latter was 'all inside a building' while Kumbh Mela is 'out in the open'.[23]The Uttarakhand High Court criticized his decision to proceed with the Kumbh Mela under this circumstance.[24]TheChota Char DhamYatra, a tour of four holy sites in Uttarakhand, was suspended on April 30 due to the rise in cases of COVID-19.[25]

Awards[edit]

  • Newsmakers Achievers Awards 2022[26]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Tirath Singh Rawat: All you need to know about the new chief minister of Uttarakhand".The Times of India.10 March 2021.Retrieved10 March2021.
  2. ^Santoshi, Neeraj (10 March 2021)."Tirath Singh Rawat: From RSS pracharak to Uttarakhand chief minister".Hindustan Times.Retrieved10 March2021.
  3. ^"CM Tirath Singh Rawat Profile: जानें कौन हैं तीरथ सिंह रावत जो बने उत्तराखंड के नए मुख्यमंत्री".Jagran(in Hindi).Retrieved10 March2021.
  4. ^"Tirath Singh Rawat sworn-in as new Uttarakhand CM".The Economic Times.Press Trust of India.10 March 2021.Retrieved10 March2021.
  5. ^"तीरथ सिंह रावत बने उत्तराखंड के CM, कहा- सबको साथ लेकर चलूंगा, RSS में यही ट्रेनिंग पाई".Aajtak(in Hindi). 10 March 2021.Retrieved10 March2021.
  6. ^"National Office Bearers".Bharatiya Janata Party.1 May 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 22 October 2014.Retrieved1 May2017.
  7. ^"Uttarakhand: 4 months, 3 Chief Ministers".
  8. ^Santoshi, Neeraj (10 March 2021)."Tirath Singh Rawat: From RSS pracharak to Uttarakhand chief minister".The Hindustan Times.Retrieved7 May2021.
  9. ^Singh, Kautilya, ed. (2 July 2021)."Uttarakhand CM Tirath Rawat returns to Dehradun, likely to submit resignation soon".The Times of India.
  10. ^Verma, Lalmani; Mathew, Liz (3 July 2021)."Tirath Singh Rawat resigns, BJP to have third CM in Uttarakhand in four months".The Indian Express.
  11. ^"People will consider Modi as avatar of Ram, Krishna: Uttarakhand CM Tirath Rawat".The Tribune.Tribune India.Retrieved6 July2021.
  12. ^Upadhyay, Vineet (16 March 2021)."Opposition lashes out at Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat for comparing PM Modi with Lord Ram".The New Indian Express.
  13. ^DMansera, Dinesh (17 March 2021). Ghosh, Deepshikha (ed.)."Controversy For New Uttarakhand Chief Minister With" Ripped Jeans "Remark".NDTV.
  14. ^Santoshi, Neeraj (18 March 2021)."A word picked up, blown up Tirath Rawat's wife on his ripped jeans remark".Hindustan Times.
  15. ^Roy, Divyanshu Dutta, ed. (18 March 2021)."In Priyanka Gandhi's Takedown Of" Ripped Jeans "Comment, A Photo Of PM".NDTV.
  16. ^"Uttarakhand Chief Minister Apologises But Repeats Objection To Torn Jeans".NDTV.Press Trust of India. 20 March 2021.
  17. ^"Tirath Singh Rawat apologises for ripped jeans remark but says wearing torn jeans 'not right'".India Today.Press Trust of India. 20 March 2021.
  18. ^"'America ruled India for 200 years...': Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat ".mint.22 March 2021.Retrieved3 July2021.
  19. ^Sengupta, Shuddhabrata (20 April 2021)."Kumbh 2021: Astrology, Mortality and the Indifference to Life of Leaders and Stars".The Wire (India).Retrieved23 April2021.
  20. ^"Uttarakhand Kumbh Mela: Here is why new CM Tirath Singh Rawat doesn't want any restrictions on pilgrims".The Financial Express.20 March 2021.Retrieved23 April2021.
  21. ^"Haridwar: Hundreds test positive for Covid at Kumbh Mela".BBC News.14 April 2021.Retrieved23 April2021.
  22. ^"COVID 'super-spreader' erupts as devotees throng Indian festival".al Jazeera.14 April 2021.Retrieved23 April2021.
  23. ^"Kumbh Mela can't be compared to Nizamuddin Markaz, claims Uttarakhand CM".Scroll.in.Scroll. 14 April 2021.Retrieved6 July2021.
  24. ^Rathore, Dilip Singh (29 April 2021)."HC pulls up Uttarakhand govt over Kumbh Mela amid Covid pandemic, seeks status report".India Today.Retrieved2 May2021.
  25. ^Verma, Lalmani (30 April 2021)."Uttarakhand suspends Char Dham Yatra in wake of rising Covid-19 cases".The Indian Express.Retrieved2 May2021.
  26. ^"Nominations are open for Afternoon Voice's 14th Newsmakers Achievers Awards 2022".ANI News.

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