Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (born 8 January 1957) is an Indian politician who is serving as Member of Parliament from Kaiserganj as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the president of the Wrestling Federation of India.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Beni Prasad Verma |
| Constituency | Kaiserganj |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Rizwan Zaheer |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Demolished Now Shravasti |
| Constituency | Balrampur |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Kirti Vardhan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Kirti Vardhan Singh |
| Constituency | Gonda |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Raja Anand Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ketki Devi Singh |
| Constituency | Gonda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1957 Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1987-2008, 2014-Present) Samajwadi Party (2008-2014) |
| Spouse | Ketki Devi Singh |
| Children | 4, including Prateek Bhushan Singh |
| Residence | Gonda |
| Website | brijbhushansingh |
As of 12 April, 2010 Source: | |
His political career is marked by many controversies, as he was one of the prominent names who was arrested in the demolition of the Babri Masjid case and was also booked under the anti-terrorism law TADA for harbouring the shooters of Dawood Ibrahim gang. However, he was later acquitted for lack of evidence.
He is currently at the centre of the accusations of sexual harassment by India's top female wrestlers, wherein 7 female wrestlers including 1 minor have testified against him in an FIR. These wrestlers include Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat, in the ongoing wrestlers' protests at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.