Sanjay Singh Gangwar

Sanjay Singh Gangwar
Minister of State Government of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 March 2022
Ministry and Departments	Sugarcane Development Sugar Mills
Preceded by	Suresh Pasi
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2017
Preceded by	Riyaz Ahmad
Constituency	Pilibhit
Personal details
Born	Sanjay Kumar Singh (1974-04-10) 10 April 1974 (age 50) Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Rashmi Singh Gangwar
Parent	Babu Ram Gangwar (father)
Alma mater	Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

Sanjay Singh Gangwar (born 10 April 1974) is an Indian politician and a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Pilibhit since March 2017 representing Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1][2][3][4] He is also a Minister of State in Second Yogi Adityanath ministry.^[5][6][7]

Controversy

On December 17, 2022, a special court in Pilibhit sentenced Sanjay Singh Gangwar to three months in jail for election code violations dating back to the 2012 assembly elections. Gangwar, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Pilibhit and former member of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), was fined Rs 2,000 for each of two cases. This conviction makes him the second minister in the Yogi 2.0 government to be found guilty. The court found Gangwar guilty under Section 127-A of the Representation of People’s Act, which prohibits the printing or publishing of election materials without proper identification of the printer or publisher. The cases stem from January 2012, when campaign materials were found in Pilibhit without the required information. Despite the conviction, the court granted Gangwar interim bail for 30 days, allowing him time to appeal under Section 389 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.^[8]

Singh made controversial claims, stating that cleaning and lying in cowsheds can cure cancer, and interacting with cows can significantly reduce blood pressure. During the inauguration of a cow shelter in his Pilibhit constituency, he said that petting cows could reduce a blood pressure patient’s medication dosage by half within 10 days. He also urged people to celebrate occasions like marriage anniversaries and children’s birthdays in cow shelters, encouraging them to donate fodder as well. Singh further claimed that lighting cow dung cakes could provide relief from mosquitoes.^[9][10]

References

1. "Sanjay Singh Gangwar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- PILIBHIT(PILIBHIT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
2. "sanjay-singh-gangwar in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022". News18. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
3. Live, A. B. P. (10 March 2022). "यूपी में पहला नतीजा घोषित, पीलीभीत से बीजेपी के संजय सिंह गंगवार जीते". ABP News (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
4. "Sanjay Singh Gangwar, BJP MLA from Pilibhit – Our Neta".
5. "योगी मंत्रिमंडल में शामिल हुए कुर्मी चेहरा बनकर उभरे राज्यमंत्री संजय गंगवार, पीलीभीत शहर से हैं विधायक". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
6. Bareilly, Prabhat Khabar Digital Desk. "गृह मंत्री अमित शाह ने वादा निभाया, पीलीभीत शहर से विधायक संजय सिंह गंगवार भी बने मंत्री". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
7. "संजय सिंह गंगवार के विधायक से मंत्री बनने तक के सफर में जानिए किसने निभाई चाणक्य की भूमिका". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
8. Salaria, Shikha (18 December 2022). "'Guilty' of poll code violations, UP's Sanjay Gangwar is 2nd minister in Yogi 2.0 to face conviction". ThePrint. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
9. ""Cancer Can Be Cured By Cleaning Cowshed, Lying There": UP Minister". NDTV.com. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
10. Sharma, Gaurav (13 October 2024). "UP Minister Sanjay Gangwar's Bizarre Remark, Says Cancer Can Be Cured By Cleaning Cowshed". oneindia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.