Sanjay Singh is a serving Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Delhi, since 2018. Singh is a senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the state-in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan. Before entering politics, Singh was known for his involvement in campaigns for rights of street vendors and cleaning of the Gomti river. Sanjay has participated in several important debates including the Rafale deal for which a 5000 crore defamation suit was filed against him by Anil Ambani group Reliance Defence. Singh also raised discrepancies involving the operational One Stop Centres in the country and the respective fund allocations across the states. He has raised concerns related to child deaths due to malnutrition, prevention of child trafficking, stringent punishments for sexual abuse of children amongst others. In 2020, Sanjay Singh was felicitated with the PGC Award by UNICEF India for his efforts. In his term as an MP, he has provided various works to be carried out in his constituency from his MPLADs fund. In 2018, Singh donated one crore rupees from MPLAD along with one month of salary towards the Kerala Flood Relief. Some other development activities undertaken by him include provision of an ambulance in the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in Delhi, placing street lights and dustbins across Delhi. Sanjay Singh has been a senior leader of the AAP since its inception in November 2012. He is a member of the party's foremost decision-making body, the Political Affairs Committee (PAC). His association with AAP Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal dates back to 2006, when he joined the latter's campaign for Right to Information (RTI). Singh also participated in the 2011 anti-corruption movement led by social activist Anna Hazare. Singh has remained active in the Parliament since 2018 and is known for his bold statements against issues in the country. He is a member of the Standing Committee and Consultative Committee on Urban Development, a member of the Silk Board of India and a member of the Parliamentary Friendship Group on Latin American Countries (LAC). He is a former member of the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. In the Punjab Assembly election 2017, for which Singh was in charge of the AAP’s Punjab unit, the party won 20 of the state’s 117 seats and emerged as the second-biggest party. This was seen as commendable, as it was the first time the AAP was contesting in a Punjab state election. Later that year, Singh also spearheaded the party’s campaign for civic polls in Uttar Pradesh. During Delhi 2020 elections, Sanjay Singh was made the campaign in-charge along with Pankaj Gupta who was made the campaign director. Singh's parliamentary statistics show his exemplary record in the parliament. He was raised 228 starred and un-starred questions in the parliament and introduced 3 Private Member Bills. Sanjay Singh was born on March 22, 1972 in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district. He currently resides in Delhi with his father, mother, wife and two children. Sanjay Singh holds a diploma in mining engineering from Orissa School of Mining Engineering, Keonjhar.
Read MoreDespite serious efforts by the leadership of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress, they failed to reach an agreement on pre-poll seat-sharing in Haryana.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh participated in the India TV Chunav Manch special event ahead of the Assembly Elections in Haryana and said that the key to the next government will be in the hands of Arvind Kejriwal and AAP.
India TV Chunav Manch: AAP MP Sanjay Singh attended the special session of India TV Chunav Manch ahead of the Haryana Assembly Elections 2024.
Sanjay Singh also said that Arvind Kejriwal resigned from his post on September 17 and the people of Delhi are angry with this decision. They are furious that an honest CM has resigned.
Commonwealth Games 2026 finds itself in limbo with Glasgow stepping in at the last minute to host the quadrennial event. It seems like the number of sporting disciplines might have a heavy reduction from 19 in Birmingham in 2022 after several prospective cities refused to host the event.
In a surprise move, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that he would resign from the post in two days and would demand early polls in the national capital. AAP MP Sanjay Singh, in an exclusive interview, answered all the questions related to the emerging political situation in Delhi.
Arving Kejriwal was first arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21 in connection with a money laundering case tied to the alleged liquor policy scam. While in ED custody, he was further arrested by the CBI on June 26 for corruption charges.
The surety was deposited on the directions of the Allahabad High Court which had on August 22 stayed the execution of the sentence awarded by the Sultanpur court.
On August 13, a non-bailable warrant was issued against Singh, Samajwadi Party leader Anoop Sanda, and four others by the MP-MLA court in Sultanpur.
The Uttar Pradesh court took strong objection to Sanjay Singh skipping the hearing of the case and ordered the police to arrest him and produce before it.
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said he wrote a letter to the prime minister demanding that a law be passed on how the coaching centres function.
AAP has consistently alleged that there is an "acute" danger to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's health while in judicial custody.
INDIA bloc MPs held protest against the central government today at parliament premises over alleged misuse of central agencies like CBI and ED.
The case refers to an FIR lodged against Singh on April 13, 2021. The Rajya Sabha MP is alleged to have held a meeting of the AAP that was attended by 50-60 people in Hasanpur village without permission.
Sanjay Singh also accused the BJP of vandalising the Jal Board office and attacking the employees. Sanjay Singh also accused the Haryana government of releasing less water. He said that on June 6, 1002 MGD (Million Gallons per Day) of water was given which was reduced to 949 MGD on June 13.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh leader cited instances where one NDA government lasted just 13 days and another collapsed within 13 months, adding that the new government at the Centre would meet a similar fate.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh criticised recent exit polls predicting a sweeping victory for the BJP, claiming they were manipulated and not reflective of actual voter sentiment.
Swati Maliwal opened up on the alleged assault incident for the first time in an interview and made massive allegations against the Aam Aadmi Party. She said that she was told not to file a police complaint against Bibhav Kumar as Arvind Kejriwal will take action against him.
On Friday, soon after recording her statement before the magistrate, Swati Maliwal took to social media platform X, saying "the truth will be revealed to everyone as soon as the CCTV footage of the house and the room is checked".
It was alleged that CM Kejriwal's aide assaulted the former chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women at the former's residence.
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