Dr. Thawar Chand Gehlot is politician who served as the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in the Narendra Modi ministry. He is member of the Rajya Sabha, representing Madhya Pradesh. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from Vikram University, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. He formerly represented Shajapur in the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 2009. He is a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and general secretary of the party. Thawar Chand Gehlot belongs to Scheduled Caste.
Read MoreMUDA case: Appearing for the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, noted lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi made submissions when the hearing resumed.
The Karnataka Congress announced the march in counter to the BJP's foot march demanding CM Siddaramaiah's resignation amid the MUDA scam controversy. Notably, state Governor, Thawar Chand Gehlot has granted permission to prosecute Siddaramaiah.
Following Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's decision to grant sanction for the prosecution of CM Siddaramaiah in the MUDA alternative site 'scam,' Deputy CM and Congress state President D K Shivakumar announced a statewide protest on August 19.
Veteran BJP leader and former union minister Thaawarchand Gehlot on Sunday took oath as the 19th Governor of Karnataka succeeding Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala.
Gehlot will be sworn-in as Governor of Karnataka on July 11 at 10.30 am, at the Glass House of Raj Bhavan, an official release from the state information department said.
Union minister Thawarchand Gehlot's daughter Yogita Solanki died in a private hospital in Indore on Monday while undergoing treatment for COVID-19, a top official of the medical facility said.
Thawar Chand Gehlot, a prominent Dalit face of the BJP, has made his way to the Narendra Modi cabinet for a second consecutive time.
Interestingly, when the minister moved the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019, no member of the Lower House raised any objection.
The presser came after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, earlier today, claimed that Dalits were facing atrocities in states governed by Bharatiya Janata Party after a 'successful' Bharat bandh.
On Thursday, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had also said that the government was mulling to file a review petition in the Supreme Court pertaining to the apex courts order that dilutes some stringent provisions of the SC/ST Act.
Union minister Thawar Chand Gehlot today said the Central Board of Film Certificate (CBFC) should cut “objectionable” scenes in the Bollywood film “Padmavati” whose release is being opposed by certain Rajput groups.
New Delhi: As Congress and BJP vie for appropriating BR Ambedkar's legacy, RSS is seeking to project him as a "nationalist" leader with a "holistic" view and his caution against the threat of political Islam
Lucknow: Stressing the need for hundred per cent literacy, Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot today said its low percentage among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is a matter of concern.“Though according to 2011 national index,
New Delhi: The government is planning a CBI enquiry into the functioning of an NGO which took aid in the name of disabled but was allegedly involved in malpractices, Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot
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