Sudhir Yadav
Sudhir Yadav | |
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State Spokesperson, Aam Aadmi Party | |
Constituency | Badshahpur |
Assumed office August 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gurugram district, Haryana, India | 15 December 1990
Citizenship | India |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Residence | Farrukhnagar, Gurgaon |
Occupation | Activist, politician |
Website | https://sudhiryadav.in |
Sudhir Yadav is an Indian politician and RTI (Right to Information) activist from the state of Haryana, India[1]. He has filed several Public Interest Litigation (PILs) in the Supreme Court and High Court of India. He serves as the Aam Aadmi Party's media in-charge's or spokesperson for the state of Haryana. [2][3][4]
Social Activism[edit]
Yadav is an RTI and social activist.[5] Through RTI, he exposed a school that called itself Delhi Public School (DPS) in Farrukhnagar. The school was not affiliated to the Delhi Public School (DPS) Society and was ordered shut.[6][7]
Yadav filed 3 PILs in the Supreme Court of India against the government of India. The first was against making Aadhaar card mandatory for availing digital locker facility.[8] The second was to oblige government officials, representatives of people and judiciary and those serving in the local bodies to send their children to government schools.[9] The third was to urge the Indian government to ban WhatsApp[10][11] and other messaging services that have end-to-end encryption[12][13][14], and thus providing the Indian government with no means to access these messages.[15][16][17]
Yadav also filed several PILs in Haryana and Panjab High Court over state government making Aadhaar card mandatory for school admission.
Personal life[edit]
Yadav belongs to a middle-class family. His father is an ex-army veteran. He is currently living in Farrukhnagar, Gurgaon, Haryana.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Five AAP workers detained". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2018-11-19. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ↑ "AAP says its leader Naveen Jaihind will be party's CM candidate in 2019 Haryana elections - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ "AAP declares Naveen Jaihind as Haryana CM candidate". The Indian Express. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ "Naveen Jaihind to be Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial candidate in 2019 Haryana elections | India News". Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ "SC dismisses PIL seeking ban on WhatsApp, other messaging apps". Zee News. 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ "Two Gurgaon schools accused of misusing 'DPS' name, get notices". The Indian Express. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ IANS (2015-08-18). "'Fake' DPS school ordered shut in Gurgaon". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ Correspondent, Legal (2015-09-29). "SC dismisses PIL on digital locker". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ "Make all public servants' children go to Government schools: RTI activist's plea in SC". Live Law. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ "Supreme Court to hear plea to ban WhatsApp - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ "Supreme Court to hear plea to ban WhatsApp next Wednesday". India Today. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ "Supreme Court to Hear Plea to Ban WhatsApp". NDTV Gadgets360.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ Jain, Mayank. "Meet the man who's addicted to WhatsApp – but moved the Supreme Court to have it banned". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ "Supreme Court Rejects Petition to Ban WhatsApp". News18. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ "WhatsApp Aiding Terrorists, Ban It, Supreme Court Told". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ (www.dw.com), Deutsche Welle. "Is WhatsApp a threat to India's security? | DW | 29.06.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ↑ "Supreme Court dismisses petition seeking ban on WhatsApp". The Economic Times. 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
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