Bhupender Yadav


Bhupender Yadav is an Indian politician. He is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, representing the state of Rajasthan, a position he has held since 2012. He was re-appointed in April 2018. He is the National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and career

Yadav was born in Ajmer, Rajasthan on 30 June 1969. He received his bachelor's degree and Bachelor of Laws degree from Government College, Ajmer. In 2000, he was appointed the all India General Secretary Of Akhil Bhartiya Adhivakta Parishad. He held this position until 2009. He was the government council for the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of Inquiry and the Justice Wadhwa Commission. He has also filed a number of Public Interest Litigations in the Supreme Court.

Politics

Yadav was appointed as National Secretary of Bhartiya Janata Party in 2010 by Nitin Gadkari, the then national party President. On 4 April 2012 he was elected as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. Yadav was the war room strategist behind securing convincing victories for his party in the assembly elections of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. His electoral success is irrespective of state, demography or culture. Yadav is the election in-charge for Bihar.

Parliamentary Committees

Yadav's reputation as an expert on Parliament Select Committees has earned him the title of "Committee Man". He was the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015. At present, he is the chairman of Rajya Sabha Select Committee on Surrogacy Bill, 2019.

Joint Committee on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, which came into effect on May 28, 2016, is considered as an important legislation for early detection of financial sickness of any corporate debtor and to deal with such sickness in a time bound manner by allowing the implementation of the effective resolution plan, if the same is viable. IBC sought to address the lacuna in the existing banking regime and provide a consolidated framework for the insolvency of companies, limited and unlimited liability partnerships, and individuals. In January 2019, the Supreme Court of India upheld the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 in its entirety, tossing out a batch of petitions that had challenged the constitutional validity of several provisions, including the one that has barred the promoters of defaulting companies and “connected persons” from bidding for stressed assets. The Code is being hailed for providing a mechanism for time-bound recovery of dues from insolvent debtors in India and for contributing to the ease of doing business in India. In the World Bank's latest Doing Business Report, India has recorded a jump of 23 positions against its rank of 100 in 2017 to be placed now at 77th rank among 190 countries assessed. In 2014, India had dropped to a dismal 142nd rank in DBR.
The IBC Parliamentary Panel also pitched for faster and enhanced payment of workmen dues and employee wages in the corporate insolvency process.

Other Committees

Yadav has chaired 12 Parliamentary Committees, and been a member in multiple Parliamentary Committees:
Parliamentary CommitteeCapacityDuration/ Time
Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, 2018ChairmanSeptember 2018 – Present
General Purposes Committee, 2018MemberOctober 2018 – Present
Business Advisory Committee, 2018MemberJune 2018 – Present
Joint Committee on the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017ChairmanAug 2017
Content Advisory Committee of Rajya Sabha TelevisionMemberMay 2017
Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Constitution Bill, 2017ChairmanApril
Joint Parliamentary Committee on Security in Parliament House ComplexMemberAug 2016
Committee on Public AccountsMemberAug 2016
Committee on Commerce Member, General Purposes CommitteeChairmanJuly 2016
Committee of Transport, Tourism and CultureMemberJuly – Aug 2016
Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions
Bill, 2016
ChairmanMay – July 2016
Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Enemy Property Bill, 2016ChairmanMarch – May 2016
Joint Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015ChairmanJan – April 2016
Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Prevention of Corruption Bill, 2013ChairmanDec 2015 – Aug 2016
Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the
Constitution Bill, 2014
ChairmanMay 2015 – July 2015
Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, 2015ChairmanMarch 2015
Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014ChairmanDec 2014 – Feb 2015
Rajya Sabha Select Committee on GST BillChairman2014 – May 2015
Consultative Committee for the Ministry of DefenceMemberSept 2014
Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and JusticeMemberSept 2014 – July
2016
Committee on Subordinate LegislationMemberSept 2014 – July
2016
Committee on IndustryMemberSept 2014 – July
2016
Business Advisory CommitteeMemberJune 2014
Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011MemberJune 2012 – Nov 2012
Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and JusticeMemberMay 2012 – May 2014
Committee on Subordinate LegislationMemberMay 2012 – May 2014

Publication

He is the coauthor, along with Ritwick Dutta, of Supreme Court on Forest Conservation, a study of forest conservation in India.