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Who is Vijay Goel

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Who is Vijay Goel

Vijay Goel is a politician affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a member of the Rajya Sabha (Rajasthan) since 2014. He served as a Minister of State for sports and youth affairs (July 2016 to Sep 2017), parliamentary affairs (Sep 2017 to May 2019), and Statistics & Programme Implementation (Sep 2017 to May 2019), in the Narendra Modi-led central government.
 
Previously, during the previous National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he had served as the minister for State for Statistics & Programme Implementation (July 2002 to July 2004), Planning (Sep 2001 to Nov 2001), and Prime
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Allot funds to civic bodies, start Ayushman Bharat: Vijay Goel to Kejriwal

The former Union minister also requested Kejriwal to hold 'Janta Darbar' to meet people and solve their problems

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Updated On : 20 Feb 2020 | 4:34 PM IST

Many AAP candidates face corruption, rape, other charges: Vijay Goel

He highlighted that Kejriwal had in 2013 asserted that he would cancel tickets if any of the AAP candidates had questionable character or found involved in corruption, crime and communalism

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2020 | 5:39 PM IST

BJP MP Vijay Goel violates odd-even rule in protest, issued Rs 4000 challan

Violation of the odd-even rule is punishable with a fine of Rs 4,000. The fine was Rs 2,000 in earlier two editions of the initiative in 2016

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Updated On : 04 Nov 2019 | 3:42 PM IST

Sports ministry to launch talent search portal, says Vijay Goel

We need to end all conflict between the ministry and federations, says Goel

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Updated On : 20 May 2017 | 7:07 PM IST

Will talk to AIFF on Aizawl issue, says Vijay Goel

The club has made a formal application to the AIFF to continue being a part of the top division

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Updated On : 05 May 2017 | 2:48 PM IST

Resolution passed to transfer sports to Concurrent List: Vijay Goel

Goel said that NSFs have agreed to make an effort to bring sports in the Concurrent List from the State List

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Updated On : 27 Oct 2016 | 10:35 PM IST

Sports Minister Vijay Goel's slip of tongue receives heavy trolling on Twitter

He referred to PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik as gold medallists

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Updated On : 29 Aug 2016 | 3:30 PM IST

Not upset with India's performance in Rio Olympics: Vijay Goel

Despite the country sending a contingent of 119 athletes to Rio 2016, where it manages to win only two medals.

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Updated On : 27 Aug 2016 | 1:46 PM IST

After controversy in Rio, Vijay Goel says no reports of misbehaviour against him

One of the authorities in Rio had threatened to cancel Goel's accreditation on Thursday

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Updated On : 12 Aug 2016 | 11:53 AM IST

Sidelined in Delhi, Vijay Goel makes a comeback as Union minister in Cabinet expansion

He has held the charges of youth affairs and sports and parliamentary affairs as a minister of state in the past

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Updated On : 05 Jul 2016 | 1:06 PM IST