Ashish Khetan

Ashish Khetan is an Indian lawyer and politician.

Ashish Khetan
Khetan at Delhi Secretariat
Vice Chairman, Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi
In office
20 February 2015 – 18 April 2018
Succeeded byJasmine Shah
Personal details
Born12 January 1976
Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
Spouse(s)Christina Lydia Fernandes[1]
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge, University of Delhi
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Political life

In 2014, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party[2] and fought the 2014 Indian General Election from New Delhi but lost to Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate Meenakshi Lekhi.[3]

In 2015, he was appointed as vice chairman of the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) of Delhi, a think tank of the Delhi government.[4] He was given the rank of Cabinet Minister for his contributions to the government.[5]

In April 2018, he resigned from the DDC to practice law.[6] In August 2018, he left the Aam Aadmi Party, citing the desire to pursue law as a full-time profession.[7]

Khetan was pulled into controversy when he hurt the religious sentiments of Sikhs by referring to the manifesto of the Aam Aadmi Party as the Guru Granth Sahib,[8] which he later apologised for.[9]

References
  1. "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News". The Economic Times.
  2. Kalra, Aparna (1 April 2014). "I could've joined politics only through AAP: Ashish Khetan" – via Business Standard.
  3. Ali, Mohammad (17 May 2014). "Lekhi writes a new chapter" – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. "AAP govt rechristens Delhi Dialogue Commission". Press Trust of India. 7 April 2016 – via Business Standard.
  5. "AAP think-tank VC Ashish Khetan to get facilities at par with a cabinet minister". 17 July 2015.
  6. "AAP's Ashish Khetan resigns as vice-chairman of Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission, wants to practice law". Firstpost.
  7. "Week after Ashutosh, Ashish Khetan quits AAP, says not about Lok Sabha ticket but self-doubt". 23 August 2018.
  8. "Ashish Khetan never compared manifesto with religious books: AAP". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  9. Fernandes, Sandra Marina (6 July 2016). "AAP leader Ashish Khetan booked for hurting religious sentiments". oneindia.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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