Nirav Shah (politician)
Nirav Shah | |
|---|---|
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| Deputy Mayors of Surat | |
| In office 14 June 2018[1] – 12 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Shankarlal Vrajlal Chevli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1971 Deesa,(Gujarat) |
| Citizenship | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Residence | Surat |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
| Website | https://niravshah.in |
Nirav Shah is an Indian politician who is former deputy mayor of Surat Municipal Corporation.[2][3] He has been affiliated with the Bhartiya Janta Party since 1992.[4][5][6][7]
Political career[edit]
Nirav Shah was appointed as chairman of the standing committee of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) in July 2014.[8] He was elected as deputy mayor of SMC in June 2018.[9][10][11] Media outlets credited him for celebrating meatless day on 25 December 2018 — the day when SMC had decided to close their butcher houses for a day.[12] He organized a massive tree plantation campaign in September 2020 on account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 70th birthday where 70,000 trees were plant all across Surat.[13]
Controversy[edit]
During the 2020 coronavirus lockdown in India, Nirav Shah allegedly broke the rules of the government imposed lockdown and did not practise social distancing while meeting Jain monks for relief work of animals. A First Information Report was filed against him for violating section 144 of IPC, which prohibits meeting more than 4 persons at one place.[14][15][16][17]
References[edit]
- ^ "List of Surat deputymayors". Surat Municipal Corporation.
- ^ "Jagdish Patel: Dr Jagdish Patel is new mayor of Surat". The Times of India. TNN. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "સુરત : પાલિકાની સંકલનની બેઠકમાં ઘૂળખાતા રીવરફ્રન્ટ મુદ્દે ડે.મેયરે ઉધડો લીધો". News18 Gujarati. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "સુરત શહેરમાં રોગચાળો બેકાબૂ, ડે. મેયર નીરવ શાહ ડેન્ગ્યુની ઝપેટમાં". Sandesh News TV. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "અમદાવાદ, સુરત અને ભાવનગરને મળ્યા નવા મેયર, આ નામોની થઈ જાહેરાત". sandesh.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "પ્રજાના પૈસે લહેર, વડોદરા કોર્પોરેશનમાં હોદ્દેદારો માટે 12 લાખના 12 iphone ખરીદાયા". Zee News Gujarati. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Process to elect new Surat BJP chief begins today". The Times of India. TNN. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Ranjan Vekariya is new deputy mayor". The Times of India. TNN. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "BJP's Jagdish Patel is new mayor of Surat, Ex-VHP leader wins post in Bhavnagar". The Indian Express. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Begumwadi textile market faces fire threat". The Times of India. TNN. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "સુરત મહાપાલિકામાં મેયરના પદ પર ડૉ.જગદીશ પટેલની નિમણૂંક". GSTV. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Samay, NavGujarat. "સુરતઃ પ્રથમ વખત સુરત મનાવશે મીટ લેસ ડે, રવિવારે તમામ કતલખાના બંધ". NavGujarat Samay. Retrieved 6 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Surat's Deputy Mayor Nirav Shah Pledges To Plant 70,000 Trees On Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 70th Birthday". Business World. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Mehta, Ojas (12 April 2020). "Surat dy mayor seen in assembly, booked". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "સામાજિક અંતર ન જાળવવા બદલ સુરતના ડેપ્યુટી મેયર નિરવ શાહ સામે ફરિયાદ, જુઓ વીડિયો". gujarati.abplive.com. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "FIR filed against Surat Deputy Mayor, 17 others for violating lockdown by gathering at Jain temple to feed stray animals". Free Press Journal. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Lockdown: Surat deputy mayor holds event, video goes viral". The Times of India. TNN. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.