Arjun Singh - wikipedia Arjun Singh Not to be confused with the former Lt. Governor of Delhi, Arjun Singh. This article 's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia 's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. ( July 2010 ) Arjun Singh Arjun Singh in 1984 Minister of Human Resource Development In office 2004 -- 2009 Preceded by Murli Manohar Joshi Succeeded by Kapil Sibal Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh In office 8 June 1980 - 10 March 1985 Preceded by President 's rule Succeeded by Motilal Vora Personal details ( 1930 - 11 - 05 ) 5 November 1930 Churhat, Central Provinces, British India 4 March 2011 ( 2011 - 03 - 04 ) ( aged 80 ) Delhi, India Spouse ( s ) Saroj Kumari Alma mater Allahabad University Occupation Politician Arjun Singh ( 5 November 1930 -- 4 March 2011 ) was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party. He was the Union Minister of Human Resource Development in the Manmohan Singh cabinet from 2004 to 2009. He died on 4 March 2011 due to a heart attack. Contents 1 Family 2 Death 3 Career 4 Controversies 4.1 Bhopal Incident 4.2 Churhat lottery case and Kerwa Dam palace 4.3 Other controversies 5 Positions held 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Family Arjun Singh was born in a Rajput family. Death Singh died on 4 March 2011, at the age of 80. He had been admitted in Delhi 's All India Institute of Medical Sciences a few days previously with chest neurological problems and died of a heart attack. He was cremated at his home town of Churhat, Madhya Pradesh. Career He was a minister in the P.V. Narasimha Rao cabinet but he resigned after the Babri Masjid demolition. At the time, he formed the All India Indira Congress ( Tiwari ) along with Narayan Dutt Tiwari, former Union minister and ex-CM of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand ( formerly Uttaranchal ) as President, but he lost in the 1996 Loksabha elections from Satna in Madhya Pradesh and the Congress too lost power at the center. Later he returned to Congress and lost again from Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh. He served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh three times, Union minister and Governor of Punjab once for a short period. As Governor of Punjab, he worked for the Rajiv - Longowal Accord for peace in Punjab. He was awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 2000. Controversies Bhopal incident Arjun Singh was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh when the deadly gas leak from the Union Carbide factory occurred. It is widely alleged that on the fateful night between 2 and 3 December 1984, when the gas leak occurred, Arjun Singh fled to his Kerwa Dam Palace ( outside Bhopal ) to save himself from deadly effects of leaked gas and was not available to manage the crisis or lead the administration. Subsequently, the Arjun Singh government 's mishandling was criticized by the court in the verdict on Bhopal incident pronounced by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhopal on 7 June 2010. The media raised serious questions about his role in the release of Warren Anderson. In particular, the pilot of the aircraft in which Warren Anderson flew out of India after the gas leak, has recorded that the final sanction to permit the flight came from Arjun Singh 's office. Churhat lottery case and Kerwa Dam palace While Arjun Singh was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, he was involved in the scandal which was called by some the Churhat Lottery case. The Churhat Children Welfare Society was floated in 1982 by relatives of Singh, and permitted to raise funds via lottery, and also given tax relief as a charity. However, there were widespread allegations that a substantial sums were siphoned off and used to construct the lavish Kerwa Dam palace near Bhopal. The donations to the society included a Rs 150,000 donation from Union Carbide, whose chief Warren Anderson was permitted to leave the country after the gas leak, allegedly by Arjun Singh 's office. At a public litigation hearing the high court observed that `` Arjun Singh owed an explanation to the nation about the costs and sources of construction of the palatial mansion in Bhopal ''. While Singh had claimed the value of the palace was Rs 1.8 million, the IT Department estimated the cost at above Rs one crore. However, a one - judge commission investigating the scandal gave a clean chit to Arjun Singh. The case was re-opened however, after the Jain Hawala case, and Singh was asked to submit fresh re-estimates of the palace cost. In court, the case was argued by Kapil Sibal and the order for re-examination was squashed on the grounds that it had been issued in a haste and `` had not applied his mind ''. Other controversies After the Mumbai train bombings of 2006, he reportedly quoted at a Cabinet meeting the statements of a former judge of the Maharashtra High Court that an earlier attempt on the headquarters of the Hindu revivalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Nagpur had been a plot set into motion by the Sangh itself. This followed his denouncement of the Ekal Vidyalayas, one - teacher schools run for the benefit of the tribals of India by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad., as communal. A case under the Anti-Dowry Act has been registered against Arjun Singh. Mayawati government has decided to seek CBI inquiry into dowry harassment case. Arjun Singh was accused of irregularities and corruption in the grant of Deemed University status to private for - profit educational institutions which did not meet requisite educational standards, during his tenure as Minister for Human Resources Development. The Government of India initiated proceedings to repeal the `` Deemed University '' status of 44 such institutions in Jan 2010. Positions held 1957 - 85 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Member of the Legislative Assembly September 1963 - December 1967 Minister of State for Agriculture, General Administration Department ( GAD ) and Information & Public Relations, Government of Madhya Pradesh 1967 Minister of Planning and Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh 1972 - 77 Minister of Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh 1977 - 80 Leader of Opposition, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1980 - 85 Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh March -- November 1985 Governor of Punjab February 1988 - January 1989 Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh June 1991 - December 1994 Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India June 1991 - May 1996 Member from Satna, 10th Lok Sabha June 1996 - Lost from Satna, 11th Lok Sabha April 1998 - Lost from Hoshangabad, 12th Lok Sabha April 2000 Elected to Rajya Sabha 15 May 2000 - February 2004 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs 31 August 2001 - July 2004 Member, Committee on Rules April 2002 - February 2004 Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Purposes Committee 22 May 2004 - May 2009 Minister of Human Resource He was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh without opposition on 20 March 2006. See also 2006 Indian anti-reservation protests Reservation in India Forward caste References Jump up ^ `` Cong leader Arjun Singh is dead ''. Hindustan Times. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Jump up ^ Veteran Congress leader Arjun Singh dies Jump up ^ Veteran Congress leader Arjun Singh dies Jump up ^ Arjun Singh, the missing MP Chief Minister during Bhopal Gas tragedy Jump up ^ `` How Anderson came and left '', The Bhopal Post, 9 June 2010. ^ Jump up to : Name ( required ). `` NATIONAL POLITICS : BJP loses appetite for dinner, not pact News from Darjeeling, Dooars & Sikkim ''. Himalnews.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 18. Jump up ^ O.P. Ralhan ( 1998 ). Encyclopaedia of political parties : India, Pakistan, Bangladesh ; national, regional, local. Anmol Publications. ISBN 81 - 7488 - 865 - 9. p. 89 Jump up ^ `` The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News ''. Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 18. ^ Jump up to : `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 20 June 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2006. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2006. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006. Retrieved 2006 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2007. Jump up ^ `` 44 Deemed Universities To Be De-Recognised By Govt ''. The Times of India. 19 January 2010. Jump up ^ CV at Indian Parliament website Archived 28 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine... Jump up ^ `` Arjun, Bhardwaj, Shinde elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha '', Tribuneindia.com, 20 March 2006. External links HRD Ministry 's website Arjun singh 's recent interview with Karan Thapar on reservation issue Hindustan Times : Arjun Singh, always in the race but never the king Preceded by Rajmangal Pandey Union Human Resources Development Minister 1991 -- 1994 Succeeded by P.V. Narasimha Rao Preceded by Murli Manohar Joshi Union Human Resources Development Minister 2004 - 2009 Succeeded by Kapil Sibal Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh Ravishankar Shukla Bhagwantrao Mandloi Kailash Nath Katju Dwarka Prasad Mishra Govind Narayan Singh Nareshchandra Singh Shyama Charan Shukla Prakash Chandra Sethi Kailash Chandra Joshi Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha Sunder Lal Patwa Arjun Singh Motilal Vora Digvijaya Singh Uma Bharti Babulal Gaur Shivraj Singh Chouhan Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arjun Singh. 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Question: who was the chief minister of mp during bhopal gas tragedy
Answer: Arjun Singh