V. Vijayasai Reddy

V. Vijayasai Reddy
MP of Rajya Sabha for Andhra Pradesh[1]
Assumed office
22 June 2016
Preceded by Jesudasu Seelam, INC
Personal details
Born (1957-07-01) 1 July 1957
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh[2]
Political party YSR Congress Party

V. Vijayasai Reddy[2] (born 1 July 1957) is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh and the national general secretary of the regional party YSR Congress Party.[3]

Life and work

V. Vijayasai Reddy was born on 1 July 1957 in Tallapudi in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. He completed his chartered accountancy in Chennai and later set up his own firm with offices in Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. He also served on the board of several state government undertakings in addition to a stint as the Director of the Oriental Bank of Commerce.[4]

Reddy has served as financial advisor of Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.

Member of Parliament

In June 2016, he was the candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat from Andhra Pradesh and was elected unopposed.[5] He has introduced ten Private Member Bills in the Parliament.[6]

  • In December 2016, Reddy introduced a Private Member Bill to amend the Constitution of India (Articles 102 and 191) to enable the Parliament to make any law containing special provisions concerning the elected members of either House of Parliament and state assembly/council with regard to the date of disqualification. This was in order to provide a fixed time-frame for disqualification of members in case of defection.[7]
  • In July 2017, Reddy introduced a Private Member Bill in the Rajya Sabha aimed at protecting couples from honour killings and providing legal assistance to inter-religious and inter-caste couples facing harassment.[8]
  • In December 2017, Reddy introduced an amendment to the Constitution to make the right to health a fundamental right.[9]
  • In December 2017, Reddy introduced the Prevention of Torture Bill which would fulfill India's commitment to ratify the United Nations Convention against Torture.[10]
  • In December 2017, Reddy introduced the Prevention of Enforced Disappearance Bill which would fulfill India's commitment to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.[10]
  • In January 2018, Reddy introduced two Bills seeking amendments to the Constitution to give reservation to Other Backward Classes in the legislatures, educational institutions and government jobs in proportion to their population.[11]

As a Member of Parliament, he serves in the Standing Committee for Rules, and Petroleum & Natural Gas.[12][13]

See also

Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh

References

  1. ↑ "Piyush Goyal, Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu, Sharad Yadav elected to Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. 2016.
  2. 1 2 "WebPage of Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy". Members of Rajya Sabha. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2016.
  3. ↑ "V.Vijayasai Reddy elevated as national gen sec". The Hindu. 21 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Vijay Sai: The kingpin in the Jagan empire". The Times of India. 2012.
  5. ↑ "YSRCP names Vijay Sai Reddy as candidate for RS polls". NetiAP. 2016.
  6. ↑ "MP Track on PRS Legislative Research". PRS Legislative Research.
  7. ↑ "YSRCP MP moves Bill in RS". =The Times of India. December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Private bill to stop honour crimes tabled in Rajya Sabha". The New Indian Express. 2017.
  9. ↑ "Right to health be made a fundamental right: bill in RS". Economic Times. 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Winter Session of Parliament highlights: Rajya Sabha adjourns for the day amid Congress protests". The Indian Express. 2017.
  11. ↑ "YSR Congs MP introduces pvt member bill for OBC reservation". India Today (TV channel). 2018.
  12. ↑ " "Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas: Committee Page". Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2017.
  13. ↑ " "Standing Committee on Rules". Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2017.
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