Hansraj Bhardwaj
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Hansraj Bhardwaj

Personal data
Date of birth17 May 1937(age 73)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Governor of Karnataka
In office25 June 2009 - incumbent
Preceded byRameshwar Thakur

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Hansraj Bhardwaj (Kannada: ಹನ್ಸ್ರಾಜ್ ಭಾರದ್ವಾಜ್; born May 17, 1937) is an Indian politician, currently serving as the Governor of Karnataka. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. He holds the record of having the longest tenure in Law Ministry since independence. He was the minister of state for nine years and a cabinet minister for law and justice for five years.

Bhardwaj was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in April 1982. He served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice from December 31, 1984 to November 1989 and was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha in April 1988. He was then Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation from June 21, 1991 to July 2, 1992 and Minister of State in the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs from July 3, 1992 to May 1996. He was again re-elected to the Rajya Sabha in April 1994 and April 2000, and from May 22, 2004 to May 28, 2009 he served as Union Cabinet Minister of Law and Justice.

Having previously represented Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, Bhardwaj was instead elected to the Rajya Sabha from Haryana on March 20, 2006, without opposition.

Bhardwaj introduced the concept of rural courts (gram nyayalayas) during the UPA-I government. A media shy minister, the old Gandhi family loyalist handled the most sensitive and controversial cases in the Manmohan Singh cabinet between 2004 and 2009.

From Bofors to office of profit and the failed attempt to remove Navin Chawla as election commissioner, were all deftly handled by the Congress veteran to the satisfaction of the Prime Minister and party leadership.



In March 2009, H R Bharadwaj was criticized for taking the initiative to de-freeze two bank accounts of Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Bofors Scam case, who is seen as a close friend of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. In particular, it appears he did not consult the investigating agency CBI which had gotten the accounts frozen.

In July 2010, his comments on the powerful Bellary brothers, ministers in the B.S. Yeddyurappa government, particularly demanding their sacking for their alleged involvement in illegal mining generated a national debate. This was preceded by Bhardwaj rejecting the resignation of Lokayukta, Justice Hegde, leading to appreciation of his role as governor.


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Shed elitist approach, Karnataka governor tells aspiring advocates - Daily News & Analysis Tweet this news
Daily News & Analysis---...- governor -Hans Raj Bhardwaj- said on Thursday while inaugurating the national moot court competition organised by the School of Law, Christ University. ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:05:05 GMT+00:00
Karnataka Anti-Cow Slaughter Bill Massive Govamsha Raksha Rally endorses the Bill - Organiser Tweet this news
Organiser---...- the Governor of Karnataka Shri -Hansraj Bhardwaj- to approve the Prevention of Cattle Slaughter & Preservation Bill, 2010, which is pending before him. ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:30:42 GMT+00:00
VC HAD OFFERED TO QUIT - Star of Mysore Tweet this news
Star of Mysore--24 (BRS&MRS)- Deeply hurt over the outbursts of the Governor-Chancellor -Hans Raj Bhardwaj- on Sunday in the presence of University officials, ... - Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:36:43 GMT+00:00
Hindunationalist fordert “Auslöschung” des Christentums - Christen in ... - Katholisches Tweet this news
Katholisches---...- künftig zu verhindern, wandte sich der katholische Erzbischof von Bengalore, Msgr. Bernard Moras, an den Gouverneur von Karnataka, -Hans Raj Bhardwaj-. ... - Date : Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:06:36 GMT+00:00
ÍNDIA: LIDER NACIONALISTA PEDE FIM DO CRISTIANISMO NO PAÍS - Rádio Vaticano Tweet this news
Rádio Vaticano---...- o Arcebispo de Bangalore, Dom Bernard Moras, pediu ao governador de Karnataka, -Hans Raj Bhardwaj-, que se assegure que todos os secretários de Estado e ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:01:17 GMT+00:00
Prisons minister holds meet - Deccan Chronicle Tweet this news
Deccan Chronicle--20: Officials of the prison department have finally woken up to queries from Governor -Hans Raj Bhardwaj- on the state government's plans to release 593 life ... - Date : Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:40:52 GMT+00:00
Taj Enlighten Film Society Launched in Bengaluru with the 4th Indo-German Film ... - Business Wire India (press release) Tweet this news
Business Wire India (press release)---Hansraj Bhardwaj-, governor of Karnataka & guest of honor would be Mr.Friedrich Rahn, vice counsul general of the federal republic of Germany in Bengaluru. ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:50:25 GMT+00:00
India: Weed out Christianity, says Hindu BJP nationalist leader - Spero News Tweet this news
Spero News---...- Governor -Hansraj Bhardwaj- to direct all ministers and legislators to avoid making inflammatory and derogatory statements against different religions. ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:49:22 GMT+00:00
Inde: un gouverneur hindou loue la contribution chrétienne à son pays - bonnenouvelle.ch Tweet this news
bonnenouvelle.ch---...- et la dignité de la vie», a déclaré -Hansraj Bhardwaj- lors du 100 e anniversaire du Collège théologique uni, à Bangalore, la capitale de l'Etat. ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:00:19 GMT+00:00
Chandigarh Football tourney on the anvil - Chandigarh Newsline Tweet this news
Chandigarh Newsline---Hansraj- Cricket Academy, Panchkula will take on DAV School, Sector 15 Cricket Academy, Chandigarh in the opening match of the First Smt.Kaushalya Devi ... - Date : Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:17:04 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Arun Jaitley
Minister of Law and Justice
2004 - 2009
Succeeded by
Veerappa Moily
Preceded by
Rameshwar Thakur
Governor of Karnataka
2009 - Present
Succeeded by
incumbent



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