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'''Vidya Charan Shukla''' (2 August 1929&nbsp;– 11 June 2013) was a noted Indian politician and Minister from the Indian National Congress party. His political career spanned almost six decades. He was a close associate of ]. '''Vidya Charan Shukla''' (2 August 1929&nbsp;– 11 June 2013) was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the ], but also had spells in ], ], ], ] and ]. He was known as a close associate of ].<ref>{{cite web|title=vc shukla the man who handled media during emergency with an iron
|url=http://ndtv.com/people/vc-shukla-the-man-who-handled-media-during-emergency-with-an-iron-fist-525086/amp/1
|website=ndtv.com
}}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Vidya Charan Shukla was born at ], ]. His father ] ] was a lawyer, freedom fighter, veteran Congressman, Premier of Central Provinces, Berar, the first ]. ], three times Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh was his elder brother. He had seven other siblings. He participated in India's freedom struggle. Shukla was born on 2 August 1929 in ]. His father ] was a lawyer, an ] politician from ] and the ] ] of ]. His older brother, ], was also an INC politician and served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He had seven other siblings.


Vidya Charan Shukla graduated from ] in 1951. He started Allwyn Cooper Private Ltd., which had originally organised big-game safari and photo expeditions of wildlife in Central Indian forests. Vidya Charan Shukla graduated from ] in 1951. He started Allwyn Cooper Pvt Ltd, which organized big-game safari and photo expeditions of wildlife in the forests of central India.


==Political career== ==Political career==
For the ] the ] chose him as their ] candidate from ] ]. He won with a thumping victory to enter the ] as one of its youngest Parliamentarians. He returned elected to Lok Sabha 9 times in subsequent elections.<ref>{{cite news|title=President Mukherjee condoles Vidya Charan Shukla's demise|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/president-mukherjee-condoles-vidya-charan-shuklas-demise-144414577.html|accessdate=19 June 2013|newspaper=Yahoo.news|date=11 June 2013}}</ref> In the ], he was elected as a ] in the ], on an ] ticket from Balodabazar constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1957-election-results.html|title = 1957 India General (2nd Lok Sabha) Elections Results}}</ref> He became one of the youngest MPs in the ]. Subsequently, he won Lok Sabha elections from ] in ], 1964 (bypoll), ], ], ] and ]; and from ] in ] and ]. He lost from Raipur in ] and ]; and from Mahasamund in ]. He was elected to Lok Sabha a total of 9 times.<ref>{{cite news|title=President Mukherjee condoles Vidya Charan Shukla's demise|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/president-mukherjee-condoles-vidya-charan-shuklas-demise-144414577.html|access-date=19 June 2013|newspaper=Yahoo.news|date=11 June 2013}}</ref>


When ] became Prime Minister in 1966, he was chosen as a Minister in ]. He was Minister of State under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from 1967 to 1977 including as Minister of State with Independent Charge of Information and Broadcasting. When ] became Prime Minister in 1966, he was chosen as a Minister in ]. He was Minister of State under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from 1967 to 1977 including as Minister of State with Independent Charge of Information and Broadcasting.
Despite a versatile career, Shukla's role as Information and Broadcasting Minister during the ] period had got him some odium as propagandist for ]’s government. His ministry attracted adverse attention for the media censor policy during that period when ] was under attack. The Justice Shah Commission of Inquiry which went into the Emergency excesses, was stunned when V. C. Shukla owned entire responsibility for the functioning of his ministry.<ref name=k>{{cite news|title=A memorable evening with Vidya Charan Shukla|url=http://kafila.org/2013/06/12/an-evening-with-vidya-charan-shukla/|accessdate=19 June 2013|newspaper=Kafila|date=12 June 2013}}</ref> He had banned Kishore Kumar's songs on ] because ] had refused to sing at an Indira Gandhi rally. Despite a versatile career, Shukla's role as Information and Broadcasting Minister during the ] period had got him some odium as propagandist for ]’s government. His ministry attracted adverse attention for the media censor policy during that period when ] was under attack. The Justice Shah Commission of Inquiry which went into the Emergency excesses, was stunned when V. C. Shukla owned entire responsibility for the functioning of his ministry.<ref name=k>{{cite news|title=A memorable evening with Vidya Charan Shukla|url=http://kafila.org/2013/06/12/an-evening-with-vidya-charan-shukla/|access-date=19 June 2013|newspaper=Kafila|date=12 June 2013}}</ref> He had banned Kishore Kumar's songs on ] because ] had refused to sing at an Indira Gandhi rally.
He was known for his iron-fist handling of the media during the Emergency.He was also a minister in ] lead Congress government,but left and joined the revolt against ] in the mid-1980s and was one of the founders of ] along with ], ] and ].<ref name=ht1/> He later became a minister in the National Front government of 1989-90 under V.P. Singh<ref name=ht1/> and switched allegiance to join the subsequent Chandrasekhar government and served as ] during 1990-91 under Prime Minister ],<ref name=ht1/> during the ] as a member of ]. He was known for his iron-fist handling of the media during the Emergency.He was also a minister in ] lead Congress government, but left and joined the revolt against ] in the mid-1980s and was one of the founders of ] along with ], ] and ].<ref name=ht1/> He later became a minister in the National Front government of 1989-90 under V.P. Singh<ref name=ht1/> and switched allegiance to join the subsequent Chandrasekhar government and served as ] during 1990-91 under Prime Minister ],<ref name=ht1/> during the ] as a member of ].
He again returned to Congress Party and also served as Cabinet Minister under Prime Minister ] during 1991-96 as ] and Minister of Irrigation. in 2003 he shifted to ] and headed the Chhattisgarh Unit of NCP.<ref>{{cite news|title=V C Shukla to head NCP's Chhattisgarh unit|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ncp/20030411.htm|accessdate=23 June 2013|newspaper=Rediff.com|date=11 April 2003}}</ref> However, he changed his political allegiance and joined ] towards end of 2003, but in 2004 Lok Sabha elections he himself lost on the BJP ticket from ] against Ajit Jogi of INC. After the defeat he resigned from BJP in 2004.<ref name=ht1>{{cite news|title=VC Shukla to rejoin Congress|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/VC-Shukla-to-rejoin-Congress/Article1-249072.aspx|accessdate=23 June 2013|newspaper=hinudustan times|date=21 September 2007}}</ref> He again returned to Congress Party and also served as Cabinet Minister under Prime Minister ] during 1991-96 as ] and Minister of Irrigation. in 2003 he shifted to ] and headed the Chhattisgarh Unit of NCP.<ref>{{cite news|title=V C Shukla to head NCP's Chhattisgarh unit|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ncp/20030411.htm|access-date=23 June 2013|newspaper=Rediff.com|date=11 April 2003}}</ref> However, he changed his political allegiance and joined ] towards end of 2003, but in 2004 Lok Sabha elections he himself lost on the BJP ticket from ] against Ajit Jogi of INC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/2004-election-results.html|title = 2004 India General (14th Lok Sabha) Elections Results}}</ref> After the defeat he resigned from BJP in 2004.<ref name=ht1>{{cite news|title=VC Shukla to rejoin Congress|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/VC-Shukla-to-rejoin-Congress/Article1-249072.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317013837/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/VC-Shukla-to-rejoin-Congress/Article1-249072.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2012|access-date=23 June 2013|newspaper=hinudustan times|date=21 September 2007}}</ref>
From 2004 he was in a political state of limbo and was trying to return to Congress Party till finally in 2007 when ], the Congress leader, approved his return to the Congress party. He was in Congress from 2007 till his death in 2013 From 2004 he was in a political state of limbo and was trying to return to Congress Party until finally in 2007 when ], the Congress leader, approved his return to the Congress party. He was in Congress from 2007 until his death in 2013


==Death== ==Death==
Vidya Charan Shukla was close to his 84th birthday and was part of Congress Party's ''Parivartan Yatra'' in Chhattisgarh, when he was injured in ]. He was later moved to ] at ], where he succumbed to his injuries on 11 June 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Veteran Congress leader Vidya Charan Shukla dies of bullet wounds|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/veteran-congress-leader-vidya-charan-shukla-dies-of-bullet-wounds/1127694/|accessdate=19 June 2013|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=11 June 2013}}</ref> Vidya Charan Shukla was part of Congress Party's ''Parivartan Yatra'' in Chhattisgarh, when he was injured in ]. He was later moved to ] at ], where he succumbed to his injuries on 11 June 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Veteran Congress leader Vidya Charan Shukla dies of bullet wounds|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/veteran-congress-leader-vidya-charan-shukla-dies-of-bullet-wounds/1127694/|access-date=19 June 2013|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=11 June 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614032111/https://indianexpress.com/news/veteran-congress-leader-vidya-charan-shukla-dies-of-bullet-wounds/1127694/|archivedate=June 14, 2013}}</ref>


President ] in his condolence message said Vidya Charan Shukla was a veteran Parliamentarian, able administrator and an outstanding statesman. ], the Chhattisgarh Governor said his death marks the end of an era.<ref name=l/> Several leaders including then Prime Minister, ], Sonia Gandhi, ] and others, cutting across party lines paid tribute to him and many national leaders were present at his last rites.<ref name=l>{{cite news|title=Leaders unite in their condolence for V C Shukla|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-12/bhopal/39924797_1_v-c-shukla-uday-mudaliyar-former-union-minister|accessdate=24 June 2013|newspaper=Times of India|date=12 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=President, PM express condolence over ex-union minister VC Shukla's death|url=http://post.jagran.com/president-pm-express-condolence-over-exunion-minister-vc-shuklas-death-1371010915|accessdate=24 June 2013|newspaper=Post|date=12 June 2012}}</ref> President ] in his condolence message said Vidya Charan Shukla was a veteran Parliamentarian, able administrator and an outstanding statesman. ], the Chhattisgarh Governor said his death marks the end of an era.<ref name=l/> Several leaders including then Prime Minister, ], ], ] and others, cutting across party lines paid tribute to him and many national leaders were present at his ].<ref name=l>{{cite news|title=Leaders unite in their condolence for V C Shukla|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-12/bhopal/39924797_1_v-c-shukla-uday-mudaliyar-former-union-minister|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628045107/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-12/bhopal/39924797_1_v-c-shukla-uday-mudaliyar-former-union-minister|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2013|access-date=24 June 2013|newspaper=]|date=12 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=President, PM express condolence over ex-union minister VC Shukla's death|url=http://post.jagran.com/president-pm-express-condolence-over-exunion-minister-vc-shuklas-death-1371010915|access-date=24 June 2013|newspaper=Post|date=12 June 2012}}</ref>


The newly elected Chhattisgarh government has set up an SIT to probe into the incident which caused his death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/chhattisgarh-govt-sets-up-sit-to-probe-jhiram-valley-attack-which-eliminated-top-state-party-leaders-1989829.html|title=Chhattisgarh government sets up SIT to probe Jhiram Valley Attack|work=News 18 |access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/raipur/chhattisgarh-govt-forms-sit-to-probe-2013-bastar-maoist-attack/amp_articleshow/67352255.cms|title=Chhattisgarh government appoints SUT to probe 2013 Bastar maoist attack - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> The newly elected Chhattisgarh government has set up an SIT to probe into the incident which caused his death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/chhattisgarh-govt-sets-up-sit-to-probe-jhiram-valley-attack-which-eliminated-top-state-party-leaders-1989829.html|title=Chhattisgarh government sets up SIT to probe Jhiram Valley Attack|work=News 18 |access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/chhattisgarh-govt-forms-sit-to-probe-2013-bastar-maoist-attack/articleshow/67352255.cms|title=Chhattisgarh government appoints SUT to probe 2013 Bastar maoist attack - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>
He is survived by his wife and three daughters.<ref name=tt>{{cite news|title=VC Shukla dies of Maoist bullet wounds|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130612/jsp/nation/story_16998322.jsp#.UcFfsex4pr4|accessdate=19 June 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph, Kolkata|date=12 June 2013}}</ref> He is survived by his wife and three daughters.<ref name=tt>{{cite news|title=VC Shukla dies of Maoist bullet wounds|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130612/jsp/nation/story_16998322.jsp#.UcFfsex4pr4|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624235858/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130612/jsp/nation/story_16998322.jsp%23.UcFfsex4pr4|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 June 2013|access-date=19 June 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph, Kolkata|date=12 June 2013}}</ref>


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Vidya Charan Shukla
Shukla in 2011
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office
18 January 1993 – 17 January 1996
Prime MinisterPamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao
Preceded byGhulam Nabi Azad
Succeeded byGhulam Nabi Azad
Minister of External Affairs
In office
21 November 1990 – 20 February 1991
Prime MinisterChandra Shekhar
Preceded byChandra Shekhar (Acting)
Succeeded byChandra Shekhar (Acting)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1991 (1991)–1996 (1996)
Preceded byRamesh Bais
Succeeded byRamesh Bais
ConstituencyRaipur
In office
1980 (1980)–1991 (1991)
Preceded byBrij Lal Verma
Succeeded byPawan Diwan
ConstituencyMahasamund
In office
1971 (1971)–1977 (1977)
Preceded byLakhan Lal Gupta
Succeeded byPurushottam Kaushik
ConstituencyRaipur
In office
1962 (1962)–1971 (1971)
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byKrishna Agrawal
ConstituencyMahasamund
In office
1957 (1957)–1962 (1962)
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMinimata
ConstituencyBalodabazar
7th President of Indian Olympic Association
In office
1984–1987
Preceded byBhalindra Singh
Succeeded bySivanthi Adithan
Personal details
Born(1929-08-02)2 August 1929
Raipur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
(now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Died11 June 2013(2013-06-11) (aged 83)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Political partyIndian National Congress (1957-1987, 1991-2003, 2007-2013)
Jan Morcha (1987-1989)
Janata Dal (1989-1990)
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (1990-1991)
Nationalist Congress Party (2003)
Bharatiya Janata Party (2003-2004)
RelationsShyama Charan Shukla (brother)
Amitesh Shukla (nephew)
ParentRavishankar Shukla (father)

Vidya Charan Shukla (2 August 1929 – 11 June 2013) was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the Indian National Congress, but also had spells in Jan Morcha, Janata Dal, Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya), Nationalist Congress Party and Bharatiya Janata Party. He was known as a close associate of Indira Gandhi.

Personal life

Shukla was born on 2 August 1929 in Raipur. His father Ravishankar Shukla was a lawyer, an Indian National Congress politician from Central Provinces and Berar and the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. His older brother, Shyama Charan Shukla, was also an INC politician and served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He had seven other siblings.

Vidya Charan Shukla graduated from Morris College, Nagpur in 1951. He started Allwyn Cooper Pvt Ltd, which organized big-game safari and photo expeditions of wildlife in the forests of central India.

Political career

In the 1957 general elections, he was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, on an Indian National Congress ticket from Balodabazar constituency. He became one of the youngest MPs in the 2nd Lok Sabha. Subsequently, he won Lok Sabha elections from Mahasamund in 1962, 1964 (bypoll), 1967, 1980, 1984 and 1989; and from Raipur in 1971 and 1991. He lost from Raipur in 1977 and 1998; and from Mahasamund in 2004. He was elected to Lok Sabha a total of 9 times.

When Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1966, he was chosen as a Minister in her Cabinet. He was Minister of State under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from 1967 to 1977 including as Minister of State with Independent Charge of Information and Broadcasting. Despite a versatile career, Shukla's role as Information and Broadcasting Minister during the Emergency period had got him some odium as propagandist for Indira Gandhi’s government. His ministry attracted adverse attention for the media censor policy during that period when Freedom of speech was under attack. The Justice Shah Commission of Inquiry which went into the Emergency excesses, was stunned when V. C. Shukla owned entire responsibility for the functioning of his ministry. He had banned Kishore Kumar's songs on All India Radio because Kishore Kumar had refused to sing at an Indira Gandhi rally. He was known for his iron-fist handling of the media during the Emergency.He was also a minister in Rajiv Gandhi lead Congress government, but left and joined the revolt against Rajiv Gandhi in the mid-1980s and was one of the founders of Jan Morcha along with Arun Nehru, V.P. Singh and Arif Mohammad Khan. He later became a minister in the National Front government of 1989-90 under V.P. Singh and switched allegiance to join the subsequent Chandrasekhar government and served as Minister for External Affairs of India during 1990-91 under Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, during the Lok Sabha as a member of Janata Dal. He again returned to Congress Party and also served as Cabinet Minister under Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao during 1991-96 as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Irrigation. in 2003 he shifted to Nationalist Congress Party and headed the Chhattisgarh Unit of NCP. However, he changed his political allegiance and joined BJP towards end of 2003, but in 2004 Lok Sabha elections he himself lost on the BJP ticket from Mahasamund against Ajit Jogi of INC. After the defeat he resigned from BJP in 2004. From 2004 he was in a political state of limbo and was trying to return to Congress Party until finally in 2007 when Sonia Gandhi, the Congress leader, approved his return to the Congress party. He was in Congress from 2007 until his death in 2013

Death

Vidya Charan Shukla was part of Congress Party's Parivartan Yatra in Chhattisgarh, when he was injured in Naxal attack on 25 May 2013. He was later moved to Medanta at Gurgaon, where he succumbed to his injuries on 11 June 2013.

President Pranab Mukherjee in his condolence message said Vidya Charan Shukla was a veteran Parliamentarian, able administrator and an outstanding statesman. Shekhar Dutt, the Chhattisgarh Governor said his death marks the end of an era. Several leaders including then Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Lal Krishna Advani and others, cutting across party lines paid tribute to him and many national leaders were present at his last rites.

The newly elected Chhattisgarh government has set up an SIT to probe into the incident which caused his death. He is survived by his wife and three daughters.

See also

References

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