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Who is Gopal Rai

Gopal Rai is a member of the political affairs committee of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and a Cabinet minister in the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government. He is the minister for employment, development, labour, general administration and irrigation. Rai is also the Convener of the Delhi state unit of the AAAP, and a member of the party’s national executive.
 
Gopal Rai holds a postgraduate degree in Sociology from the Lucknow University. He was part of a number of campaigns against crime and corruption on college campuses as a student leader in Lucknow. Rai was once shot in the arm and suffered injuries during a campaign and was partially paralysed.
 
In 1992, Rai started his career with the All India Students Association, the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, in the Lucknow University. In the 2015 Delhi polls, contesting on an AAP ticket, Rai was elected as an MLA from the Babarpur constituency. He defeated his nearest rival, Naresh Gaur of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by 35,271 votes. He polled 76,179 votes, or 59.14 per cent of all votes cast in the Babarpur constituency.
 
Earlier, in the 2013 Delhi election, Rai had lost from the same constituency by 25,723 votes.
 
Gopal Rai’s ministry is credited with the decision to raise minimum wages in Delhi.

Latest Updates on Gopal Rai

Police on Sunday detained 50 people, including Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh and minister Gopal Rai, who were protesting near the CBI office

Updated On: 27 Feb 2023 | 7:28 AM IST

The AAP on Sunday held its national council meeting and discussed national security, inflation, and unemployment, the party's Delhi convener Gopal Rai said

Updated On: 18 Dec 2022 | 7:37 PM IST

Fearing defeat, the BJP ensured that the Delhi municipal elections are held a day before the December 5 phase of the Gujarat polls so that Kejriwal keeps shuttling between states, says Gopal Rai

Updated On: 21 Nov 2022 | 11:54 PM IST

The war room will look at candidates' public engagements and monitor booth management activities

Updated On: 10 Nov 2022 | 9:42 PM IST

The CAQM order recommending the restrictions was issued on Thursday

Updated On: 07 Nov 2022 | 5:33 PM IST

With the Air Quality Index in the national capital improving slightly to "very poor" category on Monday, the Delhi government is likely to review the ban imposed under the GRAP restriction

Updated On: 07 Nov 2022 | 12:58 PM IST

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will chair a high-level meeting Monday to discuss the new directions by the Centre's air quality panel about revoking curbs imposed under the final stage of GRAP

Updated On: 07 Nov 2022 | 10:01 AM IST

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will chair a high-level meeting Monday to discuss the new directions by the Centre's air quality panel about revoking curbs imposed under the final stage of GRAP

Updated On: 06 Nov 2022 | 8:11 PM IST

A special task force will be formed for the hotspots, while a total of 33 teams have also been formed to monitor industrial pollution

Updated On: 04 Nov 2022 | 8:03 PM IST

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said primary schools will be closed from Saturday in a bid to protect children from the effects of worsening air quality

Updated On: 04 Nov 2022 | 4:12 PM IST

As Delhi stood at the edge of a public health emergency, the Commission of Air Quality Management had on Thursday directed authorities to ban the plying of four-wheeled diesel light motor vehicles

Updated On: 04 Nov 2022 | 10:18 AM IST

Central and state governments may decide on permitting work from home

Updated On: 03 Nov 2022 | 8:25 PM IST

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said that the file answering all questions raised by LG regarding the campaign has been sent

Updated On: 01 Nov 2022 | 6:55 AM IST

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena called out the lies and bluff being publicised by Delhi Minister Gopal Rai and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal pertaining to the "Red Light On, Gaddi Off" campaign

Updated On: 30 Oct 2022 | 8:35 AM IST

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai convened a high-level meeting on Sunday to discuss the issues related to the implementation of GRAP-3 in Delhi.

Updated On: 30 Oct 2022 | 7:53 AM IST

Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday said the Delhi government will answer all questions raised by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on the "Red Light On, Gaadi Off" campaign

Updated On: 29 Oct 2022 | 9:33 PM IST

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will chair a high-level meeting on Sunday to discuss measures to be implemented under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan, officials said here

Updated On: 29 Oct 2022 | 8:23 PM IST

Authorities in Delhi have issued 253 challans and imposed a cumulative fine of Rs 32.4 lakh on user agencies that did not comply with dust control norms, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said Wednesday

Updated On: 26 Oct 2022 | 7:29 PM IST

There was 30% less pollution on Diwali in Delhi as compared to last year and the city recorded its best air quality for the day after the festival in 5 years, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said

Updated On: 25 Oct 2022 | 7:30 PM IST

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday flagged off 150 mobile smog guns from Delhi Secretariat, in view of the pollution in the national capital.

Updated On: 25 Oct 2022 | 4:21 PM IST