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Who is Meenakshi Lekhi

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from the national capital, Meenakshi Lekhi represents the New Delhi constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha. She is also the national spokesperson of the party and a Supreme Court lawyer.
 
Born in Delhi, Lekhi did her graduation from Hindu College of the Delhi University (DU) and joined the Campus Law Centre for an LLB degree. She registered herself with the Bar Council in 1990, and started practising in the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court.
 
Lekhi’s political career began in 2010, when she was made the national vice-president of the BJP’s Mahila Morcha. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, she defeated Ajay Maken of the Congress by a margin of 270,000 votes. At present, she is a member of various parliamentary committees and also the chairperson of the Committee on Privileges.
 
In the 2019 national elections, Lekhi was re-elected from the New Delhi seat, again after defeating Ajay Maken of the Congress.
 
Meenakshi Lekhi is married to Aman Lekhi, who is the Additional Solicitor General of India in the Supreme Court.

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SCO countries bound by thought, philosphy of Buddhism: Meenakashi Lekhi

Meenakashi Lekhi said it was time to go back to Buddhist thought, cooperate and work together on the basis of the principle of non-violence

Updated On: 16 Mar 2023 | 7:36 AM IST

AAP distributing revdi while govt allocated funds to Delhi in Budget: Lekhi

Hitting out at the city government, Lekhi, the New Delhi MP, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is "cheating" people in the name of "freebies"

Updated On: 08 Feb 2023 | 7:51 AM IST

Pakistan continues to be the source of terrorist activities: MoS Lekhi

India said on Thursday that it desired normal relations with all its neighbours, including Pakistan, and advised Islamabad to create a conducive atmosphere

Updated On: 13 Oct 2022 | 5:16 PM IST

Meenakshi Lekhi reaches Kazakhstan, 1st visit to India's strategic partner

Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi on Monday arrived in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on her first visit to the Central Asian country

Updated On: 13 Jun 2022 | 11:57 AM IST

Meenakashi Lekhi discusses bilateral trade with Chilean business delegation

The MoS also held productive talks with the Speaker of the Chilean President of the Chamber of Deputies (Lower house in Chile Parliament), Raul Soto Diputado

Updated On: 05 May 2022 | 1:29 PM IST

Jahangirpuri violence 'conspiracy' to promote enmity: MoS Meenakashi Lekhi

Speaking to the media, Lekhi said, "It is a conspiracy by those who want to promote enmity to hamper law and order situation. Police are taking cognizance of the matter."

Updated On: 19 Apr 2022 | 6:54 AM IST