Bandaru Dattatreya
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| Minister of State for Labour and Employment | |
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Assumed office November 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
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Member of the Indian Parliament for Secunderabad |
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Assumed office 16 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Anjan Kumar Yadav |
| Constituency | Secunderabad |
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In office 10 March 1998 – 16 May 2004 |
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| Preceded by | P.V. Rajeshwar Rao |
| Succeeded by | Anjan Kumar Yadav |
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In office 20 June 1991 – 10 May 1996 |
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| Preceded by | T Maniamma |
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| Born | 12 June1947 Hyderabad, Hyderabad State (now in Telangana), India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children | Vaishnav Bandaru,Vijaya Laxmi |
| Residence | Hyderabad |
| Religion | Hindu |
Bandaru Dattatreya (often called Dattanna, born 26 February 1947) is an Indian politician from the Telangana. He is currently the Minister of Labour and Employment in the Narendra Modi Government. He was the president of the United Andhra Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). He has been elected as a member of parliament for 10th, 12th, 13th Lok Sabhas (1991-2004) from Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency and was a Union Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government. He was re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Secunderabad Constituency. He is a BJP National Vice-President and a Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) in charge of Labour and Employment. Dattatreya belongs to a lower caste and comes from a modest background.
In 2016, Dattatreya was accused of being responsible for the suicide of Rohith Vemula, a Ph.D. scholar at the University of Hyderabad. According to Dattatreya's critics, his letter to the Education Minister, complaining about degraded student politics, had led to Vemula's suspension and ultimate suicide. Vemula's suicide letter did not blame anyone, and Dattatreya denied these allegations.
Bandaru Dattatreya started his career with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He was a pracharak before joining the BJP.
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