Sushil Modi
| Sushil Kumar Modi | |
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| 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar | |
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In office 24 November 2005 – 16 June 2013 |
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| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Karpoori Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Tejashwi Yadav |
| Finance Minister of Bihar | |
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In office 24 November 2005 – 16 June 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Rabri Devi |
| Succeeded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 2004–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Sbodh Ray |
| Succeeded by | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain |
| Constituency | Bhagalpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 January 1952 Patna, Bihar, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jessie George |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Patna |
| Alma mater | Patna University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | http://www.sushilmodi.in |
| As of 18 June, 2006 Source: Government of Bihar |
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Sushil Kumar Modi (born 5 January 1952) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party who was Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Bihar, India, from 2005 to 2013. He is a lifelong member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He was appointed the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers for the Implementation of Goods and Service Tax in July 2011.
Sushil Modi was born on 5 January 1952 in a Marwari (Vaishya Bania) family. His father was Moti Lal Modi and his mother was Ratna Devi. He has done BSc from B N College, Patna. He graduated Patna Science College and did Botany Hons in 1973. Later he left MSc Botany Course in Patna University, to join social movement started by Jai Prakash Narayan.
During Sino-Indian War of 1962, Modi was active in organising and mobilising the school students and was appointed Commandment by the Civil Defence to train the civilians and students to maintain their physical fitness and teach them to parade. In 1962, Modi became a member of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). In 1968, he did a Three Year Officer’s Training Course (OTC), the highest RSS training course. After Matriculation, he devoted a month as a Vistarak (Whole Time Worker) and worked in Danapur, Khagol starting various RSS branches at different places. Later, he was made the In-charge of evening branches of RSS Patna Town. Modi had a family business of ready-made garments. Against the family wishes of joining family business, he continued with his work for the people.
Sushil Modi was a student leader at Patna University Students Union was General Secretary of Student’s Union in 1973. Lalu Prasad Yadav was the President of the Union that time. In 1974 he became a Member of Bihar Pradesh Chaatra (Student) Sangharsh Samiti which spearheaded the famous Bihar Student’s Movement of 1974. Modi was arrested five times during JP Movement and the Emergency. First time he was arrested in 1974 during student movement in Bihar. He challenged constitutional validity of MISA and the Supreme Court struck down section 9 of MISA as unconstitutional. This was historic judgement. He was booked under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) and various other acts from 1973 to 1977. During emergency he was arrested on 30 June 1975 and kept in the prisons of Samastipur, Darbhanga, Buxar, Hazaribagh, Bhagalpur and also in the PMCH Prisoner Ward and remained in Jail for 19 months continuously. He was appointed the State Secretary of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad after emergency was over. From 1977 to 1986, he held different posts including that of State Organising Secretary, Bihar, All India Secretary, in-charge of UP and Bihar and then the All India General Secretary of Vidyarthi Parishad. During this tenure at the top he led a movement against the declaration of Urdu as the second language of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Concerned about the issue of foreign infiltration from Bangladesh in the bordering districts of Bihar he raised the issue and after Assam, a movement against foreign infiltrators was launched in Bihar under his leadership.
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