Vijay Sampla Resigns As National Commission For Scheduled Castes Chairman

Sampla, an influential SC leader from Punjab, may soon be given some important responsibility in the BJP.

Vijay Sampla is an influential SC leader from Punjab

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New Delhi: BJP leader Vijay Sampla resigned as chairman of the National Commission For Scheduled Castes on Tuesday. Sampla, an influential SC leader from Punjab, may soon be given some important responsibility in the BJP in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Sampla has been holding the charge of NCSC chairperson since 2021. According to PTI, he tendered his resignation as he is expected to be given organisational responsibility in the BJP for the upcoming elections.

 A prominent Dalit face from Punjab, Sampla, 62, began his political career in 1998 as the sarpanch of Sofipind village in Jalandhar Cantonment.

He has also served in the Punjab government.

He won the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Hoshiarpur in Punjab and was the minister of state for social justice and empowerment in the first Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019.

Earlier, he served as chairman, Punjab Dalit Vikas Parishad; state coordinator, Anusuchit Jati Aarakshan Bachao Manch, and chairman, Bharat Gaurav.

He also served as chairman, the Khadi and Village Industries Board, Punjab from 2009-12. 

Last year in April, Sampla was appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for a second time.

He had resigned as the NCSC chairman ahead of the Punjab elections and had contested the polls.

He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, and became a Union minister in 2015.