In My Own Words

My inspiration, Chaudhary Charan Singhji gave a political voice and standing to the silent masses of the nation who toil in the fields and villages.  The time I spent with him, and my understanding of his vision and life struggles has been instrumental in shaping my sense of wrong and right, and made me aware of my own social responsibilities.  He was an honest man who handled varying responsibilities as farmer, lawyer, legislator, took charge of several portfolios in the state and at the national level, and always governed with an incorruptible moral strength.

My focus as a legislator will be to bring the country’s focus to the state of our rural agrarian economy. The important challenge before our society is how we are able to assimilate those who have forever been at the outer periphery of our economic mainstream. I am confident, that given the right opportunities, the people in the far-flung parts of our diverse nation will provide leadership through both thought and action. It’s a question of encouraging innovation, individual enterprise, investment in rural infrastructure and education through our public policies.

I believe, the resource question though is bound to come up as we look at the issues of equitable growth. Do we have the finances, the natural resources in land, water, and minerals; the political will and the requisite public awareness?

It is through strong political action that these questions can be answered. I hope Rashtriya Lokdal’s efforts and your support will create an enabling environment for the inclusive growth paths we must now embrace.

Jayant Chaudhary

Shri Jayant Chaudhary is the National General Secretary of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, and a Member of Parliament representing Mathura, Uttar Pradesh in the 15th Lok Sabha. He graduated with an Msc from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and worked briefly in an investment banking firm before contesting the 2009 General Elections.

Jayant Chaudhary is currently serving as member of the Standing Committee on Finance, the Consultative Committee on Finance, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), and the Committee on Ethics. He served previously on the Standing Committee on Agriculture.

Jayant Chaudhary has been working with several civil society groups, and non-governmental and industrial organizations. For instance, he serves as convener of the ‘Thursday Briefing sessions’ organized by the Constitution Club of India (CCI) in partnership with the PRS Legislative Research for the honourable Members of the Parliament during the session. This forum is a bi-partisan effort to informally debate on important legislations and evolve consensus on issues. He is also the Co-chair of the FICCI Indo-British Forum of Parliamentarians.