Manoj Kumar | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1967 Saharsa,Bihar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Education | M.A. (Social Work),Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | Patna College,Delhi University |
| Profession | Professor at Delhi School of Social Work,University of Delhi |
As of July,2021 Source: | |
Manoj Kumar Jha [1] is an Indian politician who is a member of Rajya Sabha in Indian Parliament and a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal. He currently serves as the national spokesperson of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. [2] On 15 March 2018,he was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from the state of Bihar. [3] Jha completed his master's degree from Department of Social Work from Delhi University in 1992 and PhD in 2000. He has been a professor at the Department of Social Work University Of Delhi,and its head between 2014 and 2017.
He was a lecturer at Department of Social Work,Jamia Millia Islamia from 1994 to 2002 before joining Delhi School of Social Work. He is also a visiting faculty to School of Planning and Architecture,Delhi. His research interest also includes political economy and governance,social action and social movements,majority-minority relations,and peace and conflict studies. [4]
In October 2020,it was reported that he had become Tejashwi Yadav's principal political adviser. [5] His popularity amongst citizens increased after his speech during the July 2021 session of the Rajya Sabha (India's upper house of parliament). [6] On 4 February 2022,Jha heavily criticized the President's address to the Rajya Sabha,and called for a "non-partisan" speech representing the concerns of all citizens. [7] [8]
Jha occasionally writes columns for The Hindu and The Indian Express [9] regarding socio-political affairs. [10]