Ashish Khetan
Khetan at Delhi Secretariat
Vice Chairman, Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi
In office
20 February 2015 – 18 April 2018
Succeeded byJasmine Shah
Personal details
BornBarabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge, University of Delhi
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Ashish Khetan is an Indian lawyer and journalist.

Public life

In a career spanning over 15 years he worked with major English publications and TV news networks in India.[1]

In 2014, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party and fought the 2014 Indian General Election from New Delhi but lost to Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate Meenakshi Lekhi.

In 2015, he was appointed as vice chairman of the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) of Delhi, a think tank of the Delhi government.[2] He was given the rank of Cabinet Minister for his contributions to the government.[3]

During his three year stint he formulated major policy recommendations and a few key legislations in sectors such as energy, health, education and urban development.

In April 2018, he resigned from the DDC to practice law.[4] In August 2018, he left the Aam Aadmi Party, citing the desire to pursue law as a full-time profession.[5]

He is now an associate professor and currently teaches law at OP Jindal Global University.

Writings

He has written on issues like communal violence, internal security, political economy and law. His articles have appeared in The Indian Express , The Telegraph, Scroll , The Wire , Tehelka, The New Indian Express, The Hindu and The Leaflet.

References

  1. ↑ "I refuse to be a Modi 'bhakt' or an antagonist, says Ashish Khetan". theprint.in. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "AAP govt rechristens Delhi Dialogue Commission". Press Trust of India. 7 April 2016 – via Business Standard.
  3. ↑ "AAP think-tank VC Ashish Khetan to get facilities at par with a cabinet minister". 17 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "AAP's Ashish Khetan resigns as vice-chairman of Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission, wants to practice law". Firstpost. 18 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Week after Ashutosh, Ashish Khetan quits AAP, says not about Lok Sabha ticket but self-doubt". 23 August 2018.
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