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'''Arun Singh''' (born 29 August 1944){{cn|date=June 2020}} is a former union minister of state for defence in the [[Government of India]]. He was minister in the government headed by [[Rajiv Gandhi]].<br />
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Born a ''Rajkumar'' in the princely family of [[Kapurthala]], Singh was born in Srinagar, in what was then the salute state of Jammu and Kashmir. He is the elder son of Maharajkumar Karamjit Singh (1896-1967), the second son of Maharaja [[Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala]].{{cn|date=June 2020}} Educated at the [[Doon School]] and at [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]], Singh subsequently read for an MA at [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]].{{cn|date=June 2020}} At Cambridge, he was a classmate of Rajiv Gandhi.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/jul/10arun.htm "The Return of Arun Singh"]. Rediff on the Net. 10 July 1999.</ref> After completing his MA in 1971, Arun Singh joined The Metal Box Company and later [[Reckitt Benckiser|Reckitt and Coleman]]. In 1984, he was elected as an MP from Uttar Pradesh, serving in the Rajya Sabha until 1988.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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Singh drew some negative attention for leaving the government before the arrival of the [[Bofors scandal]].<ref name=Gandhi>{{cite web|title=Rajiv Gandhi - my friend|url=http://janataparty.org/articledetail.asp?rowid=9|publisher=Janata Party}}</ref> Singh left the government without explanation. Singh maintained that he had not received any money from the company.<ref name="indianexpress">[http://www.indianexpress.com/story/9632.html "On the record: Arun Singh, former Minister of State of Defense"], ''Indian Express'', 31 July 2006</ref><br />
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At the time of [[Kargil war]], [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] defence minister [[Jaswant Singh]] brought him back as his advisor.<br />
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According to Hindustan Times quoting an article published in Caravan's May 2014 Issue, Rajiv Gandhi, along with Arun Singh and Arun Nehru, was responsible for taking decision on " go ahead" for Operation Blue Star despite Indira Gandhi's consistence reluctance against Army entering the sacred shrine . The decision was taken with an eye on the Lok Sabha polls slatted to be held at the end of 1984.<br />
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