1. Jaiveer Shergill was born on 28 June 1983 and is a practicing lawyer in the Supreme Court of India and a politician.
15 Facts About Jaiveer Shergill
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Since December 2022, Shergill has been the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Jaiveer Shergill's father has been a prominent lawyer who specializes in cases relating to money laundering.
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Jaiveer Shergill did his schooling in Punjab, studying at St Joseph's Boys School, Jalandhar, and APJ School, Jalandhar.
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In 2006, after graduating from law school, Jaiveer Shergill enrolled in the Delhi Bar and began his career as a law associate with "Economic Laws Practice," a reputed law firm specializing in tax and commercial cases.
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In 2008, Jaiveer Shergill was accepted into the Chambers of Abhishek Singhvi, who is Senior Advocate, a Rajya Sabha MP, and a spokesman of the Indian National Congress party.
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Jaiveer Shergill served as the Young India representative for the International Bar Association, one of the most prestigious lawyer organizations in the world, for a period of two years.
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Jaiveer Shergill has represented one of the two sides in a controversial dispute regarding the offering of prayers at a site claimed by two religious communities in Karnataka state.
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Recently, Jaiveer Shergill represented the new airline venture Vistara, a joint venture of the Tata group and Singapore Airlines, in the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court in a petition challenging the entry of foreign airlines into India.
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Jaiveer Shergill has a client base spanning India, Dubai, Australia and USA.
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Jaiveer Shergill started his political career with the Indian National Congress in 2012.
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Jaiveer Shergill was among the youngest national Media panelist of the Indian National Congress.
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Jaiveer Shergill was one of the youngest spokespersons of the Congress Party for Punjab and the youngest person to be appointed as the co-chairman of the Congress Legal Cell for Punjab.
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Jaiveer Shergill was instrumental in voicing various economic and social issues in the media including but not limited to foreign direct investment, depleted conditions of schools in Punjab, alarming drug use, women safety etc.
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Jaiveer Shergill joined BJP on 2 December 2022, and was made its national spokesperson.