Dr Abhishek Singhvi is an eminent jurist, parliamentarian, visible media personality, well known columnist, author and commentator.

2. Introduction
 Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi is an eminent jurist, parliamentarian, visible media
personality, well known columnist, author and commentator. Abhishek Manu
Singhv is a Member of Parliament; the senior most National Spokesperson of
the Congress Party; the youngest designated Senior Advocate, Supreme Court
(at age 34); a former and youngest Additional Solicitor General of India (ASG)
(at 37) and former elected Vice President, Supreme Court Bar Association.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi is currently the Chairman of the AICC All India Law
and Human Rights Department and Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on
Law, Justice, Personnel & Grievances. Abhishek Manu Singhvi was formerly
Vice Chairman of Congress’ Media Department.

3. Achievements
 Dr.Abhishek Manu Singhvi was awarded the Global
Leader of Tomorrow Award by World Economic
Forum, Davos, in 1999, Dr.Abhishek Manu Singhvi
earlier wrote a popular fortnightly column, Candid
Corner, in India’s second largest English daily
(Hindustan Times) and later wrote a column SubVerse
in India’s largest English daily, the Times of India.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi is also an occasional
columnist in the largest Hindi daily, Dainik Bhaskar.
The Prime Minister of India wrote the Foreword to his
book of columns, Candid Corner, and also released the
book.

4. Education
 Dr.Abhishek Manu Singhvi completed his education in B.A.(Hons.), M.A.,
Ph.D., PIL Educated at St. Columba's School, Delhi, St. Stephen's College,
Delhi University, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, U.K. and Havard
University, U.S.A. Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi topped India at the school
leaving Indian School Certificate exam and did BA Economics Hons, St
Stephen’s College, and MA and PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge, UK. He
also taught at St. John’s College, Cambridge and did a summer program, PIL,
from Harvard, USA. He has lectured to student/faculty groups and general
audiences at Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Boston MIT and George Washington
Universities, to NGOs and think tanks (like Heritage Foundation, International
Council of World Affairs in Washington, DC, USA) and addressed several
international conferences, including those at Paris and Pakistan. Dr. Abhishek
Manu Singhvi was conferred honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Amity,
Rajasthan and Jain Viswa Bharati Universities. He is visiting Trumbull Lecturer
at Yale University, USA in 2011.

5. Personal Life and Family
 Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi son of Dr. Laxmi Mall
Singhvi and Shrimati Kamla Singhvi born on
24/02/1959 his birth place is Jodhpur (Rajasthan) he is
married to Shrimati Anita Singhvi having Two
Sons.His interests include reading biographies, Hindi
film music, watching action thrillers and travel

6. Positions Held
 1997-98 Additional Solicitor General of India 2001 onwards National
Spokesperson, Indian National Congress April 2006 Elected to Rajya
Sabha Aug. 2006 - May 2009 and Aug. 2009-July 2011 Member,
Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Aug. 2006
- Aug. 2007 Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Member,
Joint Committee to examine the Constitutional and Legal position
relating to Office of Profit Member, Consultative Committee for the
Ministry of Urban Development Sept. 2006 - Sept. 2010 Member,
Committee of Privileges July 2010 onwards Member, Consultative
Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs July 2011 onwards
Chairman, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and
Justice Member, General Purposes Committee.

7. BOOKS PUBLISHED
 Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi Writes a popular column,
'Candid Corner' in the Hindustan Times; his columns have
been published in a book form as 'Candid Corner:
Reflections of Abhishek Singhvi', 2006 with a Foreword by
the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and also released
by him; fortnightly columnist, earlier in 'Indya.com', 'The
Pioneer' and now in the 'Hindustan Times'; also a monthly
columnist in India's largest Hindi daily, 'Dainik Bhaskar';
has written several articles in leading magazines and
periodicals; 'Collection of Legal Writings' (under
publication) and 'Emergency Powers: A Comparative Study'
(under publication).

9. ABHISHEK MANU SINGHVI'S
SPEECH SUPPORTING LOKPAL BILL
 New Delhi: As the Lokpal Bill is being debated in the Rajya Sabha,
here are the highlights of what Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Congress
spokesperson, said on the floor of the Upper House.
 Would have invited Jaitley to help gift us a strong Lokpal as a birthday
present. But BJP is parsimonious in giving birthday presents. So don't
do it for our sake but join us in passing a Lokpal Bill for the sake of the
nation. No use putting a string of conditionalities in your statements.
No use saying I want to pass a strong effective bill after three months
after referring it again to a committee, after further discussions. You are
using conditionality as a pretext not to pass the Bill. If you don't want
to pass the Bill, say so. Have the courage of your convictions.
 On process of CBI and investigation, let's look at it seriously, not with
the intent to ridicule. CBI is 70-year-old organization. Should birth of a
Lokpal mean automatic destruction of every other institution? A 10-
year-old CVC, a 70-year-old CBI