Asha Kumari (politician)

Asha Kumari is a leader of Indian National Congress and an All India Congress Committee secretary and  Former AICC in charge of Punjab. She was a member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Dalhousie.

She was education minister of the state from 2003 to 2005.

Personal life
She married Brijendra Singh, son of Lakshman Singh, Raja of Chamba.

Controversy
On 29 December 2017, Kumari gained controversy after she slapped a female constable during an argument, after which she was slapped back by the constable. She later apologized for her actions.

Conviction
Kumari was sentenced to one-year imprisionment in a land grabbing case. She was held guilty for criminal conspiracy and accused of manipulating revenue records, fabricating wills and transferring about 24 acres of government forest land in the name of her husband Brijender Singh. She is currently out on bail.