Satya Pal Singh

Satya Pal Singh (born 29 November 1955) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Minister of State for Human Resource Development (Higher Education) from 3 September 2017 to 24 May 2019. He is a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2014, representing Baghpat constituency, Uttar Pradesh in the 16th Lok Sabha and then retaining his seat in 2019 elections.

"Darwin's theory of evolution is wrong. It has already been rejected by scientists some 30-35 years back. It is wrong to say that humans evolved from monkeys and such references should be removed from the science and history school textbooks."

Quotes

• I absolutely stand by my comment that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution is not scientific. There is hardly any evidence to substantiate the theory. Great scientists of the world came out to say there is no evidence available in the world which can prove the theory of evolution is correct.
  • On the theory of evolution, as quoted in "Need int’l debate on Darwin’s theory of evolution: Satya Pal Singh". The Statesman. 22 January 2018. 

• Darwin's theory of evolution is wrong. It has already been rejected by scientists some 30-35 years back. It is wrong to say that humans evolved from monkeys and such references should be removed from the science and history school textbooks.
  • On the theory of evolution, as quoted in "Union Minister Satya Pal Singh who refuted Darwin's theory encourages students to inculcate scientific temper". The New Indian Express. 28 February 2018. 

• There was an uproar over Graham Staines. What happened to him and his two children were wrong. But CBI, Odisha Crime Branch, and Justice DP Wadhwa Commission probe concluded that tribals were being converted there. It was the biggest reason that people turned against him.
  • On the murder of Christian missionary Graham Staines, as quoted in "Intelligence report shows how insurgency increased in northeast with FCRA money: Satya Pal Singh". ANI News. 21 September 2020.