| 1. Jaya Jaitly, a former president of Samata Party, is an Indian politician. |
| 2. She was linked to the Operation West End controversy in 2002, leading to her resignation as party president. |
| 3. In 2020, a trial court in Delhi sentenced her to four years in prison for her role in the Operation West End bribery case; this was later paused by the Delhi High Court. |
| 4. In December 2021, she advocated for increasing the minimum marriage age for women in India from 18 to 21. |
| 5. Her father, K. K. Chettur, served as an IAS officer. |
| 6. Jaya Jaitly's mother hailed from the royal family of Kerala and was a dynamic and self-reliant individual. |
| 7. She founded the Dastkari Haat Samiti in 1986 to promote rural artisans and traditional Indian crafts. |
| 8. She co-founded the Dastkar Society for Crafts & Craftspeople in 1981. |
| 9. She played a central role in setting up the Dilli Haat in 1994. |
| 10. She authored the book Crafts Atlas of India in 2012. |
| 11. She wrote her memoirs titled Life Among the Scorpions. |
| 12. She joined politics after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and was mentored by George Fernandes and Madhu Limaye. |
| 13. She served as General Secretary of Samata Party in 1994 and President in 2001. |
| 14. She moved away from party-bound politics in 2003. |
