Raosaheb Danve
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Raosaheb Dadarao Danve | |
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Minister of State for Railways | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 Serving with Darshana Jardosh | |
President | Ram Nath Kovind |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
Preceded by | Suresh Angadi |
Minister of State for Coal | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
President | Ram Nath Kovind |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Pralhad Joshi |
Minister of State for Mines | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
President | Ram Nath Kovind |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Pralhad Joshi |
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | |
In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Ram Vilas Paswan |
Preceded by | Chhotu Ram Chaudhary |
Succeeded by | Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti |
In office 26 May 2014 – 5 March 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | K.V.Thomas |
BJP Maharashtra State President | |
In office 2014–2019 | |
Preceded by | Devendra Fadnavis |
Succeeded by | Chandrakant Bacchu Patil |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 1999 | |
Preceded by | Uttamsingh Pawar |
Constituency | Jalna |
Personal details | |
Born | Jalna, Bombay State, India | 18 March 1955
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | Nirmala Danve |
Children | Santosh Danve, Sanjana Jadhav, Ashatai Pande, Ushatai Akhat |
Parent(s) | Dadarao Danve & Keshrabai Danve |
Residence | Bhokardan, Jalna, New Delhi |
Source: [1] |
Raosaheb Dadarao Danve (born 18 March 1955) is an Indian politician[1] and current Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Mines in Second Modi ministry.[2] He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and got elected to Lok Sabha from Jalna for 5th straight time[3] in 2019 general elections. He previously served as Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution from 30 May 2019 to July 7, 2021 and also as Maharashtra state President of BJP[4]
Early and personal life[]
Raosaheb was born to Kesharabai Danve and Dada-rao Danve on 18 March 1955.[5] Raosaheb Danve married Nirmala Tai. They have 3 daughters & Son Santosh Danve, who is a Bhartiya Janata Party MLA from Bhokardan Legislative Constituency.[6]
Political career[]
In the last 30 years, from a Sarpanch to an MP and later a Minister of State, Raosaheb has held various leadership positions. Earlier, he has been a general secretary of Maharashtra BJP, and twice the vice president. Danve has been renowned as a leader with rural roots. He started his journey as a Sarpanch, and later became a MLA in 1990, 1995 from Bhokardan assembly constituency,[7][8] and 5 time consecutive Member of parliament[9] since 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, & May 2019.[10]
During the general elections that were held in May 2014, Raosaheb Danve-Patil won the Jalna constituency for the fourth time. Immediately afterwards, he was sworn in by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the Minister of State for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the position he held till March 2015.[11]
Meanwhile, Maharashtra assembly elections were held in October 2014. BJP came to power and Devendra Fadnavis became first BJP Chief Minister of Maharashtra. However, as per the BJP culture, one person only holds one post a time, and hence Devendra Fadnavis resigned as the President of Maharashtra BJP and the search for a new leader commenced. Raosaheb Danve indicated to the party leadership that he was willing to resign as a minister[12] and in January 2015 he was appointed as the President of Maharashtra BJP by Amit Shah, the national President of BJP. Raosaheb Danve is only the second person in Maharashtra BJP to hold this office while also being a Member of Parliament. Earlier, late Suryabhan Vahadane-Patil had successfully carried the dual responsibility.[citation needed]
In 2016, a FIR was lodged against Danve for asking voters to accept Laxmi coming to their homes on election eve (alluding to money).[13] He later said that by laxmi-darshan he only intended to invoke prayers for a BJP victory and "taking Gods name cannot amount to violation of election code of conduct".[14]
By May 2017, the Tur production in Maharashtra had gone up to 20.35 lakh tonnes due to a good rainy season.[15] But the prices quickly fell and the farmers were suffering. Addressing a meeting in Jalna, when the topic was brought up, Danve lost his temper and said "Our party workers should now not cry but fight. Just the day before yesterday, we've asked officials to procure one lakh tonne tur daal. Yet these people saale (referring to farmers) are crying. Are you reading too many newspapers? Don't read!" [16] This insult directed towards the farmers was criticised by the opposition parties. Shivsena held protests against him as well and Danve expressed his regrets concerning his comment. In 2019, Danve said that the word saale is a common slang term which is not derogatory in rural marathwada, and he never intended to offend farmers.[17]
In May 2019, Danve became Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.[18]
Positions held[]
- Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India) (2014–2015)
Within BJP[]
- President, BJP Maharashtra (2014)[19]
- President, Bharatiya Janata Party BJP, Dist. Jalna, Maharashtra
- Vice-President, BJP Maharashtra
Legislative[]
- 1990-95: Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (First Terms)[7]
- 1995-99: Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Two Terms)[8]
- 1990-99: Chairman, Panchayati Raj Committee
- 1990-99: Chairman, Assurances Committee[1]
- 1999-2000: Member, Committee on Commerce
- 2000-2004: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development
- 2000-2004: Member, Committee on Finance
- 2000-2004: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
- 5 Aug. 2007: Member, Committee on Agriculture
- 31 Aug. 2009: Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
- 31 Aug. 2009: Member, Committee on Commerce
- 15 July 2015 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology[20]
- 27 May 2014 to 5 March 2015: Union Minister of State, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
- 30 May 2019 to present: Union Minister of State, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ a b "Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0: Full list of Union ministers, profiles, portfolios, all you need to know".
- ^ "One of the driest parts of India has sent the same guy to Parliament for twenty years". Business Insider. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ http://mahabjp.org/Eng/BjpBadal/RajyastariyaAdhyaksha.aspx[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Team 'Modi'fication: Who is MoS Raosaheb Dadarao Danve?". www.oneindia.com. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Bhokardan (Maharashtra) Election Results 2014, Current and Previous MLA". elections.in. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1990". elections.in. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1995". elections.in. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Jalna(Maharashtra) Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 with Sitting MP and Party Name". elections.in. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ May 24, Prasad Joshi | TNN | Updated; 2019; Ist, 12:54. "Maharashtra chief Raosaheb Danve secures his fifth successive term | Aurangabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 May 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Raosaheb Danve: Minister of State (Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution)". NDTV.com. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Maharashtra BJP president Raosaheb Dadarao Danve resigns as Union Minister". The Indian Express. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Accept 'Lakshmi' Coming To Your Home: Maharashtra BJP Chief To Voters". NDTV.com. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Take 'Laxmi darshan' does not mean take money: Danve". www.afternoondc.in. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ Staff Reporter. "Danve abuses farmers over tur, draws flak". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Maharashtra BJP Chief's Angry Comment On Farmers Sparks Protests". NDTV.com. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "'जायकवाडीची खोली आणि दानवेंची बोली'!". Loksatta (in Marathi). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
- ^ "Bharatiya Janata Party - Maharashtra". mahabjp.org. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ http://115.254.101.27/Loksabha/Committee/CommitteeInformation.aspx?comm_code=18&tab=0[permanent dead link]
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