Mewalal Chaudhary
Mewalal Chaudhary | |
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Tarapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) | |
Preceded by | Neeta Choudhary |
Personal details | |
Born | Munger district, Bihar | 4 January 1953
Died | 19 April 2021 Paras Hospital, Patna | (aged 68)
Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
Spouse | Neeta Choudhary |
Education | Master of Science in Agriculture PHD |
Profession | Agriculturist, Vice Chancellor of Bihar Agricultural University |
Mewalal Chaudhary (4 January 1953 – 19 April 2021) was a leader of
Biography
Born on 4 January 1953 to Deep Narayan Chaudhary in
He served as
Chaudhary was allegedly involved in mismanagement of appointments to Bihar Agricultural University on the post of junior scientists and Professors while he was its head in 2017. Consequently, he was sacked by the ruling JD (U), which was ruling in alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal with its former ally Bharatiya Janata Party in opposition.[11] In the same year he was granted anticipatory bail in the said case and was taken back in the party in 2018.[12]
Chaudhary once again won from the Tarapur seat and was appointed education minister in the Nitish Kumar cabinet in 2020. His appointment was questioned by the opposition; meanwhile serious allegations were also made against him, regarding death of his wife, by an Indian Police Service officer, who linked it to political conspiracy pertaining to the Bihar Agricultural University 2017 scam.[13][14][15] On 19 November 2020, just three days after assuming the office of education minister, he resigned amidst protest by the opposition regarding giving the ministerial berth to an accused of corruption. He was allegedly involved in fraudulent appointment to the post of agricultural Scientist and junior Professor during his tenure as Vice Chancellor of Bihar Agricultural University.[16]
Death
Chaudhary died on 19 April 2021 due to COVID-19 at Paras hospital in Patna, Bihar.[17]
References
- ^ Kumar, Avinash (17 November 2020). "Nitish Kumar draws RJD fire for appointing scam-tainted Mewalal Choudhary education minister". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "मेवालाल चौधरीः अब बनाए गए मंत्री, पर तब नीतीश ने कर दिया था निष्काषित; पत्नी भी रहीं JDU विधायक". jansatta. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Bihar Cabinet Portfolio Allocation: CM Nitish Keeps Home, Tarkishore Gets Finance". india.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Despite a perfect 'caste' balancing exercise, no Muslim could find place in Nitish Kumar's new cabinet in Bihar". The Times of India. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
Among the four backward caste ministers, two –Bijendra Prasad Yadav (Ahir) and Mewalal Choudhary (Koeri) hail from the JD(U), while the rest two – Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad (Kalwar) and Ram Surat Kumar (Ahir) are the BJP legislators.
- ^ "BJP's social engineering on display as Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM with new NDA colleagues". theprint. 16 November 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
Little-known Sheela Mandal was also sworn in and so was Mewa Lal Choudhary, a Kushwaha and former vice-chancellor of Bihar Agricultural University in Sabour. Choudhary had once faced corruption charges and had underground as he was expelled from the party.
- ^ "How BJP got JD(U)'s Mewa Lal to resign as Nitish's minister within an hour of taking charge". the Print. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "JDU की पूर्व विधायक नीता चौधरी का निधन, CM नीतीश ने व्यक्त किया शोक". livehindustan.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- News18. 10 November 2020. Archivedfrom the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC)" (PDF). cbtc.org.
- ^ "Mewalal Chaudhary" (PDF). Bihar Vidhan Sabha. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Bihar Assembly disrupted over JD(U) MLA Mewalal Chaudhary's arrest". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Kumar, Avinash (17 November 2020). "Nitish Kumar draws RJD fire for appointing scam-tainted Mewalal Choudhary education minister". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Former IPS officer seeks probe into death of education minister Mewa Lal Choudharys wife, sparks political row". Zee Business. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "RJD targets Nitish over corruption case against his minister". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "करप्शन के आरोप पर मेवालाल की चुप्पी, आरजेडी का वार-जेडीयू का पलटवार". Aajtak. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Bihar education minister Mewalal Choudhary resigns over corruption row". The Times of India. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "JDU MLA Mewalal Choudhary dies due to Covid-19". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.