Rita Bahuguna Joshi
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Rita Bahuguna Joshi | |
|---|---|
Lucknow Cantt. | |
| President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 12 September 2007 – 29 August 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Nirmal Khatri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1949 |
| Children | Mayank Joshi |
| Residence | Lucknow |
| Website | ritabjoshi |
Rita Bahuguna Joshi (born 22 July 1949) is an
Early life
Rita Bahuguna Joshi is daughter of Late H. N. Bahuguna, former Chief Minister of U.P. Her mother, Late Kamla Bahuguna, was an ex-MP. She holds an
Political career
Rita Bahuguna held the post of mayor of
She joined BJP on 20-Oct-2016 in presence of BJP president Amit Shah after spending 24 years in Congress.[6]
Arrest
On 16 July 2009, she was detained for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.[7] She was later sent to the Moradabad jail on 14 days' judicial custody.[8]
Joshi's speech was about the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh and the increasing number of rapes in the state. She cited a few cases in which some women were paid 25,000 rupees compensation after being raped. She remarked that simply compensating the women with money was not enough. Women who are raped should "throw the money at Mayawati's face and tell her 'you should also be raped and I will give you 10 million rupees" she said in the speech.
She was one of the party leaders arrested by the
Personal life
Rita Bahuguna Joshi is married to P C Joshi, a mechanical engineer from Patrice Lumumba University and has a son, Mayank Joshi. She has two brothers
Mrs. Rita Bahuguna has worked in the favour of Indian women as the President of All India Mahila Congress from 2003 to 2008. She was involved in Women's Movement at the Grass-root level and organized several seminars, demonstrations etc. for women. She actively led the Movement for Reservation for Women in Local Bodies in U.P. in 1991–92. In her struggles to fight the injustices against women, she was jailed in 2009 for protesting against increased incidents of rape on women in U.P. Her efforts to relieve the plight of women in U.P. got her awarded the U.N. Award of Excellence as "Most Distinguished Women Mayor in South Asia" at Phitsanulok, Thailand in June in 2001.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi suffered a personal tragedy, during the Diwali festival, of 2020, when her six-year-old granddaughter, Kiya Joshi, daughter of her son Mayank, died in Prayagraj, after sustaining burns while playing with diyas.[10]
References
- ^ Rajiv Mani (23 May 2019). "BJP record win in both seats of Allahabad". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ Rajiv Mani (25 May 2019). "Allahabad, Phulpur's wait for woman MP finally ends". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee". Uttarpradeshcongress.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Rita Bahuguna Joshi: Age, Biography, Education, Husband, Caste, Net Worth & More". Oneindia. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Election LIVE: BJP's third candidate list out, Ram Kripal to contest from Patliputra against Lalu's daughter". The Indian Express. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Setback for Congress, Rita Bahuguna Joshi joins BJP". The Times of India. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Rita Bahuguna detained – Today's Paper". The Hindu. 16 July 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Rita Bahuguna Joshi in jail for 14 days for Maya rape comment". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Maya govt releases Rahul Gandhi, Cong announces protest". The Times of India. 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Rita Bahuguna Joshi Granddaughter: Granddaughter of BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi dies of burns in Prayagraj". The Times of India. 17 November 2020.