Swami Prasad Maurya
Swami Prasad Maurya | |
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Padrauna (Vidhan Sabha constituency) | |
In office March 2012 – March 2017 | |
In office March 2007 – March 2012 | |
Preceded by | Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh |
Constituency | Dalmau |
In office March 2002 – May 2007 | |
Succeeded by | Ajay Pal Singh |
In office October 1996 – March 2002 | |
Preceded by | Gajhadar Singh |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India[1] | 2 January 1954
Political party | Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party (2024-Tilldate) |
Other political affiliations | Janata Dal (1991-96) Bahujan Samaj Party (1996-2016) Bharatiya Janata Party (2016-2022) Allahabad University[2] |
Profession | |
Website | www |
Swami Prasad Maurya (born 2 January 1954) is an Indian politician and was a member of the
Early life and education
Swami Prasad Maurya was born on 2 January 1954 in a Hindu family of Chakwadh,
Political career
Maurya has been a
In July 2016, Maurya announced the formation of his organisational unit called Loktantrik Bahujan Manch which launched at Lucknow's Ramabai Ambedkar Rally Ground.[12]
In March 2017, he was appointed as Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government. He got ministries of Labour and Employment exchanges, Urban Employment and Poverty alleviation in Yogi Adityanath ministry.[13]
On 21 August 2019, after the first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath his ministry department changed to Minister of Labour, Employment, Co-ordination.[14]
On 11 January 2022, Swami gave a huge setback to
Maurya joined
After joining the Samajwadi Party before the 2022 elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Maurya was made General Secretary of the party. In January 2023, Maurya commented on the use of objectionable language in Hindu text,
In August 2023, Swami Prasad Maurya made a statement, that there are three seats of power in the country and they all work in tandem to exploit the country. He identified these three seats of power as Raj Gaddi (the office of Chief Minister and Prime Minister), the Seth Gaddi (identified with big business houses of India), and Mutt Gaddi (the seat of
Swami Prasad Maurya became member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council in January 2022 resigned as MLC and from the primary membership of Samajwadi Party on 20 February 2024.[25] at New Delhi on 22 February 2024, he elected as president of the Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party.
Posts held
# | From | To | Position | Comments |
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01 | Oct-1996 | Mar-2002 | Member, 13th Legislative Assembly |
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02 | Mar-1997 | Oct-1997 | Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
03 | Sep-2001 | Oct-2001 | Leader of the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
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04 | Mar-2002 | May-2007 | Member, 14th Legislative Assembly |
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05 | May-2002 | Aug-2003 | Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
06 | May-2002 | Aug-2003 | Leader of the House, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
07 | Aug-2003 | Sep-2003 | Leader of the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
08 | May 2007 | Nov-2009 | Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
09 | Nov-2009 | Mar-2012 | Member, 15th Legislative Assembly |
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10 | November 2007 | March 2012 | Cabinet Minister in Smt. Mayawati Cabinet | |
11 | March 2012 | March 2017 | Member, Padrauna |
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12 | March 2012 | June 2016 | Leader of the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | Resigned |
13 | March 2017 | January 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh |
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14 | March 2017 | January 2022 | Cabinet Minister for Labour, Employment, Coordination. | Resigned |
Personal life
His daughter, Sanghmitra Maurya, was elected to Lok Sabha in 2019 General Elections, while his son Utkrisht Maurya is also a politician who unsuccessfully contested Assembly elections twice from Unchahar Raebareli.[26] [27][28]
Controversies
Swami Prasad Maurya had alleged about some verses of the Hindu religious text
In February 2023, after the Ramcharitmanas controversy, the supporters of Maurya heckled Mahant Rajudas, a priest who had announced a bounty of 21 lakh on Maurya's head earlier. In the allegations and counter-allegations, which led to an exchange of blows between the priests and Maurya's supporters, Rajudas stated that the supporters of Maurya called him a "Saffron Terrorist". While Maurya accused Mahant Rajudas of plotting to kill him. He also charged allegations upon them of keeping deadly weapons and attacking him, to which, his supporters gave befitting reply.[35]
Maurya was also criticised by some of the leaders of the Samajwadi Party itself, because of his stand on the Ramcharitmanas. However, the party in a press note released later, announced the expulsion of those leaders from the SP, who criticized Maurya. These leaders included two women veterans of the party, Richa Singh and Roli Tiwari Mishra.[36]
See also
References
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- ^ Siddiqui, Pervez Iqbal; Shah, Pankaj (12 January 2022). "maurya: Ahead Of Election, Sp Maurya Quits Up Cabinet, May Join Sp". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ ""No More Room...": Akhilesh Yadav After Welcoming Flock Of BJP Leaders". NDTV.com. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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- ^ Achom, Debanish (10 March 202). "UP Ex Minister, Who Joined Akhilesh Yadav Camp Just Before Polls, Loses". NDTV. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "In UP's Kushinagar, Swami Prasad Maurya Disturbs BJP's Scheme-Aided Popularity". The Wire. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "In Uttar Pradesh, BJP Turncoat, SP's Swami Prasad Maurya Loses From Fazilnagar". The Quint. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Hindu temples built after demolishing Buddhist monasteries, says Swami Prasad Maurya amid Gyanvapi row". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Mayawati SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya stoking religious couldron". Indian express. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Three seats of power looting country, alleges SP's Swami Prasad Maurya". Business Standard. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "BJP identifies Hinduism with Brahminism ignores 90 of India". Economic Times. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ India Today (20 February 2024). "Swami Prasad Maurya quits Samajwadi Party over differences with Akhilesh Yadav". Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Badaun Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 UP: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's kin Dharmendra Yadav loses in Badaun by 18454 votes". DNA India. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Utkrisht Maurya". Nav Bharat Times. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "If it's 'Aurangzeb vs Shivaji' in UP, it's 'Ashoka vs Aurangzeb' in Bihar". the wire. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Supporters of Swami Prasad Maurya Mahant Rajudas heckle each other in Lucknow". Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Expelling us has exposed SPs anti-women mentality". Times' of India. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
External links
- Swami Prasad Maurya on Twitter