Raja Patheria is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress (INC) who made headlines in December 2022 for inciting people to “assassin” Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “save the Constitution”.
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Wiki/Biography
Raja Patheria was born in 1960 (age 62; as of 2022) and hails from Hatta, Madhya Pradesh. He attended Mahakoshal College of Science at the University of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, where he dropped out in his second year as an undergraduate. He was an active student leader in Jabalpur during his college days.
family
parents and siblings
Raja Patheria’s father’s name is Harwanshi.
wife and children
Raja Patheria’s wife’s name is Bakul Raje Patheria and his son’s name is Raja Anand Mohan Patheria.
Raja Patria with his wife and children
Caste
Raja Pateria belongs to a Brahmin Hindu family.
Career
Raja Patheria’s association with the INC began in 1971 in Jabalpur when he was studying at a science college. Around 1991-92, he was elected to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly for the first time when he contested and won a by-election from Hatta Assembly Constituency. During the 1993 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, he contested from Hatta but was defeated by BJP candidate Vijay Singh. In 1998, he contested and won the Hatta Assembly seat, defeating BJP candidate Dr. Vijay Singh Rajput. From 1998 to 2003, he was the Minister of State for Technical Education, Medical Education and Information Technology under Digvijaya Singh in the Parliamentary Congress government. At the same time, he was also appointed as the head of Pana district. Subsequently, Hatta was declared a reserved seat for Scheduled Castes (SCs). Therefore, Patheria extended its reach to Panna and won a ticket in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections from Khajuraho. He contested the 2009 general elections from Khajuraho Lok Sabha seat but was defeated by BJP candidate Jeetendra Singh Bundela by over 27,000 votes. In the 2014 general elections, he contested from Khajuraho but was defeated by BJP candidate Nagendra Singh by 2.5 million votes. Later, he started working as the Vice President of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee.
confrontations
Derogatory remarks about women
Once, while giving an interview to a news channel, Patheria was asked if he could get more Congress MLAs by switching to the BJP, to which he allegedly replied:
You can’t trust your wife at this age, they are MPs anyway.”
The remark sparked controversy and was condemned by many.
Kill the PM come remark
On 13 December 2022, a video of Raja Patheria was released online in which he urged people to “kill” Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “save the Constitution”. In the video, while addressing Congress workers in Pawai tehsil of Panay district, Pateria was heard saying:
Modi will divide people on the basis of religion and Jaat (caste). The future of Dalits, Adivasis and other minorities is at stake. If you want to save the Constitution, be prepared to kill Modi with the understanding of its defeat.
The remark sparked a political row as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked the Congress following which an FIR was registered against Patheria. He was then arrested from his residence in Hatta. Later, when trying to offer an explanation, he said:
My statement was misunderstood. I didn’t mean to literally kill the Prime Minister, but to defeat him in the elections. It was about the defeat of the government that supports the ideology of (Nathuram) Godse instead of Mahatma Gandhi.”
Condemning his remarks, the INC issued him a show-cause notice.
Assets/Properties
movable assets
- Deposits in banks, financial institutions and non-bank financial companies: Rs. 16,95,477
- Other assets like claims/interest value: Rs. 95000
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs. 43,83,900
- Non-agricultural land: Rs. 37,80,000
- Commercial buildings: Rs. 60,00,000
- Residential buildings: Rs. 9,00,000
Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are as per financial year 2013-2014. It excludes assets owned by his spouse and dependents.
Net worth
His net worth as of 2014 is Rs. 1,78,51,307.
Note: It excludes the net worth of his spouse and dependents.
Facts/Trivia
- Raja Patheria is often referred to as a leader of the Samajwadi ideology and is believed to be part of Digvijaya Singh’s camp in the state Congress.
- Before he was caught in the Kill PM Modi Remark controversy, he said he worshiped Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, BR Ambedkar and Ram Manohar Lohia.
- After losing the 2009 Sabha elections from Khajuraho, Patheria introduced an organization called Adivasi – Vanvasi Dalit Mahasangh, which fights for the rights of Adivasis and SCs.
Categories: Politics
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