Mahipal Maderna
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Mahipal Maderna is an Indian politician from Rajasthan
, belonging to the Indian National Congress
. He served as the Water Resources Minister of Rajasthan in Ashok Gehlot
's ministry, before being sacked in 2011.
(landowner) family of Lakshman nagar
. His father Parasram Maderna
served as a cabinet minister in the Rajasthan
Legislative Assembly. He was educated as a lawyer, and holds an LL.B.
degree. Like his father, he joined the Indian National Congress and entered politics.
Maderna was elected as the chief of Jodhpur
zilla parishad
in 1981, 1988, 1994 and 2000. On 5 December 2003, he was elected to the 12th State Legislative Assembly from Bhopalgarh
. He was elected to the 13th State Legislative Assembly from Osian, Jodhpur.
village (Bilara
tehsil
) went missing on 1 September. Her husband Amarchand alleged that she was abducted on orders of Maderna. Subsequently, the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
sacked Maderna as a minister on 26 October. It was alleged that Bhanwari Devi was negotiating a multi-crore
deal with Maderna and his opponents to trade of a CD
in which she was seen in a "compromising position" with Maderna and others. Maderna was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI), and denied the charge.
In November 2011, Rehana, the girlfriend of the key suspect Shahabuddin, leaked an audio clip to the reporters. The clip was recorded during her discussion with Shahabuddin in the Jodhpur Central Jail. In the clip, Shahabuddin is heard telling Rehana that Bhanwari Devi was handed over to the gang of Pradeep Godara, a criminal wanted by the Rajasthan police in several cases. He is also heard telling that he had been falsely implicated in the case, and had no clue what happened to Bhanwari.
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, belonging to the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
. He served as the Water Resources Minister of Rajasthan in Ashok Gehlot
Ashok Gehlot
Ashok Gehlot is the 21st & 23rd Chief Minister of the state of Rajasthan, India.-Personal:Shri Ashok Gehlot, son of Late Shri Laxman Singh Gehlot, was born on 3 May 1951 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. A Science and Law Graduate, Shri Gehlot holds an M.A. in Economics. Married to Smt. Sunita Gehlot on 27...
's ministry, before being sacked in 2011.
Biography
Mahipal Maderna comes from the former zamindarZamindar
A Zamindar or zemindar , was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and ruled over and taxed the bhikaaris who lived on batavaslam. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja , Raja , Nawab , and Mirza , Chowdhury , among others...
(landowner) family of Lakshman nagar
Lakshman nagar
Lakshman nagar, also known as chadi in maps and official documents, it is considered as chadi.It is popular and usually the name is taken as lakshman nagar . It contain a vast area in the marwar region...
. His father Parasram Maderna
Parasram Maderna
Parasram Maderna is a leader of Indian National Congress from Rajasthan, India. He belongs to Lakshman nagar Village in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan...
served as a cabinet minister in the Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
Legislative Assembly. He was educated as a lawyer, and holds an LL.B.
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
degree. Like his father, he joined the Indian National Congress and entered politics.
Maderna was elected as the chief of Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...
zilla parishad
Zilla Parishad
Zilla Parishad is a local government body at the district level in India. It looks after the administration of the rural area of the district and its office is located at the district headquarters...
in 1981, 1988, 1994 and 2000. On 5 December 2003, he was elected to the 12th State Legislative Assembly from Bhopalgarh
Bhopalgarh
Bhopalgarh is a town located in the Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India. It is a tehsil in Piparcity Sub-division.-Demographics: India census, Bhopalgarh had a population of 19,078...
. He was elected to the 13th State Legislative Assembly from Osian, Jodhpur.
Bhanwari Devi case
In 2011, Mahipal Maderna was accused of being involved in a case relating to the disapperance of a nurse named Bhanwari Devi. Bhanwari, who worked as an auxiliary nurse/midwife in the JaliwadaJaliwada
Jaliwada or Jaliwara is a village in the Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, India.It is 7km far from Piparcity and located on the Jodhpur-Merta road....
village (Bilara
Bilara
Bilara is a city and a municipality in Jodhpur district in the state of Rajasthan, India.Bilara is a Persian word derived from bilor which is the name of a diamond. It is also used in Urdu and Punjabi languages for 'something which is extremely glittery'.-Demographics: India census, Bilara had a...
tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
) went missing on 1 September. Her husband Amarchand alleged that she was abducted on orders of Maderna. Subsequently, the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Ashok Gehlot
Ashok Gehlot is the 21st & 23rd Chief Minister of the state of Rajasthan, India.-Personal:Shri Ashok Gehlot, son of Late Shri Laxman Singh Gehlot, was born on 3 May 1951 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. A Science and Law Graduate, Shri Gehlot holds an M.A. in Economics. Married to Smt. Sunita Gehlot on 27...
sacked Maderna as a minister on 26 October. It was alleged that Bhanwari Devi was negotiating a multi-crore
Crore
A crore is a unit in the Indian number system equal to ten million , or 100 lakhs. It is widely used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan....
deal with Maderna and his opponents to trade of a CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
in which she was seen in a "compromising position" with Maderna and others. Maderna was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation
Central Bureau of Investigation
The Central Bureau of Investigation is a government agency of India that serves as a criminal investigation body, national security agency and intelligence agency. It was established on 1 April 1963 and evolved from the Special Police Establishment founded in 1941...
(CBI), and denied the charge.
In November 2011, Rehana, the girlfriend of the key suspect Shahabuddin, leaked an audio clip to the reporters. The clip was recorded during her discussion with Shahabuddin in the Jodhpur Central Jail. In the clip, Shahabuddin is heard telling Rehana that Bhanwari Devi was handed over to the gang of Pradeep Godara, a criminal wanted by the Rajasthan police in several cases. He is also heard telling that he had been falsely implicated in the case, and had no clue what happened to Bhanwari.
External links
- Assets/Liabilities declaration, Election Commission of India