Ram Kadam is an elected MLA of the regional party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is a political party based in Maharashtra operating on the motto of "Sons of the Soil". It was founded on the March 9, 2006 in Mumbai by Raj Thackeray after he left the Shiv Sena due to differences with Uddhav Thackeray and sidelining in major decisions like...

 in October 2009 Maharashtra Assembly elections. MNS

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is a political party based in Maharashtra operating on the motto of "Sons of the Soil". It was founded on the March 9, 2006 in Mumbai by Raj Thackeray after he left the Shiv Sena due to differences with Uddhav Thackeray and sidelining in major decisions like...

 was the party founded by Raj Thackeray

Raj Thackeray

Raj Shrikant Thackeray is the founder and president of the right-wing Marathi ethnocentric regional political party, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena in the state of Maharashtra, India...

 in March 2006.

Ram Kadam was the winning candidate from Ghatkopar

Ghatkopar

Ghatkopar is a suburban neighbourhood of eastern Mumbai. It is also a railway station serviced by Central Railway line of the Mumbai suburban railway.-History:...

(West), Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 constituency.

The first-time MLA of MNS

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is a political party based in Maharashtra operating on the motto of "Sons of the Soil". It was founded on the March 9, 2006 in Mumbai by Raj Thackeray after he left the Shiv Sena due to differences with Uddhav Thackeray and sidelining in major decisions like...

 party (which itself had contested the assembly elections for the first-time in October 2009) was suspended for 4 years from the assembly on the opening day of the functioning. This suspension was for the unruly protest in the house, opposing Abu Asim Azmi

Abu Asim Azmi

Abu Asim Azmi born 8 August 1955, is the state president of Maharashtra Samajwadi Party. He represented Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament from November 2002- Nov 2008....

 of Samajwadi Party

Samajwadi Party

Samajwadi Party is a political party in India. It is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It describes itself as a democratic socialist party...

 taking the oath in Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

. It was reported and shown on TV-footage that Ram Kadam slapped and punched Abu Asim Azmi in the house. Three other MLAs of MNS

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is a political party based in Maharashtra operating on the motto of "Sons of the Soil". It was founded on the March 9, 2006 in Mumbai by Raj Thackeray after he left the Shiv Sena due to differences with Uddhav Thackeray and sidelining in major decisions like...

party were also suspended for 4 years. They were Vasant Gite, Ramesh Wanjale and Shishir Shinde. Ramesh Wanjale died due to massive heart attack on Friday, 10 June 2011.

External links

• https://www.manase.org/en/home_vs2009.php
• http://www.hindustantimes.com/Golden-MLA-Wanjale-dies/Article1-708159.aspx
• http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/09/four-mns-mla-suspended-for-assaulting-azmi.htm
• http://www.hindustantimes.com/Azmi-attacked-over-Hindi-oath-four-MNS-members-suspended/H1-Article1-474547.aspx