Babu Singh Kushwaha
Babu Singh Kushwaha | |
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| Born | 7 May 1966 Pakhrauli, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Title | Ex-Minister Of Panchayati Raj, Family Welfare and Mining. |
| Term | 2007 to 2012 |
| Political party | Jan Adhikar Party |
| Spouse | Shivkanya Kushwaha |
| Website | janadhikarparty |
Babu Singh Kushwaha (born 7 May 1966) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh, serving as chief of the Jan Adhikar Party and former Family Welfare Minister in the Uttar Pradesh government under Mayawati. He was also Behenji’s trusted backroom boy, who besides working at the grassroots looked after the party’s administrative affairs.[1]Kushwaha was at the center of controversy in the NRHM scam[2]
Background
Kushwaha belonged to a farming family in Pakhrauli village of Banda district, and graduated in 1985. After this, he started his life by putting a dump in Atarra. In April 1988, he came in contact with BSP founder Kanshi Ram. Kanshi Ram called him to Delhi.
Within six months, he was promoted and sent to do organization work in Lucknow office. He became the District President of Banda in 1993. In 2003, he was made the Minister of Panchayati Raj by BSP.
In 2007, when BSP came to power with an absolute majority, Kushwaha got important departments like minerals, appointments, and cooperatives. When the Department of Family Welfare was formed, this department was also handed over to him.
Political Journey
Kushwaha has worked for the Bahujan Samaj Party. He was for years perceived as the closest to Mayawati. He was a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, twice and was also appointed as a cabinet minister.[3] Kushwaha was the second most powerful person in the Bahujan Samaj Party.[4] After the successive murders of two medical officers in Lucknow blew the lid off the giant National Rural Health Mission scam. He had held the portfolio of the Family Welfare and Mining Department before resigning.[5]
Kushwaha joined BJP in the presence of senior leaders Vinay Katiyar and Surya Pratap Shahi, but his induction resulted in voices of dissent in the party, after which he wrote a letter to the BJP national president Nitin Gadkari requesting him to suspend his membership until proven innocent. Kushwaha formed the political party Jan Adhikar Party.[5]
His Wife Shivkanya Kushwaha contested for Ghazipur Lok Sabha constituency from Samajwadi Party (SP) in 2014 and received 27.82% Votes.[6]
Jan Adhikar Party
Babu Singh Kushwaha founded the Jan Adhikar party on 9th December 2019. The ideology of the Jan Adhikar Party is to provide equal rights to all sections of society according to their population. The party aims to empower all the deprived, exploited, laborers, farmers, poor, and women and to provide them with their rights. The main objective of the party is to release the caste census report and to give a share in all the resources of the country to all the sections in proportion to the population. [7]
His Jan Adhikar Party was a part of the coalition Bhagidari Parivartan Morcha in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections. The party did not manage to win any seats in the electionsUttar Pradesh.[8][9]
General Electios 2024
Kushwaha is contesting in the upcoming general election 2024 from Jaunpur Lok Sabha Constituency on Samajwadi Party Symbol. His Jan Adhikar Party is a part of the India Alliance.[10]
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120423041106/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main37.asp?filename=Ne230208This_Way.asp#
- ^ https://www.firstpost.com/india/im-being-trapped-into-nrhm-scam-kushwaha-197582.html
- ^ "I'm being trapped into NRHM scam: Kushwaha-India News". Firstpost. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Mayawati May Bring Back Scam-Tainted Ex-BSP Strongman Babu Singh Kushwaha Before 2019". News18. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b "BSP bid to take NRHM tainted Kushwaha back in". The Times of India. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/induction-of-kushwaha-kin-in-sp-may-affect-probe-against-him-lokayukta/
- ^ https://www.janadhikarparty.org
- ^ "नोटा के वोट प्रतिशत का आंकड़ा तोड़ नही पाए छोटे दल". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha election trends". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ <http://www.uniindia.com/up-sp-declares-7-candidates-babu-singh-kushwaha-to-contest-from-jaunpur/north/news/3179714.html
Further reading
- "NRHM scam: 2 former UP ministers to appear before CBI". The Indian Express. New Delhi, India. 26 December 2011.