Raghu Rama Krishna Raju

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Raghu Rama Krishna Raju
| image = 0J7A4389 (cropped).jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|14 May 1962|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| residence = [[Hyderabad]]
| office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of parliament<br>Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| constituency = [[Narsapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Narsapuram]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Industrialist|politician}}
| predecessor = [[Gokaraju Ganga Raju]]
| successor = incumbent
| party = [[YSR Congress Party]]
| spouse = Rama Devi
| children = 2
| parents = K .V. S. Suryanarayana Raju
| alma_mater = [[Andhra University]]
| otherparty = {{ubl|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2014–2018)|[[Telugu Desam Party]] (2018–March 2019)}}
}}
'''Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishna Raju''' (born 14 May 1962) is an Indian industrialist and politician who is serving as a [[member of parliament|Member of Parliament]] (MP) in the [[17th Lok Sabha]] from [[Narasapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Narasapuram]] constituency, [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He won the [[2019 Indian general election]] as a [[YSR Congress Party]] candidate.<ref>{{cite web|date=23 May 2019|title=General Election To Lok Sabha Trends & Result 2019|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/constituencywises019.htm?ac=9|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526101715/http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS019.htm?ac=9|archive-date=26 May 2019|access-date=26 May 2019|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Raghu Rama Krishna Raju was born on 14 May 1962 in [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] to Kanumuru Venkata Satya Suryanarayana Raju and Annapoorna. He studied [[Master of Pharmacy]] at [[Andhra University]], [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha - Kanumuru, Shri Raghu Ramakrishna Raju|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5097|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-17|website=[[Lok Sabha]]}}</ref>

Raju married Rama Devi in 1980. The couple have a son and a daughter.<ref name=":1" />

== Political career ==
Raghu Rama Krishna Raju is a politician from YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). He has quit the party in 2014 after not being able to secure the party's nomination for [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Lok Sabha elections]] and has joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In 2018, he quit BJP and joined Telugu Desam Party (TDP). Subsequently in March 2019, he joined back YSRCP.<ref name=":0" />

He has contested in 2019 elections from Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency as a YSRCP candidate. He has won the election securing a 38.11% votes polled with a majority of 31,909 votes against TDP's [[Vetukuri Venkata Siva Rama Raju]].

Raju is an outspoken critic of his party and its chief and current chief minister, [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Apparasu|first=Srinivasa Rao|date=14 May 2021|title=YSR Congress MP, who asked court to cancel bail to Jagan, arrested for sedition|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ysr-congress-mp-raghurama-krishnam-raju-who-asked-court-to-cancel-bail-to-jagan-arrested-for-sedition-101621003319746.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516020359/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ysr-congress-mp-raghurama-krishnam-raju-who-asked-court-to-cancel-bail-to-jagan-arrested-for-sedition-101621003319746.html|archive-date=16 May 2021|access-date=17 May 2021|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The differences between them were made public in November 2019 when Raju spoke out against the Andhra Pradesh government's effort to convert Telugu medium government schools to English medium. Ever since, he spoke against his party and alleged scams in several government schemes.<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 July 2020|title=Infighting in YSRCP: Five cases filed against Andhra MP Raghurama Krishnam Raju|work=The News Minute|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/infighting-ysrcp-five-cases-filed-against-andhra-mp-raghurama-krishnam-raju-128563|url-status=live|access-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713190437/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/infighting-ysrcp-five-cases-filed-against-andhra-mp-raghurama-krishnam-raju-128563|archive-date=13 July 2020}}</ref>

In July 2020, YSRCP appealed to the Lok Sabha speaker to disqualify Raju from him as an MP stating Raju's anti-party activities as the reason.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 July 2020|title=YSRC appeals to Lok Sabha speaker, seeks to disqualify rebel party MP|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ysrc-appeals-to-lok-sabha-speaker-seeks-to-disqualify-rebel-party-mp/story-xtU7iG5WAh7uENREtKcqOK.html|url-status=live|access-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128144633/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ysrc-appeals-to-lok-sabha-speaker-seeks-to-disqualify-rebel-party-mp/story-xtU7iG5WAh7uENREtKcqOK.html|archive-date=28 January 2021}}</ref> In October 2020, Raju wrote to Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], alleging that Jaganmohan Reddy was promoting [[evangelism]] in Andhra Pradesh, in violation of the [[Indian constitution]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bandari|first=Pavan Kumar|date=2020-10-28|title=Raghurama Krishnam Raju writes to PM Modi, alleges AP govt. of violating constitution|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/raghurama-krishnam-raju-writes-to-pm-modi-alleges-ap-govt-of-violating-constitution-653400|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-17|work=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref>

== Legal issues ==
In March 2021, [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) has booked a case against Raju and his family members, who are directors of Ind Bharath Power Gencom Limited on charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery of valuable security, using forged documents as genuine and criminal misconduct of a public servant. The case was booked on behalf of a complaint by the [[State Bank of India]] alleging that the borrowing company, its directors, and public servants conspired and committed the acts of cheating and siphoned off bank funds to the tune of {{INRConvert|237.84|c|year=2021}}.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jonathan|first=P. Samuel|date=26 March 2021|title=CBI books Narsapur MP Raghu Rama Krishna Raju|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/cbi-books-narsapur-mp-raghu-rama-krishna-raju/article34169214.ece|url-status=live|access-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515184204/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/cbi-books-narsapur-mp-raghu-rama-krishna-raju/article34169214.ece|archive-date=15 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

In April 2021, he has asked a CBI Special court to cancel the bail granted to Jagan Mohan Reddy. He alleged that the chief minister, who is on bail since 2012 on his disproportionate assets case, has violated the bail condition.<ref name=":0" />

On 14 May 2021, Raju was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh [[Criminal Investigation Department (India)|Criminal Investigation Department]] (CID) on the charges of sedition for "disturbing communal harmony and attacking dignitaries of the Jagan Mohan Reddy government".<ref name=":0" /> On 21 May, the Supreme Court of India has granted him bail on a {{INRConvert|1|l|year=2021}} bond, stating the charges against him did not require custodial interrogation and referred to his bodily injuries mentioned in the medical report prepared by Secunderabad Army Hospital doctors.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rajagopal|first=Krishnadas|date=21 May 2021|title=Supreme Court grants bail to rebel YSR Congress MP Raghu Ramakrishna Raju|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/supreme-court-grants-bail-to-rebel-ysr-congress-mp-raghu-ramakrishna-raju/article34616990.ece|url-status=live|access-date=30 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521211236/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/supreme-court-grants-bail-to-rebel-ysr-congress-mp-raghu-ramakrishna-raju/article34616990.ece|archive-date=21 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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==External links==
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[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:YSR Congress politicians]]
[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:People from West Godavari district]]
[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
[[Category:Andhra University alumni]]

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