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	'''R. Roshan Baig''' is a former seven-time member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] and Minister from South Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. He has also been vice-chairman of the [[Al-Ameen Educational Society]]. A seven-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]], from 1984 to 1994 he was the member of the [[Janata Party]] for the first two terms as the MLA and from 1994 to 2019 he was the member of the [[Indian National Congress]] for 5 of his MLA terms.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/shivajinagar-mla-roshan-baig-tracker-2013-2018-24125\|title=Tracking Shivajinagar MLA, Minister Roshan Baig {{!}}\|date=2018-05-05\|website=Citizen Matters, Bengaluru\|language=en-GB\|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> Baig was suspended from the [[Indian National Congress]] in 2019 after he insulted top Congress leaders for the party's poor performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Roshan Baig had held former Karnataka Chief Minister [[Siddaramaiah]]'s "arrogance" and [[Dinesh Gundu Rao\|Dinesh Gundu Rao's]] "immaturity" responsible for the "flop show".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/karnataka-congress-leader-roshan-baig-suspended-1551522-2019-06-18\|title=Congress suspends Karnataka leader Roshan Baig for anti-party activities\|agency=Ist\|newspaper=India Today}}</ref> He was also blamed for praising Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]'s initiatives for inclusive development.		'''R. Roshan Baig''' is a former seven-time member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] and Minister from South Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. He has also been vice-chairman of the Al-Ameen Educational Society. A seven-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]], from 1984 to 1994 he was the member of the [[Janata Party]] for the first two terms as the MLA and from 1994 to 2019 he was the member of the [[Indian National Congress]] for 5 of his MLA terms.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/shivajinagar-mla-roshan-baig-tracker-2013-2018-24125\|title=Tracking Shivajinagar MLA, Minister Roshan Baig {{!}}\|date=2018-05-05\|website=Citizen Matters, Bengaluru\|language=en-GB\|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> Baig was suspended from the [[Indian National Congress]] in 2019 after he insulted top Congress leaders for the party's poor performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Roshan Baig had held former Karnataka Chief Minister [[Siddaramaiah]]'s "arrogance" and [[Dinesh Gundu Rao\|Dinesh Gundu Rao's]] "immaturity" responsible for the "flop show".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/karnataka-congress-leader-roshan-baig-suspended-1551522-2019-06-18\|title=Congress suspends Karnataka leader Roshan Baig for anti-party activities\|agency=Ist\|newspaper=India Today}}</ref> He was also blamed for praising Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]'s initiatives for inclusive development.

	He was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] for a record seven-times from [[Shivajinagar (Karnataka Assembly constituency)\|Shivajinagar]] Assembly Constituency and [[Shivajinagar (Karnataka Assembly constituency)\|Shivajinagar]] was touted as his bastion for over 4 decades.		He was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] for a record seven-times from [[Shivajinagar (Karnataka Assembly constituency)\|Shivajinagar]] Assembly Constituency and [[Shivajinagar (Karnataka Assembly constituency)\|Shivajinagar]] was touted as his bastion for over 4 decades.

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{{EngvarB|date=May 2018}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = R. Roshan Baig
| image = Roshan Baig.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|07|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Mysore State]], [[India]]
| office1 = Minister for Urban Development, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Haj
| term_start1 = 01 January 2014
| term_end1 = 30 May 2018
| constituency1 = [[Shivajinagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Shivajinagar]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]], [[Janata Party]]
| spouse = Sabiha Fatima
| children = 3
| website = http://rroshanbaig.com/
| footnotes =
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| term5 = 1985-1989
| predecessor5 = [[M. Raghupathy]]
| successor5 = [[A. K. Anatha Krishna]]
| constituency5 = [[Shivajinagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Shivajinagar]]
| term2 = 2008 - 2019
| predecessor2 = [[Katta Subramanya Naidu]]
| successor2 = [[Arshad Rizwan]]
| constituency3 = [[Jayamahal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Jayamahal]]
| term3 = 1999-2008
| predecessor3 = [[R. Krishnappa]]
| successor3 = ''Seat disestablished''
| constituency2 = [[Shivajinagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Shivajinagar]]
| term4 = 1994-1999
| predecessor4 = [[A. K. Anatha Krishna]]
| successor4 = [[Katta Subramanya Naidu]]
| constituency4 = [[Shivajinagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Shivajinagar]]
| office = Minister of Home Affairs
| termstart = June 1996
| termend = August 1999
}}

'''R. Roshan Baig''' is a former seven-time member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] and Minister from South Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. He has also been vice-chairman of the [[Al-Ameen Educational Society]]. A seven-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], from 1984 to 1994 he was the member of the [[Janata Party]] for the first two terms as the MLA and from 1994 to 2019 he was the member of the [[Indian National Congress]] for 5 of his MLA terms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/shivajinagar-mla-roshan-baig-tracker-2013-2018-24125|title=Tracking Shivajinagar MLA, Minister Roshan Baig {{!}}|date=2018-05-05|website=Citizen Matters, Bengaluru|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> Baig was suspended from the [[Indian National Congress]] in 2019 after he insulted top Congress leaders for the party's poor performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Roshan Baig had held former Karnataka Chief Minister [[Siddaramaiah]]'s "arrogance" and [[Dinesh Gundu Rao|Dinesh Gundu Rao's]] "immaturity" responsible for the "flop show".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/karnataka-congress-leader-roshan-baig-suspended-1551522-2019-06-18|title=Congress suspends Karnataka leader Roshan Baig for anti-party activities|agency=Ist|newspaper=India Today}}</ref> He was also blamed for praising Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]'s initiatives for inclusive development.

He was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] for a record seven-times from [[Shivajinagar (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shivajinagar]] Assembly Constituency and [[Shivajinagar (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shivajinagar]] was touted as his bastion for over 4 decades.

==Early life==
Baig was born premature and had health problems as a child. He had poor attendance and failed his 8th standard exam. Ultimately, he passed high school and was admitted to RC College in Bangalore, where he contested his first election, for the post of General Secretary against [[Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar]]. After earning a [[Bachelor's degree#India|bachelor's degree]] in commerce,<ref name="About" /><ref name="TOI" /> he studied for his [[L.L.B]] at a government law college.<ref name="TOI" />

==Political career==
Abdul samad siddiqui got him into politics in janta party, He won the 1985 state elections for the 8th Assembly<ref name="About" /> with the Janata Party.<ref name="TOI" /> After the division of that party, he moved to the [[Indian National Congress]] party.

As a prominent face in [[Bangalore Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore Central]] and [[Bangalore North (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore North]], he's touted as the face of Muslim community in [[Karnataka]]. He was an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Shivajinagar (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shivajinagar]] which is a Muslim majority constituency with a substantial Hindu population.

Baig claims 99% attendance to the assembly.<ref name="TOI" />

===Posts held===
*Minister of State for Home (Independent Charge)
*Minister for Tourism and Haj<ref name="Hajj" />
*Minister for Medium & Small Scale Industries
*Minister for Infrastructure
*Minister for Information, Public Relations and Haj
*Minister For Urban Development, City Corporations, Urban Land Transport KUWSDB & KUIDFC, Haj Information & Wakf
*Member of the 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]<ref name="About" /><ref name="TOI" /><ref>{{Cite news|title=The 15 MLAs who brought down Kumaraswamy government|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/nation/2019/jul/24/the-15-mlas-who-brought-down-kumaraswamy-government-102416.html|accessdate=28 July 2019}}</ref>

==Controversies==
In 2012 ''[[The Hindu]]'' published news about forgery case against him, in a property deal. He was later cleared of his charges.<ref name="Hindu" />

In 2004, Baig had to resign as minister following his brother Rehan’s alleged involvement in the multi-crore fake stamp paper scandal

The complaint against Baig is that in 2006 he bought a 1.1-acre plot in Begur Hobli, on the outskirts of Bangalore, from Keonics for a paltry sum on the pretext that he wanted to start a small-scale industry. He, however entered into a joint development agreement with Prestige Group for the construction of a commercial complex.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-01-02|title=Know your new ministers|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/378013/know-your-ministers.html|access-date=2021-08-17|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

===Suspension from Indian National Congress===
The Congress Party suspended Roshan Baig on 18 June 2019, on account of what it termed "anti-party activities" after he insulted top Congress leaders for the party's poor performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Roshan Baig had held former Karnataka Chief Minister [[Siddaramaiah]]'s "arrogance" and [[Dinesh Gundu Rao|Dinesh Gundu Rao's]] "immaturity" responsible for the "flop show".<ref name="IT2019">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/karnataka-congress-leader-roshan-baig-suspended-1551522-2019-06-18|title=Congress suspends Karnataka leader Roshan Baig for anti-party activities|website=India Today|access-date=2019-06-18}}</ref> [[Dinesh Gundu Rao]] who was embroiled in a bitter feud with Baig had also drawn the party's attention to Baig's entanglement in the events surrounding [[I Monetary Advisory]].<ref name="IT2019" />

==Honors==
Recently he has been honored with the life membership of the International Film And Television Club of [[Asian Academy of Film & Television]].

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="About">{{cite web |title=About Baig|url=http://rroshanbaig.org/about-baig.html|accessdate=21 December 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |author=ND Shiva Kumar |date=26 July 2010|title=Public Office, Private Life |newspaper=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Public-Office-Private-Life/articleshow/6216355.cms|accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref>
<ref name="Hajj">{{cite news |date=19 March 2001|title=A Week In The Life Of Roshan Baig |newspaper=Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/A-week-in-the-life-of-Roshan-Baig/articleshow/34469027.cms |accessdate=21 December 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |date= 18 October 2012|title=Dayanand Pai, Roshan Baig facing charge of forgery in a property deal |newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/dayanand-pai-roshan-baig-facing-charge-of-forgery-in-a-property-deal/article4007770.ece |accessdate=18 Oct 2012}}</ref>
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[[Category:Indian Muslims]]
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
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[[Category:Politicians from Bangalore]]

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