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|constituency = [[Uttar Pradesh]] | |constituency = [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
|predecessor = Jugul Kishore | |predecessor = Jugul Kishore | ||
| successor = [[Jai Prakash Nishad (Gorakhpur)| Jai Prakash Nishad]] | | successor = [[Jai Prakash Nishad (Gorakhpur)|Jai Prakash Nishad]] | ||
| office1 = [[Ministry of Steel (India)|Minister of Steel]] | | office1 = [[Ministry of Steel (India)|Minister of Steel]] | ||
| term1 = 19 January 2011 – 26 May 2014 | | term1 = 19 January 2011 – 26 May 2014 | ||
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'''Beni Prasad Verma''' (11 February 1941 – 27 March 2020) was an | '''Beni Prasad Verma''' (11 February 1941 – 27 March 2020) was an Indian politician and a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]]. Earlier he was with Samajwadi Party of [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]], then he joined [[Indian National Congress]] and was elected on its ticket to Lok Sabha in 2009. In 2016 he rejoined Samajwadi Party. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
In December 2009 during a debate session in [[Lok Sabha]], Beni Prasad had made controversial remarks for Former [[Indian Prime Minister|Prime Minister]] Mr. [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], he used "man of low stands" for Mr. Vajpayee.<ref>{{cite web|title=PM apologises for remark on Vajpayee |publisher=[[Zee News]]|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/pm-apologises-for-remark-on-vajpayee_585899.html}}</ref> This created serious agitation among [[BJP]] leaders protested immediately by shouting, they stalled parliament and demanded an apology. Home Minister [[P Chidambaram]] apologized for the remark, but the BJP said it would boycott the Lok Sabha till Verma apologises, But Verma refused to apologise.<ref>{{cite web|title=BJP threatens to stall Parliament over 'insult' to Vajpayee|publisher=[[Rediff]]|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/bjp-threatens-to-stall-parliament-over-insult-to-vajpayee/20091208.htm}}</ref> | In December 2009 during a debate session in [[Lok Sabha]], Beni Prasad had made controversial remarks for Former [[Indian Prime Minister|Prime Minister]] Mr. [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], he used "man of low stands" for Mr. Vajpayee.<ref>{{cite web|title=PM apologises for remark on Vajpayee |date=9 December 2009|publisher=[[Zee News]]|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/pm-apologises-for-remark-on-vajpayee_585899.html}}</ref> This created serious agitation among [[BJP]] leaders protested immediately by shouting, they stalled parliament and demanded an apology. Home Minister [[P Chidambaram]] apologized for the remark, but the BJP said it would boycott the Lok Sabha till Verma apologises, But Verma refused to apologise.<ref>{{cite web|title=BJP threatens to stall Parliament over 'insult' to Vajpayee|publisher=[[Rediff]]|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/bjp-threatens-to-stall-parliament-over-insult-to-vajpayee/20091208.htm}}</ref> | ||
On the next day, the then prime minister had apologised in the parliament for the controversial remark against the former prime minister. He said, "A member of our ruling coalition said something that was inappropriate; with regard to Vajpayee those words were used. I on behalf of our government apologise that those words should not have been used."<ref>{{cite web|title=Prime Minister apologises for remarks against Vajpayee|publisher=[[NDTV]]|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/prime-minister-apologises-for-remarks-against-vajpayee-12799}}</ref> | On the next day, the then prime minister had apologised in the parliament for the controversial remark against the former prime minister. He said, "A member of our ruling coalition said something that was inappropriate; with regard to Vajpayee those words were used. I on behalf of our government apologise that those words should not have been used."<ref>{{cite web|title=Prime Minister apologises for remarks against Vajpayee|publisher=[[NDTV]]|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/prime-minister-apologises-for-remarks-against-vajpayee-12799}}</ref> | ||
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<ref>{{cite news|title=Beni Prasad Verma says Rs 71 lakh too little for a central minister|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-16/india/34497565_1_beni-prasad-verma-corruption-issue-law-minister|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601023547/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-16/india/34497565_1_beni-prasad-verma-corruption-issue-law-minister|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-01}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite news|title=Beni Prasad Verma says Rs 71 lakh too little for a central minister|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-16/india/34497565_1_beni-prasad-verma-corruption-issue-law-minister|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601023547/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-16/india/34497565_1_beni-prasad-verma-corruption-issue-law-minister|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-01}}</ref> | ||
On 13 December 2012, he made a remark that "Do not hang [[Afzal Guru]] but give him life imprisonment".<ref>http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/dont-hang-afzal-guru-beni-prasad-verma_816469.html</ref> | On 13 December 2012, he made a remark that "Do not hang [[Afzal Guru]] but give him life imprisonment".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/dont-hang-afzal-guru-beni-prasad-verma_816469.html|title=Don't hang Afzal Guru: Beni Prasad Verma|date=13 December 2012}}</ref> | ||
In December 2013, when he asked about [[Kumar Vishwas]] standing against [[Rahul Gandhi]] in the election from Rahul Gandhi's home place [[Amethi]] he said, "what will he fight, how will he fight. He is nothing but a joker. There are so many jokers already, he can join them."<ref>http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/beni-prasad-verma-calls-aap-s-kumar-vishwas-a-joker_896243.html</ref> | In December 2013, when he asked about [[Kumar Vishwas]] standing against [[Rahul Gandhi]] in the election from Rahul Gandhi's home place [[Amethi]] he said, "what will he fight, how will he fight. He is nothing but a joker. There are so many jokers already, he can join them."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/beni-prasad-verma-calls-aap-s-kumar-vishwas-a-joker_896243.html|title = Beni Prasad Verma calls AAP's Kumar Vishwas a 'joker'|date = 12 December 2013}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:People from Gonda district]] | [[Category:People from Gonda district]] | ||
[[Category:People from Bahraich district]] | [[Category:People from Bahraich district]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Steel Ministers of India]] | ||