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[[File:Abhay Bharadwaj.jpg| | {{short description|Indian politician and advocate}} | ||
'''Abhay | {{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} | |||
{{more citations needed|date = December 2020}} | |||
{{Infobox officeholder | |||
| name = Abhay Bharadwaj | |||
| net_worth = | |||
| image = [[File:Abhay Bharadwaj.jpg|200px]] | |||
| office1 = Member of Parliament, [[Rajya Sabha]] | |||
| term_start1 = 22 July 2020 | |||
| term_end1 = 1 December 2020 | |||
| constituency1 = [[Gujarat]] | |||
| predecessor1 = [[Chunibhai K Gohel]] | |||
| successor1 = [[Rambhai Mokariya]] | |||
| office2 = Part-time Member, <br/>[[Law Commission of India]] | |||
| term_start2 = 10 June 2016 | |||
| term_end2 = 31 August 2018 | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|04|02|df=y}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Kampala]], [[Uganda Protectorate]] | |||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2020|12|1|1954|4|2}} | |||
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India | |||
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | |||
| occupation = {{Hlist|Politician|attorney}} | |||
| spouse = Alka | |||
| children = 3 | |||
| relatives = Nitin Bharadwaj <small>(brother)</small> <br> Sadhana Mehta <small>(sister)</small> | |||
}} | |||
'''Abhay Ganpatrai Bharadwaj''' (2 April 1954 – 1 December 2020) was an Indian advocate turned politician, and a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] when he died.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-bjp-picks-old-timers-abhay-bharadwaj-ramila-bara-for-rajya-sabha/articleshow/74585494.cms|title= Gujarat BJP picks old timers Abhay Bharadwaj, Ramila Bara for Rajya Sabha|website= The Times Of India}} | |||
</ref> A leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], he was closely affiliated with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] and the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] since his college days. He had also unsuccessfully contested the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] elections in 1995 as an independent candidate from [[Rajkot West]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.deshgujarat.com/2020/03/11/abhay-bhardwaj-and-ramila-bara-bjp-candidates-for-rajya-sabha-election-in-gujarat/ |title= Abhay Bharadwaj and Ramila Bara BJP candidates for Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat}}</ref> | |||
==Early life== | |||
Abhay Bharadwaj was born on 2 April 1954 in [[Uganda]], where his family lived then. In 1969 his family moved to India due to the civil war in Uganda. | |||
==Legal career== | |||
He started his career as an advocate in 1980 with the Bar Council of Gujarat. | |||
He was the lawyer who defended the accused in the Gulberg Society case, which took place during the [[2002 Gujarat riots]] and culminated in the killing of nearly 70 residents of the neighbourhood. The trial culminated in a special court convicting 24 accused and acquitting 36 in 2016. | |||
He also served as special public prosecutor for the Gujarat government in a case of alleged misuse of power against former IAS officer Pradeep Sharma during his tenure as Rajkot district collector. | |||
==Political career== | |||
He was also a member of the 21st [[Law Commission of India]] and contributed towards legislation like [[Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019]] and [[Uniform civil code]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-riots-case-defence-counsel-among-new-law-commission-members/story-uYUIp0Zv78TxSyRMBkTvrK.html|title= Gujarat riots case defence counsel among new Law Commission members |website= Hindustan Times}}</ref> | |||
The government also appointed him on the committee to select a presiding officer for the central government's industrial tribunal. | |||
He was sworn into the Rayja Sabha on 22 July 2020.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} | |||
==Death== | |||
Bharadwaj died in [[Chennai]] from complications from [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] on 1 December 2020.<ref name="death">{{cite web |url=https://newsd.in/gujarat-rajya-sabha-mp-abhay-bharadwaj-passes-away-pm-modi-condoles-his-death/ |title=Gujarat Rajya Sabha MP Abhay Bharadwaj passes away, PM Modi condoles his death |website=newsd.in |date=1 December 2020 |access-date= 14 January 2021}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | |||
* [https://www.deshgujarat.com/2020/03/11/abhay-bhardwaj-and-ramila-bara-bjp-candidates-for-rajya-sabha-election-in-gujarat/ https://www.deshgujarat.com/2020/03/11/abhay-Bharadwaj-and-ramila-bara-bjp-candidates-for-rajya-sabha-election-in-gujarat/] | |||
* {{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-bjp-picks-old-timers-abhay-bharadwaj-ramila-bara-for-rajya-sabha/articleshow/74585494.cms|title= Gujarat BJP picks old timers Abhay Bharadwaj, Ramila Bara for Rajya Sabha|website= The Times Of India}} | |||
*https://theprint.in/politics/2002-defence-lawyer-unknown-prof-modis-friend-the-3-bjp-rs-picks-that-stunned-party/380022/ | |||
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