Abhay Bharadwaj

Abhay Bharadwaj
Abhay Bharadwaj
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 22 July 2020 – 1 December 2020
Preceded by	Chunibhai K Gohel
Succeeded by	Rambhai Mokariya
Constituency	Gujarat
Part-time Member, ; Law Commission of India
	In office; 10 June 2016 – 31 August 2018
Personal details
Born	2 April 1954; Kampala, Uganda Protectorate
Died	1 December 2020 (aged 66); Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Alka
Children	3
Relatives	Nitin Bharadwaj (brother) ; Sadhana Mehta (sister)
Occupation	Politician; attorney;

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.^[3]

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]}

Death[edit]

Bharadwaj died in Chennai from complications from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India on 1 December 2020.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ "Gujarat BJP picks old timers Abhay Bharadwaj, Ramila Bara for Rajya Sabha". The Times Of India.
↑ "Abhay Bharadwaj and Ramila Bara BJP candidates for Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat".
↑ "Gujarat riots case defence counsel among new Law Commission members". Hindustan Times.
↑ "Gujarat Rajya Sabha MP Abhay Bharadwaj passes away, PM Modi condoles his death". newsd.in. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

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[1] "Gujarat BJP picks old timers Abhay Bharadwaj, Ramila Bara for Rajya Sabha". The Times Of India.

[2] "Abhay Bharadwaj and Ramila Bara BJP candidates for Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat".

[3] "Gujarat riots case defence counsel among new Law Commission members". Hindustan Times.

[death-4] "Gujarat Rajya Sabha MP Abhay Bharadwaj passes away, PM Modi condoles his death". newsd.in. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

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