Sadhu Yadav

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Anirudh Yadav
Bihar Legislative Council
In office
2001–2006
Member of Parliament from
Gopalganj
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byRaghunath Jha
Succeeded byPurnmasi Ram
Personal details
BornGopalganj, Bihar
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party
Other political
affiliations
ChildrenKhushboo Yadav
ResidenceGopalganj
Nickname(s)Sadhu Yadav

Anirudh Prasad, known as Sadhu Yadav, is an Indian politician and a brother-in-law of Lalu Yadav,[2][3] He is the founder of Garib Janta Dal (Secular)[4]

Political career[edit]

As a member of the RJD, Yadav was a member of the Bihar Legislative Council in 2001[5] and was also a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly[6] prior to being elected in 2004 as a Member of Parliament for the Gopalganj constituency.[7][8][9][5][10] He left the RJD after a dispute with the party leader, his brother-in-law,[11] Lalu Yadav, that related to allocation of constituencies between that party and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). The Gopalganj constituency had become a reserved seat and an LJP candidate, who had not previously been successful in elections, was preferred to Yadav elsewhere.[9][12] Two days after leaving the RJD, in March 2009, Yadav joined the INC[13] and was unsuccessful in gaining re-election to the Lok Sabha - the lower house of the Parliament of India - when he contested the Champaran Lok Sabha constituency.[12]

In March 2010 he was briefly suspended from the Indian National Congress[14] for allegedly challenging the party's policy strategy. He denied voicing any such challenge and his explanation was accepted.[11][15] Returning to the Gopalganj constituency, Yadav then fought and lost as a candidate for the INC in the 2010 Bihar legislative assembly election.[16][17] That election saw confusion regarding the ages of several candidates, including Yadav. The candidates claimed that errors had resulted in the printing process for pre-election affidavits, and in Yadav's case this meant that he was recorded as aged 47 in 2009 when he had been shown as 44 at the time of the 2004 general elections. When asked for clarification by the BBC in 2009, he claimed to be aged 40.[18]

The 2003 film Gangaajal, which is based on true events in Bihar and features a politician character called Sadhu Yadav, caused Yadav's supporters to attack cinemas when it was released. Yadav himself attempted to prevent screening of the film, pleading to the court that it belittled him, but Prakash Jha, the director, claimed that "Sadhu Yadav is just a character in the movie. The movie has nothing to do with the profession of politics nor is it a caricature of the Bihar politician."[19]

On 25 March 2014, he announced his candidature for 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Saran contesting against his sister and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar Rabri Devi. He stood as an independent candidate.[20] However, he lost the seat to BJP candidate Rajiv Pratap Rudy. He finished a distant third from Barauli seat in 2015 assembly polls by Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)[21] He contested the 2019 Indian general election as a BSP candidate from Maharajganj, but lost to Janardan Singh Sigriwal.

Sadhu Yadav has been accused of multiple crimes[22] including Shilpi-Gautam murder case of 1999.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Lalu's brother-in-law joins Pappu Yadav party". The Hindu. PTI. 28 September 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ↑ "फिर बढ़ी लालू यादव की टेंशन, साले साधु यादव BSP की टिकट पर लड़ेंगे चुनाव". Hindustan (in hindi). Retrieved 21 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ "'Sadhu' by Name, 'Villain' in RJD: Season 2 of Lalu's 'Sasural' Drama Has More Ploys & Trouble for Him". News18. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Giridhar Jha (18 June 2015). "Sadhu Yadav floats party for clean governance". India Today. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Sadhu Yadav granted bail in assault case". The Times of India. TNN. 12 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Cong gives nomination to Lalu's brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav". India Today. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Anirudh Prasad Yadav: Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 21 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Lalu has knelt down before Paswan: Sadhu Yadav". Indian Express. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  10. ↑ Rana, Mahendra Singh (2006). India votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha elections 2001-2005. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons. pp. 174, 192. ISBN 978-81-7625-647-6. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Congress suspends Sadhu Yadav". Indian Express. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Congress suspends Sadhu Yadav". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  13. ↑ "Sadhu Yadav joins Congress". Hindustan Times. Press Trust Of India. 19 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  14. ↑ "Congress expels Lalu's kin Sadhu Yadav for praising Narendra Modi". The Financial Express. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Cong withdraws Sadhu Yadav's suspension". Hindustan Times. Press Trust Of India. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  16. ↑ "Lalu's brothers-in-law defeated". Hindustan Times. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Lalu has scripted his own fall, say former aides". The Hindu. PTI. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  18. ↑ Tewary, Amarnath (29 October 2010). "Indian poll candidates' time warp". BBC. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  19. ↑ Pearson, Bryan (2 September 2003). "Pol's in pic pickle". Daily Variety. p. 12. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  20. ↑ "Sadhu Yadav to contest against sister Rabri Devi in Lok Sabha Polls". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  21. ↑ "लालू को साले ने दिया झटका, ज्वॉइन करेंगे पप्पू यादव की पार्टी". आज तक (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  22. ↑ Service, Indo-Asian News (11 February 2016). "Lalu Prasad Yadav's brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav accused of extortion". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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