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Satish Kumar Gautam | |
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| Member of the India Parliament for Aligarh | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Constituency | Aligarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1972 Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Smt. Meenakshi Gautam |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Occupation | Businessperson |
| As of 17 December, 2016 Source: [1] | |
Satish Kumar (also known as Dushyant) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won the 2014 Indian general elections from the Aligarh (Lok Sabha constituency) constituency of Uttar Pradesh.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Early life and education[edit]
Born to Damodar Gautam and his wife Ramdevi on 1 July 1972 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, Satish Kumar has completed his education till the matriculation level.[citation needed]
Political career[edit]
- In May 2014 elected to 16th Lok Sabha
- Member of standing committee: Chemicals & fertilizers from September 2014 to July 2015[citation needed]
- From September 2014 to 23 July 2015: Member, Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers[citation needed]
- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways[citation needed]
- 23 July 2015 onward: Member, Standing Committee on Labour[citation needed]
Controversy[edit]
In December 2014, On the birth anniversary of freedom fighter and Jat royal Raja Mahendra Pratap in western Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh city took a huge blow when a party MP, who had campaigned for the event last week, was not allowed to speak on camera at an event organised on the occasion. The organisers, the Jat Mahasabha, stopped BJP MP Satish Gautam when he tried to speak to a TV reporter. Gautam had to leave Raja Mahendra Pratap Park, named after the Jat king.[citation needed]
Raja Mahendra Pratap had given land to the famous Aligarh Muslim University on lease when he was a part of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's movement that led to the formation of AMU's precursor, the Mohamedan Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875. The Raja, who was an alum of the college, later became a freedom fighter and was considered close to Marxist and nationalist leaders in India and abroad. In November 2019, The Uttar Pradesh cabinet gave its nod to setting up of a new university in Aligarh named after Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh. "After becoming MP in 2014, I had demanded that Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh be given his due and AMU should give reservation to OBCs, SCs and STs. We have got the new university for the brighter future of the local youth. I will now ensure reservation to OBCs, SCs and STs at AMU," said Gautam.[5][6]
In May 2018, Satish Kumar Gautam triggered unrest when he demanded the portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah be removed from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Violent protests ensued, allegedly led by Hindu activists, over the portrait of the founder of Pakistan and former Muslim League leader. Following the protests, students from the university organized a peaceful protest to stand against the oppression.[7][8]
Satish sparked controversy once more in the month of May when a video surfaced of the MP abusing power in an attempt to interfere with the railway schedule. In the video, he is seen yelling at an official, demanding that the Vaishali Express enter the station before the scheduled Rajdhani Express due to the regional president of BJP arriving from the former.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Satish married Meenakshi Gautam on 30 April 1993. Satish is fond of sports, particularly Kabaddi.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ↑ Jaiswal, Anuja. "On Raksha Bandhan, BJP MP to provide insurance to 11,000 women and 100 toilets in Aligarh - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ Verma, Lalami (29 May 2015). "BJP MPs ready progress report on constituency work". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". Parliament of India. Parliament of India. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "BJP MP forced to leave Jat king's birthday event at Aligarh". India Today. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ↑ "UP cabinet nod to new university to be named after Jat king in Aligarh". Hindustan Times. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ↑ "AMU portrait row: BJP MP Satish Kumar Gautam criticises Hamid Ansari for supporting students - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ "Member of key AMU body for 3 years, why is this BJP MP opposing Jinnah's portrait now?". India Today. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ "Aligarh BJP MP Satish Gautam 'threatens' railway official, says 'stop Rajdhani, allow Vaishali exp' - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ Gautam, Satish. "Loksabha Profile". Loksabha.
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