Ramdas Athawale
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Ramdas Bandu Athawale is an Indian politician, social activist and trade unionist from Maharashtra. He is the president of the Republican Party of India (A), a splinter group of the Republican Party of India and has its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar since 1999. Currently, he is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India since 2016 and represents Maharashtra in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's Parliament since 2014. Previously, he was Lok Sabha MP from Pandharpur from 1999 to 2009 and from Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency from 1998 to 1999. He was also Cabinet minister of Maharashtra from 1990 to 1995 and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1990 to 1996.
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No berth for RPI in 'Maha' cabinet, Athawale says Fadnavis gave his wordRamdas Athawale, chief of the Republican Party of India (Athawale), expressed disappointment over being excluded from the Maharashtra cabinet expansion despite promises from CM Devendra Fadnavis...IndiaTimes - Published | |
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RPI should get a ministerial post in Maharashtra government: Ramdas AthawaleIndiaTimes - Published | |
Union minister Ramdas Athawale says Trump’s win feels personal: 'We’re both Republicans'IndiaTimes - Published | |
Union minister Athawale advocates caste censusRamdas Athawale, Union minister and leader of RPI(A), advocates for conducting a caste census in India to determine population percentages for equitable policies. He emphasizes the need to prevent..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Ramdas Athawale backs BJP on all 11 Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha seats, slams Rahul Gandhi, INDIA bloc democracy jeopardy allegationsRamdas Athawale supports BJP in Chhattisgarh, criticizes Rahul Gandhi and INDI alliance for false claims, emphasizes BJP's Constitution commitment, predicts strong performance in southern states, and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale meets with car accidentIndiaTimes - Published | |
'Not Bharat jodo yatra but Bharat todo yatra': Ramdas Athawale slams Rahul GandhiIndiaTimes - Published | |
Ramdas Athawale says Maratha community should get reservation without hurting quota of SC, ST, OBCUnion Minister Ramdas Athawale on Friday said that without hurting the quota of SC, ST, and OBC, Maratha community should get reservation. He also said that Gunaratna Sadavarte should not oppose..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Nitish Kumar can return to NDA any time, says Union minister AthawaleNitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) snapped ties with the BJP and walked out of the NDA in August 2022.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | |
UP has highest number of cases of atrocities against dalits: Union minister Ramdas AthawaleIndiaTimes - Published | |
Opposition parties can’t unite and defeat Modi, Union minister Ramdas Athawale saysIndiaTimes - Published | |
Women should get reservation in Parliament, assemblies: Union minister AthawaleUnion minister of state for social justice and empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said women should get reservation in Parliament and state assemblies.IndiaTimes - Published | Rahul Gandhi will not gain politically from 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', Ramdas Athawale saysIndiaTimes - Published |
Maharashtra political crisis: Athawale meets Fadnavis, says BJP is keeping a close eye on the situationThe Shiv Sena rebel MLAs of Eknath Shinde faction on Saturday named their group as 'Shiv Sena Balasaheb'.DNA - Published | Union minister Athawale demands Wife's Day along lines of Mother's DayIndiaTimes - Published |
Union minister Ramdas Athawale supports Rana couple; says MP facing injustice because of being a DalitIndiaTimes - Published | RPI (A), BJP do not support MNS' demand for removal of loudspeakers from mosques: AthawaleIndiaTimes - Published |
Ramdas Athawale points out mistakes in Shashi Tharoor's tweet, JNU gets a mentionReplying to the tweet, Ramdas Athawale pointed out the spelling errors that the MP had made. But the most funny part was that JNU was dragged into it.DNA - Published | RPI won't contest UP elections, to back BJP, says AthawaleIndiaTimes - Published |