Mohan Joshi (politician)

Mohan Joshi is an Indian politician from Pune, Maharashtra and has been representing the Indian National Congress into various organizational and constitutional capacities and is heading the MPCC as state general secretary since 2009 with incharge of Solapur District.[1] He belongs to Pune Constituency, Maharashtra. He is also heading Tennikoit Federation of India as chairman of the federation .[2] He is also the President of Maharashtra State Branch of All India Harijan Sevak Sangh founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1932.

Mohan Joshi
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
2008–2014
Personal details
Born (1956-12-03) 3 December 1956
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Smt. Nirmal Joshi
ResidencePune
Alma materShri Shivaji Maratha School,Pune
OccupationPolitician
Websitehttp://mohanjoshi.org

Early life

Born in Pune as elder son of Smt. Jamnabai Joshi and Shri. Ramkishan Joshi, initially took primary education Shri Shivaji Maratha High School, Pune and further started working after XIIth standard. Initially started working as the mill worker long back and then took up a job of reporter in the local Marathi newspaper.

During his stint as the journalist, he covered social and political issues confronting Pune city, which assembled his social inclination for working towards congress and ideology of the party.

Social contribution

Mohan Joshi engages himself in various constructive programs and heading the "Harijan Sevak Sangh as President of Maharashtra state.[3]

Mohan Joshi has also been associated with the Akhil Bharatiya Rachanatmak Samaj as the President which predominantly works in upliftment of destitute children and women in the society.

Mentoring hundreds of the sportspersons in the city as President of Pune Ring Tennis Association since last 20 years.

Political career

At initial a Journalist turned Youth Congress Activist.

It was under his leadership, all the elections held during 1997 to 2004 timeline, the Congress Party won all the elections for the Parliament, the State Assembly as well as the Pune Municipal Corporation. It is worth mentioning that the Congress Party won the Municipal corporation elections with a thumping majority under his leadership.

He also served as the Working President of Pune General Workers Union for many years uplifting and fighting the labor issues throughout.

Currently he is working as the advisor & honorary member of various Pune city-based trusts and voluntary organizations.

Joshi was Congress candidate for the Parliament elections from Pune constituency in 1999. It was a triangular fight between the Congress Party, the Nationalist Congress Party and the BJP. Strong division of votes were divided between Congress and Nationalist Congress Party, Mohan Joshi garnered 212,000 votes and secured the second position. The NCP candidate, who was the then sitting Member of Parliament, slid down to the third position.

Congress & NCP had decided to contest the Parliament Elections in an alliance in 2004, Joshi had earned the claim for the Pune seat for Congress.[6] He had also expressed the desire to contest from Pune Constituency. He was denied the nomination stating internal reasons. Mohan Joshi accepted the Party High Command's decision and worked relentlessly for party's candidate.[7][8][9]

Mohan Joshi is congress Lok Sabha candidate from Pune Constituency for the general elections of 2019. He will be taking over BJP's Girish Bapat as the main opposition candidate. Since 2014 BJP is ruling Pune Lok Sabha Constituency.[10]

Mohan Joshi has been currently working as the General Secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee since 2005 and also, a member of the Executive Committee of the State Unit since 2009.[11]

Since Last 17 Mohan Joshi has been imparting the Social Responsibility under a unique initiative "Seva Kartavya Tyag" to mark the birth of Smt. Sonia Gandhi.[12][13]

  • Mohan Joshi also served as the chairman and Director of Shri Lakshmi Co-Operative Bank, Pune.
  • Mohan Joshi also undertook various international study tours for the cause of peace, democracy and youth development.
  • Under the leadership of a Gandhian Late Smt. Nirmaladidi Deshpande, Mohan Joshi visited Pakistan and participated in the "World Peace Conference".
  • Mohan Joshi also attended an "International Youth Festival" held in Moscow, USSR in 1985.
  • Mohan Joshi was elected as the member of the prestigious Commonwealth Parliamentarian Association study-tour of Europe and UK in 2011.[14]

Organisational responsibility

Mark on Governance

Controversies

Response to the religious chauvinism of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Mohan Joshi stormed into the VHP meeting and blackened the face of the extremist leader of VHP- Dr. Parvin Togadia.[17]

References
  1. "State Organizations – Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee". Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. "Officials". indiantennikoit.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. "महाराष्ट्र हरिजन सेवक संघाच्या अध्यक्षपदी मोहन जोशी". Loksatta (in Marathi). 7 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. "महाराष्ट्र हरिजन सेवक संघाच्या अध्यक्षपदी मोहन जोशी". Loksatta (in Marathi). 7 June 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. "Welcome To Harijan Sevak Sangh". gandhicreationhss.org. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  6. "Race on for Pune ticket as MPCC wants to dump Kalmadi – Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. "AICC observer in town,Cong factions gird up their loins". The Indian Express. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  8. "Race on for Pune ticket as MPCC wants to dump Kalmadi – Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  9. "Maharashtra Congress gears up for 2019 polls". sakaltimes.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  10. "Congress Fields Mohan Joshi Against BJP's Girish Bapat in Pune". News18. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  11. Kulkarni, Prachee KulkarniPrachee; Oct 12, Pune Mirror | Updated; 2017; Ist, 02:30. "Congress drops old members in state committee reshuffle". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 17 December 2018.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. "Congress plans campaign to counter BJP". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  13. "Congress activists feed birds to mark Sonia Gandhi's birthday". dna. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  14. "Mohan Joshi, Congress MLC from Pune has been selected for the five European nation tour of the state legislators organised by Maharashtra branch of Rashtrakul Sansadiya Mandal". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  15. "आमदार मोहन जोशी यांची आश्वासन समितीवर फेरनिवड". Loksatta (in Marathi). 7 November 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  16. "Appointed legislators rarely show up at Pune University senate meetings". The Indian Express. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  17. "Togadia faces Cong wrath". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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