Rajesh Agrahari

Rajesh Kumar Agrahari is an Indian entrepreneur, industrialist and politician currently affiliated since 2014 with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a former Samajwadi Party leader from Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, who was expelled from the party by UP CM Akhilesh Yadav for his anti-party activities.[1][2][3]

Business career

Rajesh Agrahari is Director of Rajesh Masala Private Limited from 13 February 2004 to present, is registered with Ministry of Corporate Affairs of India (MCA).[4][5] He became Director of the company, Rajesh Milk Private Limited on 26 April 2012.[6]

Politics

Rajesh was affiliated with Samajwadi Party[7] till his expulsion in July 2014.[8] He is president of the "Amethi Udyog Vypaar Mandal", a traders’ organisation.[9] His wife Chandrama Devi Agrahari has been twice elected to Amethi Nagar Palika election.[10] He unsuccessfully contested 2007 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections from Amethi constituency of Sultanpur district,[11] gained 20804 voted for SP.[12][13]

Rajesh joined BJP on 28 December 2014 in presence of Union Minister for State Ram Shankar Katheria and UP-BJP President Laxmikant Bajpai.[14][15]

Controversy and expelled from party

Agrahari had garlanded BJP leader and present Union Minister of Transport Nitin Gadkari when he was in Amethi district during the Lok Sabha polls.[16] On 6 July 2014 Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav has expelled Samajwadi Party leader and industrialist Rajesh Agrahari for his anti-party activities from the party for six years.[17]

Responding to the expulsion, Rajesh Masala head said, "SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav is like my father and he had asked me to join politics." [18][19][20][21]

References
  1. "राजेश अग्रहरि सपा से निष्काषित". Jagran. 5 July 2014.
  2. "गडकरी को माला पहनाई तो पार्टी से निकाले गए समाजवादी नेता". Newstrack live. 7 July 2014.
  3. "SP leader to join BJP in Rahul Amethi constituency". 27 December 2014.
  4. "Rajesh Kumar Agrahari, Director". Zauba. 6 November 2006.
  5. "Rajesh Masala Private Limited". Zauba.
  6. "Rajesh Milk Private Limited". Zauba.
  7. "कांग्रेसी सांसद के कार्यक्रम में राहुल को खरी-खरी". ABP News. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  8. "गडकरी को माला पहनाने पर समाजवादी पार्टी नेता राजेश मसाला पार्टी से निष्कासित". Amethi: ABP News. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  9. "Modi Stirs The Gandhis' Nest In Amethi". Tehlka. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  10. "Independents leading in Uttar Pradesh local bodies elections". The Hindu. 7 November 2006.
  11. "Affidavit Details of Rajesh Kumar". Empowering India.
  12. "Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2007 Result". Empowering India.
  13. "BJP may field Cong's Sanjay against Rahul". The Sunday Guardian. 16 November 2013.
  14. "Laxmikant Bajpai claimed 70 SP members were in touch with BJP". Daily Pioneer. 29 December 2014.
  15. "राजेश लगायेंगे अब भाजपा में राजनीति का तड़का". Janhit news. 29 December 2014.
  16. "SP leader expelled from party for 6 years after he garlands Nitin Gadkari". IBN Live. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  17. /news/4890760_SP-leader-expelled-from-party-for-garlanding-Garik-.html "SP leader expelled from party for garlanding Gadkari" Check |url= value (help). Press Trust of India. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  18. "SP leader expelled from party for garlanding Gadkari". Amethi: Indian TV News. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  19. "अखिलेश यादव ने राजेश मसाला को भी अनुशासन हीनता के आरोप में बाहर निकाला". Jamos News. 5 July 2014.
  20. "गडकरी की माला राजेश मसाला की दुश्मन बनी". 7 July 2014.
  21. "एसपी से छह साल के लिए निकाला". Navbharat Times. 5 July 2014.
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