Dhananjay Panditrao Munde (born 15 July 1975)[2] is an Indian politician. Dhananjay Munde was in Bharatiya Janata Party as President Youth Wing (BJYM), who is currently a member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) under Ajit Pawar and is a cabinet minister in Eknath Shinde government.[3][4]
Early life
editMunde was born on 15 July 1975 in Nathra, Parli Vaijnath, Beed in a Vanjari family. Munde's family consists of his mother, Rukmini Munde, wife Rajshri Munde and daughter Adishri Munde.[5]
He is related to Central Cabinet Minister Gopinath Munde whose daughters Pankaja Munde, Pritam Munde and their younger sister Yashashari are his cousins.
Political career
editMunde won the 2019, 2024 assembly elections from Parli constituency.[6] He is the Guardian Minister of Beed District and the Minister of Social Justice and Special Assistance of the State of Maharashtra.[7][8] On 24 December 2019,[9][10] as the Minister for Social Justice and Special Assistance.[11] Earlier, he had held the role of opposition leader in the Legislative Council of Maharashtra.[12]
Personal life
editDhananjay Munde is married to Rajshri Munde.[13]
Controversy
editIn January 2021, a rape complaint was filed against Munde by singer Renu Sharma which was subsequently withdrawn.[14][15] Munde refuted the rape allegations and dismissed opposition demands to resign.[16] In a press release, Munde claimed that he is in a relationship with Renu Sharma's sister, Karuna Sharma and even had two children out of that relationship which was known to his wife and family.[17][18]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Dhananjay Panditrao Munde". indialeader.com.
- ^ रापतवार, सुदर्शन (15 November 2024). सहज सुचलं म्हणून..! (in Marathi). Madhyam Publication's. ISBN 978-81-902787-8-2.
- ^ CNBCTV18 (23 November 2024). "Maharashtra Elections 2024: 14 candidates win by over 1 lakh votes, all from Mahayuti". Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Cousins collide". The Week. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Hindustantimes (23 November 2024). "Maharashtra election results: These candidates have won by biggest margins so far". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ author/lokmat-news-network (30 October 2020). "बीड जिल्ह्यातील चार तालुक्यांमध्ये नुकसानीचे होणार फेर पंचनामे; पालकमंत्री मुंडे यांचे आदेश". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "समाजकार्य महाविद्यालयांच्या वेतनासाठी १०३ कोटींचे अनुदान". Loksatta (in Marathi). 9 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Pankaja Munde trailing behind NCP's Dhananjay Munde by 30,701 votes from Parli constituency". Business Insider. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Pankaja Munde loses Maharashtra's Parli seat to cousin Dhananjay Munde". Inshorts - Stay Informed. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Maharashtra Government, Council of Ministers". Sarkaritel.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Munde Dhananjay Panditrao - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Bhadani, Priyanka (19 October 2019). "Cousins collide". The Week. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019.
- ^ Sutar, Kamlesh Damodar (12 January 2021). "Singer alleges rape, Maha Minister Dhananjay Munde refutes, calls it blackmail". India Today.
- ^ Jog, Sanjay (15 January 2021). "Singer Renu Sharma backs off on rape charges against Maha minister Dhananjay Munde". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Marapakwar, Prafulla (16 January 2021). "Finish Dhananjay Munde probe in a week, Mumbai cops told; minister not to be axed". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Dhananjay Munde denies rape charge, says he is in relationship with complainant's sister". The Hindu. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Sharad Pawar says stand vindicated as rape complaint against Dhananjay Munde withdrawn". The New Indian Express. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.