Gopinathrao Pandurang Munde (December 12, 1949 – June 3, 2014) was an Indian politician from
Maharashtra. He was a senior leader of the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in
Narendra Modi's Cabinet, which, however, was short-lived due to his death in a road accident. He was a member of
Maharashtra's Legislative Assembly (MLA) for five terms during 1980–1985 and 1990–2009. He was also the leader of opposition in the Assembly during 1992–1995. He had held the post of
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra in 1995–1999.
[1] Munde was elected to
Lok Sabha in 2009 and 2014, and served as the deputy leader of the BJP in the Lok Sabha. He was appointed in Modi's cabinet and took the oath on 26 May. He died in a road accident in New Delhi on 3 June 2014.
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Childhood and education[edit]
Munde was born in
Parali, Maharashtra, on 12 December 1949, to Pandurang and Limbabai Munde in a middle class
Vanjari caste farmer's family.
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His primary education was in the village (population then 500, now about 1000) that did not have a school building. The "school" was held under the shade of a tree. He was an average student; not very bright, not a dullard either. He was, however, determined to study even when he was not feeling well.
He moved on to tehsil town Parali for the secondary education in the Zilla Parishad School. He used to go to Arya Samaj Mandir everyday to read newspapers and books and listen to discourses given by men of wisdom. After matriculation, he joined the college in Ambejogai for graduation in Commerce. He did not have political background in my family, yet he was drawn to the students' movement in the college. He became a kingmaker of sorts, ensuring victory of members of his group though he did not win an election even once during those four memorable years.
Munde attended a government primary school, in Nathra village, Beed district where classes were conducted "under a tree". He later attended the Zilla Parishad high school in Parali. He obtained a B.Com. from college in Ambejogai.
[3]Subsequently, he studied at the ILS College in Pune.
After Gopinath Munde became Rural Dev. Minister in 2014, controversy erupted over his educational qualification. According to the affidavit submitted to Election Commission by Munde for the Lok Sabha elections, he graduated from New Law College, Pune in 1976 but the college was established in 1978.
[4] Later it was confirmed that the degree was issued by the Pune University and not by the college. He has done a BCom and a BGL. he did an LLB for two years from the ILS College. However, it isn't the college that issues the degree certificate, it's Pune University.
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Political career[edit]
Vidhan Sabha[edit]
Lok Sabha[edit]
BJP Election Campaign meet including Gopinath Munde
Personal life[edit]
His father Pandurangrao and mother Limbabai, struggled against heavy odds and did not spare any efforts to provide education for him. After the death of his father in 1969, his brothers took care of his education. He is the third child in the family.
His family includes Sister Saraswati Karad. She is followed by his elder brother Pandit Anna, who is actively involved in social and political work. He supports in assembly constituency, Renapur. He was the third child in the family. He was followed by younger brothers, Manikrao and Venkatrao . Both of them stay in Parali to take care of the farm.
His wife Pradnya is a graduate and she is a housewife. He met during his college days at Ambajogai. her elder brother Pramod Mahajan (Information and Broadcasting Minister in the Atal Behari Vajpayee government) was his senior in the college.
Her eldest daughter Pankaja has passed out from Ruia College, Mumbai, in 1999. She took up Master's programme in Business Administration, now present M.L.A. in Maharashtra assembaly . Pritam, his second daughter. She is a doctor and she is presently M.P. of his father's seat,vacant after his sudden death . Yashashri, the youngest daughter, She is studying in Mumbai.
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Munde met with a road accident in the early morning of 3 June 2014, while on his way to
Delhi airport.
[9] The accident took place near
Aurobindo Marg in South Delhi
[10] where his car was hit by an overspeeding cab. He was immediately rushed to the
AIIMS hospital but later went into cardiac arrest. He was administered
CPRbut could not be resuscitated and was declared dead at 7.20 a.m.
[11]
Munde suffered cervical fractures due to which supply of oxygen to his brain was cut off. Further, his liver was ruptured due to impact of accident
[12] According to the prelimanary
post mortem report, his liver ruptured due to the accident leading to cardiac arrest.
[13] Later the doctors said that his death occurred maybe due to heart attack.
His funeral was held at 2pm on 4 June 2014 at his native place Parali Vaijenath near
Beed.
Pankaja Munde, Gopinath Munde's daughter performed the last rites to her father.
[14]
Gurvinder Singh, a 32 year old from
Punjab, resides in Mehrauli, was driver of the
Tata Indica which hit Gopinath Munde's SX-4 car.
[15] Singh was arrested under sections 279 (rash and negligent driving) and 304A (causing death by negligence) of the
Indian Penal Code.
References[edit]
- Jump up^ "Interview : Gopinath mundeHe". Rediff.
- Jump up^ "Indian minister dies in car accident". PressTV. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c Sarkar, Sonia (3 July 2011). "The non-Brahmins in the party feel they are being ignored'". Telegraph. Retrieved 14 April2014.
- ^ Jump up to:a b BJP's Gopinath Munde defends his degree, says University issued it, not college
- ^ Jump up to:a b "The Biography of BJP Leader Gopinath Munde".
- Jump up^ "Childhood". gopinathmunde.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- Jump up^ "Fifteenth Lok SabhaGopinath Pandurang profile". delhi: National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- Jump up^ "Gopinath Munde takes oath as Cabinet Minister". Economics Times. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- Jump up^ "Gopinath Munde passes away following road accident in Delhi". FirstPost. 3 June 2014.
- Jump up^ "Exact sequence of Gopinath Munde's accident". ABP Live. 3 June 2014.
- Jump up^ "Union Minister Gopinath Munde dies in a road accident in Delhi". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- Jump up^ "Union Minister Gopinath Munde dies after car crash; Modi says his demise leaves a void". Indian Express. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- Jump up^ "Gopinath Munde died of cardiac arrest, says Post Mortem Report". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- Jump up^ [1] Lighting her father's pyre: How Pankaja Munde made history, Firstpost. India
- Jump up^ http://www.firstpost.com/india/who-is-gurvinder-singh-the-driver-whose-car-hit-mundes-1555727.html?utm_source=ref_article
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