Bhubaneswar: Controversy appears to be synonymous with BJD’s Pipili MLA candidate and previous minister Pradeep Maharathy, who was arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting a team of election officers on Sunday evening.
He was forced to renounce from leader minister Naveen Patnaik’s ministry handiest four months in the past following his controversial observation, favouring two brothers, who were acquitted by way of the court in connection with the 2011-12 rape-murder of a 19-year-old lady in Pipili.
The six-time MLA from Pipili had stirred the hornet’s nest by way of hailing the acquittal of the rape accused on December 24, 2018. He drew criticism by way of pronouncing that the lady were given justice, a lot the chagrin of the opposition Congress and BJP. Amid massive protests, Maharathy resigned as agriculture and farmer’s empowerment minister on January 6 this yr.
In January 2012, Maharathy needed to hand over as agriculture minister following statewide outrage over his alleged links with the same rape accused. The 19-year-old lady, who was allegedly raped on November 28, 2011, had died on June 21, 2012 after remaining semi-comatose at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack.
Maharathy landed within the soup again in November 2014 for allegedly making distasteful and sexist remarks about BJP MLA Radharani Panda within the state assembly. Panda alleged that Maharathy used sexist remarks against her when she was elevating slogans against the state government within the neatly of the home. Maharathy had then rubbished her charges. “I never misbehaved along with her nor uttered distasteful words,” he said.
Maharathy shot to infamy over again in November 2017 when a video of him allegedly the usage of filthy language against Prime Minster Narendra Modi at a public assembly in Kendrapada went viral on social media. In the video, Maharathy was allegedly hurling abuse at Modi over the Centre’s concept of bullet train.
In September 2018, any other video went viral on social media quoting Maharathy as pronouncing that 30,000 women self-help workforce participants have 60,000 husbands. As his observation drew common criticism, Maharathy claimed folks have misinterpreted his statement. “I had in fact said there would be 60,000 folks within the leader minister’s assembly to be held at Satyabadi. I meant to say that the 60,000 folks would come with 30,000 women and any other 30,000 (their) husbands,” Maharathy was quoted within the media.
He was forced to renounce from leader minister Naveen Patnaik’s ministry handiest four months in the past following his controversial observation, favouring two brothers, who were acquitted by way of the court in connection with the 2011-12 rape-murder of a 19-year-old lady in Pipili.
The six-time MLA from Pipili had stirred the hornet’s nest by way of hailing the acquittal of the rape accused on December 24, 2018. He drew criticism by way of pronouncing that the lady were given justice, a lot the chagrin of the opposition Congress and BJP. Amid massive protests, Maharathy resigned as agriculture and farmer’s empowerment minister on January 6 this yr.
In January 2012, Maharathy needed to hand over as agriculture minister following statewide outrage over his alleged links with the same rape accused. The 19-year-old lady, who was allegedly raped on November 28, 2011, had died on June 21, 2012 after remaining semi-comatose at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack.
Maharathy landed within the soup again in November 2014 for allegedly making distasteful and sexist remarks about BJP MLA Radharani Panda within the state assembly. Panda alleged that Maharathy used sexist remarks against her when she was elevating slogans against the state government within the neatly of the home. Maharathy had then rubbished her charges. “I never misbehaved along with her nor uttered distasteful words,” he said.
Maharathy shot to infamy over again in November 2017 when a video of him allegedly the usage of filthy language against Prime Minster Narendra Modi at a public assembly in Kendrapada went viral on social media. In the video, Maharathy was allegedly hurling abuse at Modi over the Centre’s concept of bullet train.
In September 2018, any other video went viral on social media quoting Maharathy as pronouncing that 30,000 women self-help workforce participants have 60,000 husbands. As his observation drew common criticism, Maharathy claimed folks have misinterpreted his statement. “I had in fact said there would be 60,000 folks within the leader minister’s assembly to be held at Satyabadi. I meant to say that the 60,000 folks would come with 30,000 women and any other 30,000 (their) husbands,” Maharathy was quoted within the media.
Pipili legislator courts controversy yet again
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