Kariya Munda
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Kariya Munda | |
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Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
In office 8 June 2009 – 18 May 2014 | |
Speaker | Meira Kumar |
Preceded by | Charanjit Singh Atwal |
Succeeded by | M. Thambidurai |
Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources | |
In office 9 January 2004 – 22 May 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Succeeded by | Vilas Muttemwar |
Minister of Coal | |
In office 29 January 2003 – 9 January 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Uma Bharti |
Succeeded by | Mamta Banerjee |
Minister of Agro & Rural Industries | |
In office 1 September 2001 – 29 January 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Vasundhara Raje |
Succeeded by | Sangh Priya Gautam |
Minister of state for Steel&Mines | |
In office 14 August 1977 – 28 July 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Morarji Desai |
Minister | Biju Patnaik |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 2009–2019 | |
Preceded by | Sushila Kerketta |
Succeeded by | Arjun Munda |
Constituency | Khunti |
In office 1989–2004 | |
Preceded by | Simon Tigga |
Succeeded by | Sushila Kerketta |
Constituency | Khunti |
In office 1977–1980 | |
Preceded by | Niral Enem Horo |
Succeeded by | Niral Enem Horo |
Constituency | Khunti |
Member ofJharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2005–2009 | |
Preceded by | constituency created |
Succeeded by | Sawan Lakra |
Constituency | Khijri |
Personal details | |
Born | Anigara,Bihar,(present-dayJharkhand),British India | 20 April 1936
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse |
Sunanda Devi (m.1967) |
Children | 2 sons, 3 daughters |
Parents |
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Residence(s) | Anigara village,Khunti district,Jharkhand |
Education | M.A. |
Alma mater | Ranchi University |
Awards | Padma Bhushan2019 |
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Source:[1] |
Kariya Munda(born 20 April 1936) is an Indian politician who served asDeputy Speakerof the15th Lok Sabha.He has been a minister in theGovernment of India,serving in the governments led by theJanata Partyin 1977 and byBhartiya Janata Partyfrom 1999 onwards.
Early life
[edit]Munda was born inKhunti district,near the state capital ofRanchiofJharkhandstate in India. Khunti is among the predominantly tribal belt in the central-eastern part of India. Incidentally, the village 'Ulihatu' near Khunti, is also the birthplace of the legendary, great tribal leader calledBirsa Munda.Munda passed his M.A. examination fromRanchi University,in Anthropology, a subject which also predominantly studies the tribals in India and elsewhere.
Political career
[edit]Lok Sabha elections
[edit]Munda was 1st elected to the6th Lok Sabhain 1977 fromKhunticonstituency inBiharstate (presently, inJharkhandstate). He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2009 from the same constituency of Khunti. In between, he was also elected and served as MLA to the Legislative Assemblies of Bihar and later, Jharkhand. Needless to say, being a representative of the people so repetitively, he has been equally popular among all sections of the society.
He was inducted into theMorarji Desaigovernment in 1977 and given the portfolio of Steel Ministry, in the capacity as the Minister of State. He was a cabinet minister in the ministry headed byAtal Bihari Vajpayee,including the famous stint in the 13 days' government in 1999 and afterward. He has now been among the senior leaders ofBharatiya Janata Party,rising from the days of the 'Jansangh' and have witnessed many ups and downs in Indian politics, particularly since the days of emergency.
He was one of the candidates in the race to become firstChief Minister of Jharkhandat the time of its establishment in November 2000 but lost ofBabulal Marandiand became the Minister for Agro and Rural Industries from September 2001 to January 2003 and Minister of Coal and Non-Conventional Energy Sources inAtal Bihari Vajpayee's third cabinet.[1][2][3][4]
In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, he lostKhuntiseat toSushila KerkettaofIndian National Congress.He won theKhijri Vidhan Sabha seatin2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election.
During15th Lok Sabha,Munda was unanimously electedDeputy Speaker of Lok Sabha.He won the Khunti constituency for the 7th time in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Pathalgadi movement against tribal land law amendments
[edit]In 2016–2017, theRaghubar Das ministrywas seeking amendments to theChhotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908,and theSanthal Pargana Tenancy Act, 1949.These two original laws had safeguarded the rights of the tribal communities on their land. According to the existing laws the land transactions could only be done between the tribals. The new amendments gave the tribals the right to allow the government to make commercial use of the tribal land and to take the tribal land on lease. The proposed bill amending the existing law had been approved by theJharkhand Legislative Assembly.The bills were sent to Murmu for approval in November 2016.[5][6]
The tribal people had strongly objected to the proposed law. During the Pathalgardi rebellion, protests were held against the proposed amendments to the tenancy acts.[7]In one incident the protests turned violent and the tribals abducted the security detail of BJP MP Karia Munda. Police responded with violent crackdown on the tribals, that caused the death of a tribal man. Criminal cases were filed against more than 200 people including the tribal rights activist FatherStan Swamy.Murmu, was criticized for her soft stand on police aggression against tribals during the movement. Being a tribal herself, Murmu was expected to speak up to the government in support of the tribals but it did not happen, and instead she appealed to the Pathalgarhi agitation leaders to repose faith in the constitution.[5]
Murmu had received total of 192 memorandums against the amendments in the bill.[5]Then opposition leaderHemant Sorenhad said that the BJP government wanted to acquire tribal land through the two amendment Bills for the benefit of corporates. Opposition parties Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Congress, the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha and others had put intense pressure against the bill.[7]On 24 May 2017, Murmu relented and refused to give assent to the bills and returned the bill to the state government along with the memorandums she had received. The bill was later withdrawn in August 2017.[5]
2019 Lok Sabha elections
[edit]He was one of the few elderly leaders ofBharatiya Janata Partywho was denied a ticket for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^"Munda meets Vajpayee: PTI".The Rediff.Retrieved13 March2021.
- ^"Vajpayee ruffles feathers with reshuffle".The Rediff.Retrieved13 March2021.
- ^"Dissent breaks out in BJP's Jharkhand unit".The Rediff.Retrieved13 March2021.
- ^"BJP Jharkhand unit divided over CM issue".The Rediff.Retrieved13 March2021.
- ^abcd"Tribal activists expect Droupadi Murmu to be assertive as President".www.telegraphindia.com.23 June 2022.Retrieved21 July2022.
- ^"Explained: What is the Pathalgadi movement, and what is JMM govt's stand on it?".The Indian Express.23 December 2020.Retrieved21 July2022.
- ^abTewary, Amarnath (13 April 2018)."The Pathalgadi rebellion".The Hindu.Retrieved21 July2022.
- ^Joshua, Anita (9 June 2009)."Karia Munda is Deputy Speaker".The Hindu.Archived fromthe originalon 10 June 2009.Retrieved30 March2010.
References
[edit]- Living people
- 1936 births
- Munda people
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jharkhand
- Deputy Speakers of the Lok Sabha
- People from Khunti district
- Jharkhand MLAs 2005–2009
- India MPs 1977–1979
- India MPs 1989–1991
- India MPs 1991–1996
- India MPs 1996–1997
- India MPs 1998–1999
- India MPs 1999–2004
- India MPs 2009–2014
- India MPs 2014–2019
- Ranchi University alumni
- Lok Sabha members from Jharkhand
- Indian people imprisoned during the Emergency (India)
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in public affairs
- Coal ministers of India