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Mohan Dharia

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Mohan Dharia
Born14 February 1925
Raigad district
Died14 October 2013 (aged 88)
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician,lawyer
Political partyJanata PartyEdit this on Wikidata
Awards
Position heldDeputy Chairman of the Planning Commission(1990–1991)Edit this on Wikidata
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Mohan Dharia(14 February 1925 - 14 October 2013[1]) was a Union minister, a lawyer and social worker. During his last days he stayed inPune.Dharia was an environmentalist and ran a non-government organisation Vanarai. He was elected to theLok Sabhatwice fromPuneLok Sabha constituency, first in 1971 as anIndian National Congress(INC) member and became a Minister of State, and later in 1977 as aBharatiya Lok Dalmember, and joined theMorarji Desai Ministryas UnionMinister of Commerce.Prior to it, he remained member of theRajya Sabhatwice from INC, first 1964-1970 and then 1970- 1971[2]

He was awarded thePadma Vibhushan,India's second highest civilian honour in 2005, byGovernment of Indiafor his contribution in social work.[3]

Early life and education[edit]

Born in at village Nate, thenKolaba district,presentMahadTaluka,Raigad district,to Manikchand Dharia, he did his schooling from Konkan Education Society,Mahad.Later he joinedFergusson CollegePune to become a surgeon, but abandoned his studies to join the independence movement in 1942. Thereafter he studied law atILS Law College,Pune University.[4]

Career[edit]

He started his career as an advocate at theBombay High Courtand in time started his political career.[4]

He was previously associated with the Praja Socialist Party and also participated in National Struggle. He was general secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee 1962—67 and member ofAll India Congress Committee1962—75. A highlight of Dharia's political career was his staunch opposition to theThirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India,introduced in 1975 by Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi.He called it 'a surrender of parliamentary democracy to the coming dictatorship'.[5] His opposition to the imposition of a state ofemergencyin June 1975 led to his detention by the government with other dissenting leaders such asMorarji Desai,Chandra Shekharand others.[6]He quit Congress after the emergency after 1975.

He held various positions in Public life:

  • Member,Pune Municipal Corporation,1957–60,
  • Chairman of its Transport Undertaking, 1957–58;
  • Elected toRajya Sabhain 1964 and 1970;
  • Member, Fifth Lok Sabha, 1971—77 fromPune
  • Minister of State for Planning, May 1971 to October, 1974,
  • Minister of State for Works & Housing, October 1974 to March 1975;
  • Member, Sixth Lok Sabha, 1977-1980 from Pune.
  • Minister of Commerce, Civil Supplies and Co-operation 1977 -1979;
  • Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission,Dec 90 - June 91[7]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Mohan Dharia passes away".The Hindu.15 October 2013.Retrieved4 December2014.
  2. ^Statewise Members listArchived19 April 2009 at theWayback Machine
  3. ^"Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007)"(PDF).Ministry of Home Affairs.30 May 2007.
  4. ^abBiographyArchived6 December 2013 at theWayback Machinevanaraitrust]
  5. ^Austin, Granville (1999).Working a Democratic Constitution - A History of the Indian Experience.New Delhi: Oxford University Press. p. 320.ISBN019565610-5.
  6. ^Narasimha Rao, the Best Prime Minister? by Janak Raj Jai - 1996 - Page 101
  7. ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 19 July 2014.Retrieved3 December2009.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^"Mohan Dharia gets Indira Gandhi National Integration award".Money Control. 31 October 2011.

External links[edit]

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