Narayan Rane
Narayan Rane | |
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MP of Rajya Sabha for Maharashtra | |
Assumed office 3 April 2018 | |
Preceded by | D. P. Tripathi, NCP |
Minister for Industry, Port and Employment of Maharashtra State | |
In office 20 November 2010 – October 2014 | |
Preceded by | Rajendra Darda |
Succeeded by | Subhash Desai |
Minister for Revenue of Maharashtra | |
In office 15 June 1996 – 1 February 1999 | |
Preceded by | Sudhir Joshi |
Succeeded by | Eknath Khadse |
16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
In office 1 February 1999 – 17 October 1999 | |
Preceded by | Manohar Joshi |
Succeeded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
Minister for Revenue of Maharashtra | |
In office 16 August 2005 – 6 December 2008 | |
Preceded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
Succeeded by | Patangrao Kadam |
Minister for Industry of Maharashtra | |
In office 10 February 2009 – 9 November 2009 | |
Preceded by | Ashok Chavan |
Succeeded by | Rajendra Darda |
Minister for Revenue of Maharashtra | |
In office 9 November 2009 – 19 November 2010 | |
Preceded by | Patangrao Kadam |
Succeeded by | Balasaheb Thorat |
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council India | |
In office 8 July 2016 – 22 September 2017 | |
Constituency | Elected by MLAs [1] |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bombay, Bombay State, India | 20 April 1953
Political party | Maharashtra Swabhimaan Paksh (2017–) |
Other political affiliations |
Shiv Sena (before 2005) Indian National Congress (2005–2017) |
Spouse(s) | Neelam N. Rane |
Children |
Nilesh Rane Nitesh Rane |
Residence | Malvan, Maharashtra |
Narayan Tatu Rane (born 10 April 1952) is an Indian politician from the state Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He was a Minister for Industry, Port, Employment and Self-employment in the Government of Maharashtra.
He was a member of Shiv Sena and opposition leader of Vidhan Sabha until July 2005, before he joined Indian National Congress party. He quit Congress in September 2017, and launched the Maharashtra Swabhiman party. In 2018, he declared support for Bharatiya Janata Party, and was elected to the Rajya Sabha on a BJP nomination.[2]
Political career
Shiv Sena
Rane joined Shiv Sena in his early twenties and started his political career as local Shakha Pramukh at Chembur, Mumbai. Then he became the Councillor of Kopargaon.
In 1999, when Manohar Joshi stepped down from the post of Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Rane succeeded him.
Rane publicly criticized Shiv Sena working president Uddhav Thackeray and questioned his administration abilities. Shiv Sena subsequently expelled Rane from the party on 3 July 2005. Subsequently, he also resigned from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
Indian National Congress
Rane later joined the Indian National Congress and was made the Revenue Minister of Maharashtra. Rane sought re-election from his Malvan seat in the Konkan region on a Congress ticket and won with a lead of over 50,000 votes.
On 21 July, Rane submitted his resignation to the chief minister of Maharashtra, Prithviraj Chavan, to quit the post of Industries minister in Chavan's cabinet.[3]
In the wake of 2008 Mumbai attacks, Vilasrao Deshmukh, then Chief Minister of Maharashtra was removed from the Chief Ministerial Post and Ashok Chavan was made Chief Minister. As soon as Chavan was made Chief Minister, Rane protested against Congress Party and its senior leaders resulting in his suspension from Congress for six years.
Later Rane apologize to Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi and was later inducted back into Congress Party and was made Minister for Industry of Maharashtra. Rane supervised the debut of his two sons- Nitesh and Nilesh into Maharashtra politics. On 21 September 2017, Rane voluntarily left Congress.[4]
Maharashtra Swabhimaan Paksh
On October 1, 2017, Rane floated a new political party called the Maharashtra Swabhimaan Paksh and indicated to ally with Bharatiya Janata Party. [5][6][7][8]
Newspaper Prahaar
Rane launched the Marathi daily Prahaar on 8 October 2008, under the ownership of Rane Prakashan Pvt. Ltd. While he serves as the Consulting Editor, journalist Madhukar Bhave is the editor of the newspaper.
Election to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1990–1995
- 1995–1999
- 1999–2004
- 2004-2005(After Resignation from Shiv Sena)
- 2005-2009(by-election On Joining Indian congress Party)
- 2009–2014
Offices held
- 1996–1999 Minister of Revenue, Dairy Development, Animal husbandry, Fisheries, Khar lands, Special assistance & rehabilitation.
- 1999 Chief Minister of Maharashtra State
- 2005–2008 Minister of Revenue
- 2009–2014 Minister of Revenue
Controversies
In August 2011, there was a dispute in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly alleging Rane’s involvement in the Adarsh Housing Society scam.[9]
Pune-based RTI activist Ravindra Barhate said that Rane, during his tenure as revenue minister in the Shiv Sena-BJP Government in 1998, had returned a prime plot of land in Pune to a person who had already received compensation from the government under the Land Acquisition Act. In 1998 revenue minister Rane, in his position as a quasi-judicial authority, had decided in favour of Datta Bahirat who had given his power of attorney to Rohan Builders. Bahirat through Rohan Builders had sought to return his land that had been acquired by the government for housing flood-affected persons following the rupture of the Panshet Dam at Pune in 1961. Citing a 1994 High Court order, Rane gave back the unused 2.15 lakh sq feet of the 2.75 lakh sq feet to Bahirat on the repayment of `16 lakh to the government exchequer.[10]
In Jan 2011, a delegation of Shiv Sena leaders met Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan, demanding a separate inquiry into alleged land scams which took place during the tenure of the then revenue minister Rane. The Sena leaders alleged that the state lost revenue of crores of rupees after Rane de-reserved several government plots in favour of individuals or private companies. Most of the matters later landed in the court.[11]
In February 2011, the Bombay High Court issued Rane a notice following allegations that an organisation headed by his wife Neelam misused a plot of land in Andheri leased to the organisation, and built a restaurant on it. A public interest litigation (PIL), filed by Ashok Karangutkar, alleged that the Sindhudurg Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, of which Neelam Rane is president, set up The Jail Restaurant & Lounge in Sindhudurg Bhavan at Four Bungalows, Andheri, on a plot given to it for educational activities.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-maharashtra-council-polls-narayan-rane-among-10-candidates-elected-unopposed-2219613
- ↑ Will decide on future of my party within a week: Narayan Rane
- ↑ "Narayan Rane quits Chavan cabinet in Maharashtra". Patrika Group (21 July 2014). Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ Shoumojit Banerjee (21 September 2017). "Finally, Narayan Rane quits Congress". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Ex-Congress leader Narayan Rane floats new party". rediff.com. MUMBAI. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Narayan Rane announces new political party". thehindu.com. MUMBAI. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Narayan Rane floats new party, to 'support' BJP govt in Maharashtra". timesofindia.com. MUMBAI. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Rane expected to form separate group in BMC". Free Press Journal. MUMBAI. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-adarsh-scam-opposition-up-against-narayan-rane-1572328
- ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/article523915.ece
- ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shiv-sena-demands-inquiry-into-%60land-scams-in-ranes-tenure/1/125663.html
- ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/andheri-restaurant-lands-narayan-rane-in-trouble/article1-663781.aspx
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Preceded by Sudhir Joshi |
Minister of Revenue 15 June 1996 – 1 February 1999 |
Succeeded by Diwakar Raote |
Preceded by Manohar Joshi |
Chief Minister of Maharashtra 1 February 1999 – 17 October 1999 |
Succeeded by Vilasrao Deshmukh |
Preceded by Vilasrao Deshmukh |
Minister of Revenue 16 August 2005 – 6 December 2008 |
Succeeded by Patangrao Kadam |
Preceded by Ashok Chavan |
Minister of Industry 20 February 2009 – 9 November 2009 |
Succeeded by Rajendra Darda |
Preceded by Patangrao Kadam |
Minister of Revenue 9 November 2009 – 19 November 2010 |
Succeeded by Balasaheb Thorat |
Preceded by Rajendra Darda |
Minister of Industry, Port and Employment 20 November 2010 – October 2014 |
Succeeded by Subhash Desai |