Mohammed Taslimuddin
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| Constituency | Kishanganj |
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| Born | 4 January 1943 Araria, Bihar |
| Political party | RJD |
| Children | 3 sons and 2 daughters |
| Residence | Araria |
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Mohammed Taslimuddin or simply Taslimuddin (born 4 January 1943) is an Indian criminal-politician and a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Kishanganj constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) political party.
A powerful ganglord with several murder and rape charges pending against him, he is presently the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
From 1969 to 1996, he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly six times. In between, in 1989, he became a member of the 9th Lok Sabha. He has been a member of the 11th (1996), 12th(1998), and 14th Lok Sabhas (2004-present) [1].
In June 1996, he became a member of the Deve Gowda cabinet on the recommendation of Laloo Yadav. However, public anger in Bihar had forced an embarrassed Deve Gowda to prevail upon him to resign in the very next month[2].
Despite the Manmohan Singh government aspiring to a higher ethical standard, he was appointed Minister of State for the potentially lucrative Public Distribution ministry in May 2004. Unlike in 1996, there does not appear to have been much protest.
[edit] References
- ^ Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
- ^ From Democracy to Kleptocracy. Shankar Jha. Manushi. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.Extracts from the Affidavit Submitted to the Venkatswamy Commission
