| Mahipal Maderna | |
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| Water Resources Minister, Government of Rajasthan | |
| In office 19 December 2008 – 26 October 2011 |
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| Constituency | Osian, Jodhpur |
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| Born | March 5, 1952 Lakshman nagar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Leela Maderna |
| Relations | Parasram Maderna (father) |
| Children | 2 daughters, including Divya Maderna |
| Alma mater | National Law University, Jodhpur (B.A., LL.B.) |
| Website | mahipalmaderna.com |
| As of 10 November, 2011 Source: [Rajasthan Legislative Assembly profile[1]] |
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Mahipal Maderna is an Indian politician from Rajasthan, belonging to the Indian National Congress. He served as the Water Resources Minister of Rajasthan in Ashok Gehlot's ministry, before being sacked in 2011.
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Mahipal Maderna comes from the former zamindar (landowner) family of Lakshman nagar. His father Parasram Maderna served as a cabinet minister in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He was educated as a lawyer, and holds an LL.B. degree. Like his father, he joined the Indian National Congress and entered politics.
Maderna was elected as the chief of Jodhpur zilla parishad in 1981, 1988, 1994 and 2000. On 5 December 2003, he was elected to the 12th State Legislative Assembly from Bhopalgarh. He was elected to the 13th State Legislative Assembly from Osian, Jodhpur.
In 2011, Mahipal Maderna was accused of being involved in a case relating to the disapperance of a nurse named Bhanwari Devi. Bhanwari, who worked as an auxiliary nurse/midwife in the Jaliwada village (Bilara tehsil) went missing on 1 September. Her husband Amarchand alleged that she was abducted on orders of Maderna.[2] Subsequently, the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot sacked Maderna as a minister on 26 October.[3] It was alleged that Bhanwari Devi was negotiating a multi-crore deal with Maderna and his opponents to trade of a CD in which she was seen in a "compromising position" with Maderna and others.[4] Maderna was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and denied the charge.
In November 2011, Rehana, the girlfriend of the key suspect Shahabuddin, leaked an audio clip to the reporters. The clip was recorded during her discussion with Shahabuddin in the Jodhpur Central Jail. In the clip, Shahabuddin is heard telling Rehana that Bhanwari Devi was handed over to the gang of Pradeep Godara, a criminal wanted by the Rajasthan police in several cases. He is also heard telling that he had been falsely implicated in the case, and had no clue what happened to Bhanwari.[5]
Earlier in 1970, Maderna along with Vijay Poonia, now a BJP leader was also accused of murder of a student Dilip Singh in Jaipur. On 3rd February 1970, Dilip Singh was allegedly beaten at room no.72 in Vivekanand hostel and FIR was lodged at Gandhinagar Police Station with offences Under Sections 307 and 452 read with Section 149, and Section 148, IPC. Dilip Singh succumbed to injuries on 14th February, 1970. Later, the investigation was handed over to CBI and the case was altered to one for offences Under Sections 148, 302, 307, 453 read with Section 149 and Section 120B, IPC. However both the principal accused were acquitted subsequently. [1]