Manohar Joshi

Manohar Gajanan Joshi (born 2 December 1937) is a former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and a prominent politician from the state of Maharashtra. He was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995–1999. He was Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002-2004. He is one of the prominent leaders of the Shiv Sena political party. He is also second indian to be elected to all the four legislatures

Manohar Joshi
12th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office 14 March 1995 – 31 January 1999
Governor	P. C. Alexander
Deputy	Gopinath Munde
Preceded by	Sharad Pawar
Succeeded by	Narayan Rane
13th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office 10 May 2002 – 2 June 2004
Deputy	P. M. Sayeed
Preceded by	G. M. C. Balayogi
Succeeded by	Somnath Chatterjee
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
In office 19 October 1999 – 9 May 2002
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Chandra Shekhar
Succeeded by	Anant Geete
Leader of the opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 22 March 1990 – 12 December 1991
Preceded by	Mrinal Gore
Succeeded by	Gopinath Munde
Mayor of Mumbai
In office 1976–1977
Preceded by	Mehta
Succeeded by	Murli Deora
Leader, Shivsena
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 June 1966
Member of Parliament, Loksabha
In office 1999–2004
Preceded by	Ramdas Athawale
Succeeded by	Eknath Gaikwad
Constituency	Mumbai North Central
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 2006–2012
Preceded by	Ram Jethmalani
Succeeded by	Anil Desai
Constituency	Maharashtra
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 1990–1999
Preceded by	Sharayu Thakur
Succeeded by	Vishakha Raut
Constituency	Dadar
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office 1972–1989
Constituency	Nominated
Councillor, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
In office 1968–1972
Constituency	Dadar
Personal details
Born	(1937-12-02) 2 December 1937 Raigad, Bombay Presidency, British India
Political party	Shiv Sena
Spouse(s)	Anagha Joshi

Background and family

Joshi was born in a Marathi-speaking family hailing from Raigad district in Maharashtra, India.[1] His forefathers migrated from Beed district to Goregaon village of Raigad district. He married on 14 May 1964 to Smt. Anagha Joshi, and has a son, Unmesh, and two daughters, Asmita and Namrata. Girish Vyas is his son-in-law. The case of Sundew Apartments led to the resignation of Joshi and a subsequent favourable judgment by The Supreme Court of India for petitioner Vijay Kumbhar. The building is now being used for a school.[2]

Formation of Kohinoor

After MA in law he joined in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as an officer, but later started the Kohinoor technical/vocational training institute with the idea of an institute for semi–skilled youths to offer training as electrician, plumber, TV/radio/scooter repairman, photography. Eventually, he started multiple branches of Kohinoor in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, etc., and later he made an entry in construction and other capital-oriented business.

Manohar Joshi also founded the Kohinoor Business School & Kohinoor-IMI School of Hospitality Management in Khandala, Maharashtra. Later on took Chancellorship of Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth.

Political career

Early years

He began his career by being elected to the Legislative Council from the Shiv Sena. He served three terms from 1972 till 1989. He became the Mayor of Mumbai during 1976 to 1977. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from a Shiv Sena ticket in 1990.[3]

Joshi with former BCCI vice-president Dnyaneshwar Agashe.

Chief Minister

He became the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Maharashtra when the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition came to power.

Controversy and resignation

Joshi and Bal Thackeray were explicitly named for inciting the Shivsainiks for violence against Muslims during the 1992–1993 riots in an inquiry ordered by the government of India, the Srikrishna Commission Report. However, Joshi, then a part of the BJP-Sena government called the report "anti-Hindu, pro-Muslim and biased" and refused to adopt the commission's recommendations.[4][5]

During his term as Chief Minister he was embroiled in a scam involving the change of reservation of a plot of land in Pune, which was being developed by his son-in-law, Girish Vyas.[6] Just a couple of months prior to the High Court of Mumbai passing a verdict against Girish Vyas and terming the housing complex "Sundew", illegal, under severe pressure from Vijay Kumbhar an RTI activist from Pune[7], Joshi resigned.[8]

Later, the Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Court[9] but set aside the order to conduct criminal investigation against the former Chief Minister.[10]

Lok Sabha and Speaker

He was promoted to the Lok Sabha when he won from Central Mumbai in the 1999 General Elections. He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002 to 2004 during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) administration.

He was elected for a six-year term to the Rajya Sabha on 20 March 2006[11] after being defeated in the previous Lok Sabha election from the Central Mumbai constituency.

See also

• Manohar Joshi ministry
• List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra

References

1. Joshi, Manohar (18 November 2012). "Balasaheb Thackeray stood behind his men like a mountain". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
2. "Civic body starts school at Sundew apartments Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/23325823.cms". The Times of India. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2019. External link in |title= (help)
3. "Former Speakers". Office of the Speaker of Lok Sabha, New Delhi. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
4. "The Shiv Sena indicted". Frontlineonnet.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013. The Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party Government in Maharashtra has rejected the core of the report, which was presented before the two Houses of the legislature on August 6 along with a memorandum of action to be taken thereon. The Action Taken Report (ATR), seeks to establish that the report is one-sided. Going further, Chief Minister Manohar Joshi termed the report "anti-Hindu, pro-Muslim and biased."
5. Smita Narula (1999). Broken People: Caste Violence Against India's "untouchables". Human Rights Watch. ISBN 1564322289. The reports findings were presented to the government of Maharashtra on February 16, 1998, more than five years after the riots took place. The report determined that the riots were the result of a deliberate and systematic effort to incite violence against Muslims and singled out Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray and Chief Minister Manohar Joshi as responsible. The Shiv Sena-BJP government, however, refused to adopt the commission's recommendations and instead labeled the report anti-Hindu.
6. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/supreme-court-indicts-manohar-joshi-over-land-misuse-case-565500
7. http://www.mid-day.com/articles/victory-for-rti-activist-in-battle-against-former-cms-son-in-law/138595
8. https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/pune-land-controversy-back-to-haunt-shiv-sena/story-WGlNJUfXfe5lgFLcnzKNbP.html
9. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hand-over-sundew-apartment-or-let-pmc-raze-it-sc-to-vyas-construction/859155/ "Hand over Sundew Apartment or let PMC raze it: SC to Vyas Construction"
10. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-11/pune/30386307_1_manohar-joshi-review-petition-prime-plot "Former CM Joshi pays 25,000 to petitioner"
11. "Arjun, Bhardwaj, Shinde elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha", Tribuneindia.com, 20 March 2006.

External links

• May 8, 2002 news article "Manohar Joshi to be next LS speaker" – Times of India
• Photos from site of Speaker of Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Ramdas Athawale	Member of Parliament for Mumbai North Central 1999 – 2004	Succeeded by Eknath Gaikwad
Political offices
Preceded by Sharad Pawar	Chief Minister of Maharashtra 14 March 1995 – 31 January 1999	Succeeded by Narayan Rane
Preceded by G. M. C. Balayogi	Speaker of Lok Sabha 2002 – 2004	Succeeded by Somnath Chatterjee