Ramesh Tawadkar

Ramesh Tawadkar (रमेश तवडकार) is an Indian Politician from the state of Goa.He is a three term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly representing the Canacona constituency.[1] He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party until 15 January 2017, when he joined the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.[2]

Ramesh Tawadkar
Minister of Agriculture
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services
Tribal Welfare
Sports & Youth Affairs in the Goa Government
In office
2012–2017
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
2007–2012
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
2005 (By-poll) – 2007
Personal details
Nationality Indian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2007-2017)
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (2017-present)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPolitician
Websitemahabjp.org

Ministry

He is a Minister in the Laxmikant Parsekar led government in Goa.[3]

Portfolios

He is incharge of

  • Agriculture[4]
  • Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services.[5][6]
  • Tribal Welfare
  • Sports & Youth Affairs.[7][8]

Controversy

As a minister he made remarks about LGBT community.[3][9]

gollark: Probably contributed to my general weirdness but that's not particularly a bad thing.
gollark: I've had mostly unsupervised internet access for much of my life and I don't think it's caused any *horrible* problems.
gollark: I'm sure it already has been ported, if not several times.
gollark: I would much prefer a spidertron, but unfortunately I don't think those exist yet.
gollark: Maybe they just couldn't be bothered to somehow.

References
  1. "Ramesh Tawadkar (Winner) CANACONA (SOUTH GOA)". myneta.info. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. "Anna Hazare, BJP MLA get legal lessons over PILs - Times of India".
  3. "Goa minister Ramesh Tawadkar does a U-turn on LGBT remarks, says he was misquoted". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. "I encouraged youth to take up agriculture: Tawadkar". navhindtimes.in. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  5. "Animal Husbandry Minister Ramesh Tawadkar". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  6. "Tawadkar hints at govt intervention in Goa Dairy functioning". navhindtimes.in. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  7. "Rs 300 cr sports infrastructure for National Games: Tawadkar". navhindtimes.in. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  8. "1,000 Goan farmers to benefit from new initiatives: Tawadkar". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  9. "Yoga, cocaine and cycling: Dear Goa minister Tawadkar, here are 7 ways to cure gays". firstpost.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.


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