Madhu Koda
| Madhu Koda | |
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| MP | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 2009 |
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| Constituency | Chaibasa |
| Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand | |
| In office September 2006 - August 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Arjun Munda |
| Succeeded by | Shibu Soren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1971 (age 41) Jharkhand |
| Political party | Independent |
| Residence | Jharkhand |
Madhu Koda (born January 6, 1971) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2006 to 2008. He was sworn in as the fifth Chief Minister of Jharkhand on September 18, 2006, and remained in office until he resigned on 23 August 2008; he was succeeded by Shibu Soren. He had eight ministers in his cabinet. Koda is the third independent legislator to assume the office of chief minister of an Indian state, including Biswanath Das in Orissa in 1971 and S. F. Khonglam in Meghalaya in 2002.
Koda is presently in jail after multiple bail pleas have been rejected[1]. However, only a tiny fraction of the Rs 4000 crores (USD 800 mn) graft money allegedly amassed by him has been recovered.
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[edit] Personal life
Madhu Koda was born in Patratu, West Singhbhum. His father is Rasika Koda, a tribal farmer, who lives in Patahatu. His father wanted Koda to have a "normal life" and remain a farmer or iron worker, but after experiencing corruption in the iron industry, he eventually began a career in politics.[2]
Koda is married to Geeta, who contested the Jagannathpur assembly seat on a Jharkhand Navnirman Morcha ticket.[2]
[edit] Political career
Madhu Koda began his political career as an activist with the All Jharkhand Students Union.He won in the 2000 Assembly elections from Jaganathpur as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate.[2] In the government headed by Chief Minister Babulal Marandi, Madhu became the Panchayati Raj Minister. He subsequently held this post when Arjun Munda took over the reins in 2003.
During the 2005 Assembly Elections in Jharkhand, the BJP denied Koda a ticket. He contested as an Independent candidate and won from Jaganathpur once again, defeating his nearest rival from the Indian National Congress by over ten thousand votes. With a fractured mandate in the state, Koda agreed to support a BJP-led government led by Arjun Munda, taking over as the Minister of Mines and Geology.[citation needed]
In September 2006, Madhu and three other independent legislators withdrew support to the Munda government, bringing it into the minority. In the subsequent period, the opposition United Progressive Alliance decided on him as consensus candidate to become Chief Minister.[3] His government included the representatives of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Jaua Manjhi group, Nationalist Congress Party, All India Forward Bloc, three independent MLAs (besides himself), and the outside support of the Indian National Congress. The CPI(ML) Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation MLA Vinod Singh refused to support the Koda Government, refuting Koda's claims of having secured his support.[citation needed]
Koda resigned on August 23, 2008.[4]
Koda contested the Lok Sabha elections in May 2009 and won the Chaibasa Lok Sabha constituency to become the Member of the Parliament.
[edit] Controversies
[edit] Money-laundering and mining scam
On 10 October 2009, he was charged with laundering money.[5] The Income Tax Department uncovered over 4000 crore in illegal assets owned by Koda. Among others, these assets were reported to include hotels and three companies in Mumbai, property in Kolkata, a hotel in Thailand, and a coal mine in Liberia.[6]
In the probes, it was found that Maoists received a 30% share of the "Koda plunder".[7] This has led to staunch criticism of Koda from sections of society, including the oppostition Bharatiya Janata Party. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi stated Koda was part of a corrupt network of Congress Party who stole money from Jharkhand.[8]
In July 2011, the Member of Parliament, Mr. Madhu Koda was transferred to Delhi's high profile Tihar Jail from Chaibasa Central Jail after being given permission by the Jharkhand Vigilance Court so that he can attend the monsoon session of the Parliament.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2062878.ece
- ^ a b c Chatterjee, Madhusree. "http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-1924.html". newKerala.com. http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-1924.html. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ Ramanujam, P V (14 September 2006). "Madhu Koda to be next Jharkhand CM". Rediff. http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/sep/14jhar5.htm. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ Subhash Pathak, Gautam Mazumdar, and Madan Kumar, "Koda resigns, Soren may take over today", Hindustan Times, August 23, 2008.
- ^ "Enforcement Directorate registers case against Madhu Koda". Thaindian News. 11 October 2009. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/enforcement-directorate-registers-case-against-madhu-koda_100258912.html. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ Manish Tiwari and Madan Kumar, "Koda empire from Africa to Mumbai", Hindustan Times, November 03, 2009
- ^ Maoists got 30% cut in Koda's Jharkhand plunder Times of India - November 15, 2009
- ^ Make call details of Koda, Cong leaders public: Modi Times of India - December 2, 2009
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