Ramesh Bidhuri

Ramesh Bidhuri
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Ramesh Kumar
Constituency	South Delhi
Chairman of Standing Committee of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office 4 December 2003 – 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Shish Pal Singh
Succeeded by	Sahi Ram
Constituency	Tughlakabad (Delhi Assembly constituency)
Personal details
Born	(1961-07-18) 18 July 1961 New Delhi, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Kamla Bidhuri ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	3
Residence(s)	New Delhi, India
Education	Bachelors of Commerce and L.L.B
Alma mater	Chaudhary Charan Singh University
Website	rameshbidhuri.co.in

Ramesh Bidhuri (born 18 July 1961) is a Member of the India Parliament and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Bidhuri and members of his family have been active members of the Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh from their early childhood. Sh. Bidhuri started his political career as a student when he was elected as the central councilor of Saheed Bhagat Singh College and to the executive council of Delhi University. He is serving South Delhi Constituency second time in a row as an MP and has served as an MLA thrice before being elected as an MP.

He is currently the Member of Parliament representing South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency) and Chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Committee.

Early life

Ramesh Bidhuri was born to Ramrikh Bidhuri and Charto Devi. He is married to Kamla Bidhuri and has two sons and a daughter. He has three older brothers and one younger brother. He did his initial schooling at G.B.S.S School No. 2, Kalkaji, New Delhi.

Since his college days, he has been active in politics. He chose the BJP as his political party. As mentioned before he was a member of the student council and he was General Secretary in the BJP in Delhi State. In 2003–08 he was the Vice President of BJP Delhi. He won three consecutive terms as MLA from 2003 to 2014. BJP chose him for MP candidate in the 2014 Lok Sabha election and currently he is Member of parliament (Lok Sabha). His father, late Shri Ramrikh, was a social worker.

Political career

Since his college days, Bidhuri was active in politics. As a student leader he worked diligently and dedicatedly for ABVP since 1983. Bidhuri completed his graduation in B.Com. from Saheed Bhagat Singh College(M), Delhi University and completed his degree in law (LLB) from Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut and is now Advocate in Delhi High Court.

Since 1993 he has worked actively in politics occupying prestigious posts in several religious and political organizations. He worked as the District Gen. Secretary Mehrauli district in the year 1996 and served as the Pradesh Secretary of Dharm Yatra of Mahasangh. He also served the party from 1997 to 2003 as District President BJP. He also worked actively as the Vice President BJP Delhi Pradesh from 2003 to 2008. Currently, he is Gen. Secretary, BJP Delhi Pradesh – a position he has occupied since 2008. He joined BJP and has been 3 times MLA from Tughlakabad. In the 2014 Indian general election, Bidhuri was declared as the candidate from South Delhi constituency by BJP. Bidhuri won the election from the South Delhi constituency. He is currently the Member of Parliament representing South Delhi.

In 2019, he defeated Aam Aadmi Party's Raghav Chadha and Indian National Congress's Vijender Singh in elections in South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency) by gaining more than 54% votes.

Controversy over BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's Remarks in the Lok Sabha

The controversy over BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's remarks in the Lok Sabha involved objectionable and communal comments made against BSP MP Kunwar Danish Ali during a discussion on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Here is a summary of the events:

- **Remarks Made**: Ramesh Bidhuri allegedly used derogatory and abusive language, including calling Ali a "terrorist," a "pimp," a "circumcised one," and a "Muslim terrorist," among other offensive words. A video clip of his speech went viral on social media, leading to widespread outrage.

- **Speaker's Response**: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla took "serious note" of Bidhuri's remarks and warned him of "strict action" if such behavior is repeated in the future. He also expunged the remarks from the parliamentary records.

- **Defense Minister's Apology**: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed regret in the House for Bidhuri's behavior and apologized if the opposition was hurt by his comments.

- **BSP MP's Demand**: Ali wrote to Birla with "deep anguish" and demanded that Bidhuri's remarks be referred to the privileges committee of the Lok Sabha for examination, investigation, and report.

- **Opposition's Condemnation**: Opposition leaders, including Jairam Ramesh, Mahua Moitra, Omar Abdullah, Manoj Jha, and others, condemned Bidhuri's remarks and called for his suspension from the Lok Sabha. They argued that his language was an insult to Parliament, Muslims, Dalits, and democracy.

- **CPI (M) and AAP's Reactions**: The CPI (M) demanded the arrest of Bidhuri for his hate speech and stated that no MP can claim privilege for such speech. The AAP questioned the culture of BJP and characterized it as the darkest day in the history of Parliament.

- **Harsh Vardhan's Clarification**: Former Union minister Harsh Vardhan, who was seen smiling behind Bidhuri in the video clip, issued a clarification and stated that he could not clearly hear what was being said in the chaos that existed. He expressed feeling "sad and humiliated" that some people with vested interests had dragged his name into the controversy.

- **BJP's Response**: There was no official statement from the BJP regarding Bidhuri's behavior. The controversial remarks were made during a discussion on Chandrayaan-3 in the Lok Sabha late on Thursday evening.

External links

• Official website