Rajan Raje Explained

Rajan Raghunath Raje
Order:Founder, Leader and Chairperson of the DharmaRajya Paksha
Term2:16 November 2011 – present
Birth Date:18 September 1957
Birth Place:Thane, Maharashtra, India
Party:DharmaRajya Paksha (2011–present)
Parents:Raghunath Raje
Nalini Raje
Spouse:Ranjan Raje
Children:Rugved Raje (Son)
Rucha Raje (Daughter)
Alma Mater:Maharashtra Vidyalaya, Thane
Profession:Trade union, Activism, Politician

Rajan Raghunath Raje (born 18 September 1957) is an Indian social activist[1] and Labour Union Leader.[2] Raje is also the founder and president of the regional political party, DharmaRajya Paksha in the state of Maharashtra, India.[3] [4]

Personal life

Raje grew up in Thane, Maharashtra, a region close to Mumbai. He is a law graduate[2] from the University of Mumbai. Raje stood first in SSC exam among the Marathi students in the district and ranked 16th in the state for the same exam. Raje also secured the National Scholarship, the State Scholarship and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust Scholarship.[5] [6]

Rajan Raje published poems in the novel Rajhans.[2] He is married to Ranjan. They have one son and one daughter.

Political career

Rajan Raje has been a trade union leader for 30 years.[2] As a union leader, Raje has fought against contract work systems (i.e. employee contracts) and liberalization and privatization policies in the production and services industries.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Raje's unions were run under the organization 'Dharmarajya Kamgar-Karmachari Mahasangh', which later formed into his political party established in 2011.

In 2009, Rajan Raje entered politics by joining Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. Raje had contested both Lok Sabha and State assembly election as a candidate of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena from Thane constituency, but did not get the seat.[2] Raje left the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena citing ideological difference between him and the mainstream party.[15] [16] [17]

On 16 November 2011, Rajan Raje established his own political party, DharmaRajya Paksha(DRP) after quitting Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.[3]

Issues and activism

Rajan Raje has protested the Shai dam project of the Government of Maharashtra.[18] [19]

Raje opposed the proposed Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project, involved in protests, meetings and appeals for action beginning in 2011.[2] Also in 2011, Raje produced a documentary film High Power[20] about issues faced by the local population displaced due to India's first atomic power station at Tarapur, constructed in 1962. The censor board of India, in its primary screening, denied a certificate saying the subject of the film is against government policy.[21] [22] In May 2013, the film was awarded a 'Yellow Oscar' at the 3rd International Uranium Film Festival of Rio de Janeiro and received the world premiere in Brazil.[23]

Raje has been involved with a number of issues with educational institutions. In 2009, he was involved with a protest against a proposed student fee rate hike in private educational institutions.[24] In 2010, Raje led a union of working staff at Parshvanath College of Engineering against the management of the University of Mumbai over questions of mismanagement, non-payment of salaries and sexual harassment.[25] [26] [27] In November 2012, Rajan Raje instigated an investigation into an alleged forgery at the Patil College of Engineering in Chunabhatti, Mumbai, which had resulted in an unjustified increase in student fees.[28] [29] [30]

Raje has supported Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement[31] and was one of the prominent members to fight for the Jan Lokpal Bill along with Hazare at a local level.[1] [32]

Raje has supported decreased development in Western Ghat where illegal mining operations threaten the environment. He organized a conference in 2013, and has advised the government of India on this issue.[33]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bike rally held in support of Anna's Jan Lokpal stir. DNA Syndication. 11 August 2011.
  2. Web site: Rajan Raje to float new party this week. 13 November 2011. The Indian Express.
  3. Web site: Rebel Rajan Raje challenges MNS with a new party. 18 November 2011. DNA Syndication.
  4. Web site: Speed news: Thane politics. The Times of India. 24 August 2013.
  5. Web site: Loksabha election 2009 MNS candidates. MNS Official Website.
  6. Web site: Thane rebel may upset MNS apple cart. 17 November 2011. DNA Syndication.
  7. Web site: Less jobs, more crime. https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000102/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-09/mumbai/28044972_1_crime-defaults-joblessness. dead. 31 December 2013. The Times of India. 9 February 2009.
  8. Web site: Sulzer Pumps employees get Rs 1.20 lakh bonus payout. https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000433/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-02/mumbai/33548067_1_bonus-payout-employees-sulzer-pumps. dead. 31 December 2013. The Times of India. 9 September 2012.
  9. Web site: At AAP launch in Maharashtra, Kejriwal releases 'black paper' on irrigation. 3 December 2012. FIRSTPOST.
  10. Web site: Kejriwal launches AAP in Maharashtra, slams Chavan govt over irrigation scam. 2 December 2012. India Today.
  11. Web site: Aam Aadmi Party's Maharashtra unit launched in Raigad district. India Today. 3 December 2012.
  12. Web site: Mumbai-Thane: Whose election is it anyway?. https://web.archive.org/web/20091014212053/http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/10/stories/2009101057180500.htm. dead. 14 October 2009. The Hindu. 10 October 2009.
  13. Web site: KEEPING THE STAFF HAPPY Workers just love to be a part of this firm. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235334/http://www.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA4LzA5LzI1I0FyMDA0MDI=&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom. dead. 30 December 2013. 25 September 2008. The Times of India.
  14. Web site: Political turncoats in for a close call. 27 April 2009. The Economic Times.
  15. Web site: MNS man to quit over English banner. https://web.archive.org/web/20100428035154/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/MNS-man-to-quit-over-English-banner/Article1-534796.aspx. dead. 28 April 2010. 23 April 2010. Hindustan Times.
  16. Web site: Mumbai after Thackeray. 1 December 2012. Open Media Network.
  17. Web site: Navi Mumbai unit's dy chief quits along with 31 others. 17 April 2009. DNA Syndication.
  18. Web site: Kejriwal launches party in Maharashtra, seeks irrigation 'scam' probe. MID DAY. 3 December 2012.
  19. Web site: Kejriwal launches party in Maharashtra, seeks irrigatin 'scam' probe. issuu.com. 8 December 2012.
  20. Web site: High Power Trailer. article.wn.com. 17 September 2013.
  21. Web site: Banned at home, Yellow Oscar winner abroad. 4 June 2013. dearcinema.com.
  22. Web site: Price of Power. 2 June 2013. The Indian Express.
  23. Web site: SIX YELLOW OSCARS GO TO SIX COUNTRIES. 27 August 2013. uraniumfilmfestival.org.
  24. Web site: Parents support fee hike protest. 30 December 2009. DNA Syndication.
  25. Web site: Ex-trustee trying to defame college. 23 June 2010. Afternoon DC.
  26. Web site: City engineering college mgmt to be dissolved. 24 February 2010. DNA Syndication.
  27. Web site: Act, or else we will agitate: Parshvanath college union. 3 July 2010. DNA Syndication.
  28. Web site: Fake documents row: Engineering college may face action. 13 November 2012. DNA Syndication.
  29. Web site: Fake documents row: Engineering college may face action. 13 November 2012. Daily News and Analysis.
  30. Web site: Probe into fee hike by Vasantdada Patil College of Engineering college. 3 December 2012. Daily News and Analysis.
  31. Web site: Is political vendetta behind protests against Kher?. rediff.com. 13 April 2011.
  32. Web site: City residents to support Anna's cause. DNA Syndication. 28 December 2011.
  33. Web site: Why re-examine the Gadgil Committee report on Western Ghats?. moneylife.in. 20 May 2013.

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