Mahipal Maderna (5 March 1952 – 17 October 2021) was an Indian politician from
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
, a member of
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
. He served as the Water Resources Minister of Rajasthan in Gehlot ministry.
Biography
Mahipal Maderna was born to a farming family of
Lakshman nagar on 5 March 1952 . His father
Parasram Maderna
Parasram Maderna (23 July 1926 – 16 February 2014) was an Indian politician who was a nine-time Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Rajasthan between 1957 and 2003. He was the Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1999 t ...
served as a cabinet minister in the
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
Legislative Assembly. He was educated as a lawyer, and held an
LL.B.
A Bachelor of Laws (; LLB) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners. This degree requires the study of core legal subje ...
degree. Like his father, he joined the Indian National Congress and entered politics.
Maderna was elected as the chief of
Jodhpur
Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...
Zilla Parishad in 1981, 1988, 1994 and 2000. On 5 December 2003, he was elected to the 12th State Legislative Assembly from
Bhopalgarh. He was elected to the 13th State Legislative Assembly from
Osian, Jodhpur
Osian (also spelt Osiyan) is an ancient town located in the Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India. It is an oasis in the Thar Desert. The town is a panchayat village and the headquarters for Osian tehsil. It lies by road north ...
. He was inducted as cabinet minister for water resources.
Maderna died from cancer on 17 October 2021 at the age of 69 at his residence in
Jodhpur
Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...
.
Bhanwari Devi case
In 2011, Mahipal Maderna was accused of being involved in a case relating to the disappearance of a nurse named
Bhanwari Devi
Bhanwari Devi (also spelled Bahveri Devi) is an Indian social-worker from Bhaateri, Rajasthan, who was gang raped in 1992 by men angered by her efforts to prevent a child marriage in their family. Her subsequent treatment by the police, and cou ...
. Bhanwari, who worked as an auxiliary nurse/
midwife
A midwife (: midwives) is a health professional who cares for mothers and Infant, newborns around childbirth, a specialisation known as midwifery.
The education and training for a midwife concentrates extensively on the care of women throughou ...
in the
Jaliwada village (
Bilara tehsil
Bilara Tehsil is a tehsil in Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India. The tehsil headquarters are in the town of Bilara.
Geography
Bilara tehsil is the southeasternmost of the eleven tehsils in Jodhpur District. It borders Bhopalg ...
) went missing on 1 September. Her husband Amarchand alleged that she was abducted on orders of Maderna. Subsequently, the Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot
Ashok Gehlot (born 3 May 1951) is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1998 to December 2003, then again from 2008 to December 2013, and later from 2018 to December 2023. He represents Sardarpura (Vidhan Sabha ...
sacked Maderna as a minister on 26 October. It was alleged that Bhanwari Devi was negotiating a multi-
crore
Crore (; abbreviated cr) denotes the quantity ten million (107) and is equal to 100 lakh in the Indian numbering system. In many international contexts, the decimal quantity is formatted as 10,000,000, but when used in the context of the India ...
deal with Maderna and his opponents to trade of a
CD in which she was seen in a "
compromising position" with Maderna and others. In November 2011, Rehana, the girlfriend of the key suspect Shahabuddin, leaked an audio clip to the reporters. The clip was recorded during her discussion with Shahabuddin in the Jodhpur Central Jail. In the clip, Shahabuddin is heard telling Rehana that Bhanwari Devi was handed over to the gang of Pradeep Godara, a criminal wanted by the Rajasthan police in several cases. He is also heard telling that he had been falsely implicated in the case, and had no clue what happened to Bhanwari.
CBI arrested Maderna on 3 December and questioned him. He was confronted with the key suspects, Sahiram Bishnoi, Shahabuddin and Sohan Lal Bishnoi in jail. Later it was revealed that Maderna and Congress legislator Malkhan Singh were hand-in-glove in the entire conspiracy as the nurse was blackmailing both of them. The two politicians allegedly roped in a Sahiram Bishnoi, who hired Sohan Lal, Balia and Shahabuddin for the task of kidnapping the nurse. On 6 January Central Bureau of Investigation claimed to know whereabouts of disposal of Bhanwari Devi's body. Investigating officers were praised by Central Bureau of Investigation director for solving this case in 100 days. The agency is about to file a second charge sheet after admission of the Bishnaram gang on the disposal of Bhanwari Devi's body at Jaloda village near Osian village in Jodhpur.
Dilip Singh Murder Case
Earlier in 1970, Maderna along with Vijay Poonia, was also accused of murder of a student Dilip Singh nephew of
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (23 October 1923 – 15 May 2010) was an Indian politician who served as the vice president of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college fol ...
(ex-VP, India) in Jaipur. On 3 February 1970, Dilip Singh was allegedly beaten at room no.42 in Vivekanand hostel and FIR was lodged at Gandhinagar Police Station with offences under Sections 307 and 452 read with Section 149, and Section 148, IPC.
Dilip Singh succumbed to injuries on 14 February 1970. Later, the investigation was handed over to CBI and the case was altered to one for offences under Sections 148, 302, 307, 453 read with Section 149 and Section 120B, IPC. However both the principal accused were acquitted subsequently.
References
External links
Assets/Liabilities declaration Election Commission of India
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1952 births
2021 deaths
Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan
People from Jodhpur district
State cabinet ministers of Rajasthan
Crime in Rajasthan
Indian prisoners and detainees
Rajasthan MLAs 2003–2008
Rajasthan MLAs 2008–2013
Rajasthan district councillors