Ajit Jogi

Ajit Jogi
MLA
Preceded by Ram Dayal Uike
Constituency Marwahi (ST)
MP
In office
2004–2014
Constituency Mahasamund
Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
Personal details
Born (1946-04-29) 29 April 1946[1]
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Political party INC
Spouse(s) Dr. Renu Jogi
Children Amit Jogi
Residence Raipur
Religion Christian (Protestant)

Ajit Pramod Kumar Jogi (born April 29, 1946),[2] in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, was the first chief minister of the state of Chhattisgarh, India.[3] He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.[4]

Jogi studied Mechanical Engineering at the Maulana Azad College of Technology, Bhopal, winning the University Gold Medal in 1968.[5] After having worked briefly as a lecturer at the Government Engineering College, Raipur, he was selected for the Indian Police Service and Indian Administrative Service.[6]

2014 Lok Sabha election campaign

During the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha election over the Mahasamund seat, eleven independent candidates all named Chandu Lal Sahu filed to run.[7] At the time, Jogi's main contender was Chandu Lal Sahu of the BJP party.[7] Sahu ultimately won the election only by small margin of 133 votes [8] and Jogi was accused of planting those names to confuse voters.[7]

Positions held

Jogi served as a District collector of Indore during 1981-85. During this term, he was accused of stealing design papers from CAT, Indore (MBA exam papers) and selling them to the CIA.[9]

Controversies

In June 2007, Jogi and his son were was arrested in connection with the murder of NCP treasurer Ram Avtar Jaggi who was shot dead in June 2003. In December 2003, after the defeat of INC in Chhattisgarh assembly elections, a sting operation alleged that Jogi tried to bribe some of the BJP MLAs to form a breakaway faction, promising them Congress' support. Subsequent to this Jogi was suspended from the party.[9] However after five years of the registering of a case against him, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) based on an opinion of then ASG Gopal Subramanian said that Jogi could not be prosecuted under any law. However BJP alleged that Congress led UPA government misused CBI to protect Jogi.[12][13][14]

Accomplishments

Ajit Jogi contributed several articles on Public Administration and stories and poems in Hindi and English to Hindustan Times; Jansatta and Dharmayug and also contributing a regular weekly column to Dainik Bhaskar - a daily in Hindi.He is the author of books published, namely; "The Role of District Collector", and "Administration of Peripheral Areas."

Undertook Padyatra (travel by foot), covering 1500 km in eastern tribal belt of Madhya Pradesh to spread general awareness and mobilise support for the Indian National Congress, in 1989, covering 185 km from Manipur to Deobhag, and in the Diamond belt of Raipur District, January 1997, to spread awareness among the tribals, against the entry of multinational corporations in the Diamond-Mining Sector.[15] The sale of Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. to Sterlite Industries met with stiff resistance from workers' unions, with the Chhattisgarh government led by Ajit Jogi, lending firm support to their cause.[16]

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, CAG had in its report on Tuesday, 3 April in 2012, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, said that the state-owned Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation (CMDC) accepted lower rates for commercial mining of coal blocks in the state, which had led to a revenue loss of over Rs.1,000 crore. The report, also made adverse comments against several other state-owned corporations such as Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC). “Whatever the CAG has said in its report can’t be brushed aside. The state’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government must come clean on the issue and cases be registered against those who took decisions that caused the state the massive revenue loss,” Jogi told reporters. Ajit Jogi on Thursday, the 5th of April in 2012, called for criminal cases to be registered against those in the state government who had caused massive revenue losses by their decisions.[17]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.answers.com/topic/ajit-jogi
  2. ↑ Ajit Jogi (born 29 April 1946)
  3. ↑ AJIT JOGI BIOGRAPHY
  4. 1 2 "Same battles, different turfs". The Indian Express. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Chhattisgarh contenders". Sify.com. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 "Profile/Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi". Rediff.com. 1 November 2000. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 "How Congress's Ajit Jogi used 11 namesakes of BJP rival, yet lost seat". India Today. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission Of India. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  9. 1 2 "Down but not out". India Today. 22 December 2003. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Jogi's true colours". Rediff.com. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  11. ↑ "Ajit Jogi, Ujwala Shinde in Congress list". The Hindu. 31 March 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  12. ↑ "UPA misused the CBI in Jogi case, alleges BJP". The Hindu. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "CBI not to prosecute Jogi". Sify News. 7 January 2007.
  14. ↑ http://www.legalservicesindia.com/articles/mom1.htm
  15. ↑ http://www.exampleproblems.com/wiki/index.php/Ajit_Jogi
  16. ↑ http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1806/18060240.htm
  17. ↑ http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/slap-criminal-cases-after-cag-expose-ajit-jogi_100609604.html
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