Kamal Morarka (18 June 1946 – 15 January 2021) was an Indian union minister and businessman. He was a National president of the

Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (SJP(R)), also called as Janata Dal (Socialist) is an Indian political party founded by Chandra Shekhar, 8th Prime Minister of India in 1990–91, and led by him until his death on 8 July 2007. Chandra Shekhar w ...

Political career

When

Janata Dal Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha united on 11 ...

was formed in 1988, he was made treasurer of Janata Dal. He was Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister-ship of

Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar ( 17 April 1927 – 9 August 2015) was an Indian politician who served as the 8th Prime Minister of India, between 10 November 1990 and 21 June 1991. He headed a minority government of a breakaway faction of the Janata Dal with ...

from 1990 to 1991. He was member of

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

from

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

in 1988. In 2012, he became the head of

started by

and

Devi Lal Chaudhary Devi Lal (born Devi Dayal; 25 September 1915 – 6 April 2001) was an Indian statesman who served as 6th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1991 in the governments of V. P. Singh and Chandra Shekhar. Also popularly known as ...

after they broke away from

in 1990. In 2016

election, he was backed

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backed him an independent candidate for Rajasthan polls. He received 34 votes of which 24 of

, four of National People's Party, two of BSP and four Independents. But he lost and BJP won all 4 seats on offer.

Business career

Morarka was chairman of

Morarka Organic Morarka Organic Foods is a Private Sector Organisation that offers services in Food Processing/ Beverages. History Born in a traditional Marwari family, Kamal Morarka, an industrialist, former cabinet minister and philanthropist registered M.R.M ...

a Private Sector Organisation that offers services in Food Processing/ Beverages. He was also the owner of the biggest clothing mill in Indore, name Hukumchandra mill. Hukumchandra mill was closed in 1990 due to financial crisis, that produced biggest unemployment in the history of Indore. From 1990 to 2020 still all due is pending for more than 5000 workers. Most of the people died in these years, still, they are fighting with the MP government for their rights. Kamal Morarka is still an owner of few heritage "Havelis" in Rajasthan mostly in Nawalgarh. The most famous haveli is Kamal Morarka Haveli Museum, that is also a private museum. It was built in 1900 by Shri Jairamdasji Morarka (ancestor of Kamal Morarka), a connoisseur and patron of the arts.

Personal life

He was born in a traditional Marwari family on 18 June 1946 in Nawalgarh, Rajasthan. He was Vice President of

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as well as Vice President of

Rajasthan Cricket Association The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), headquartered in Jaipur, is the governing body of Cricket in the state of Rajasthan. RCA administers the game of cricket in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The Rajasthan Cricket Association was founded i ...

. Kamal Morarka was also known to have a keen eye for art and he was also interested in philanthropy.

References

External links

About Kamal Morarka in Details

Kamal Morarka Haveli Museum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morarka, Kamal Samajwadi Janata Party politicians Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan Politicians from Jaipur Janata Dal politicians Rajasthani politicians Union ministers of state of India Marwari people 1946 births 2021 deaths