Sanjay Rajaram Raut (Marathi pronunciation: ənd͡ʒəj ɾaːut̪ born 15 November 1961) is an Indian politician from

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) is a secular, nationalist Indian political party formed in 2022 under the leadership of Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray. It was allotted a new symbol by the Election Commission, se ...

party. He is a member of the

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representing

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in the

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 ...

, the upper house of the

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. He is the Executive Editor of Marathi newspaper ''

Saamana ''Saamana'' is a Marathi-language newspaper published in Maharashtra, India. The paper was launched on 23 January 1988 by Bal Thackeray, the founder of the Shiv Sena, a local, regional and language driven; political party; in the Indian state ...

'', published by

Uddhav Thackeray Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (Marathi pronunciation: d̪ʱːəʋ ʈʰaːkɾeː born 27 July 1960) is an Indian politician who served as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2022. He was also the president of Shiv Sena prior to ...

, the Shiv Sena party leader. Sanjay Raut is also the writer of ''

Thackeray William Makepeace Thackeray (; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel '' Vanity Fair'', a panoramic portrait of British society, and t ...

'', a biopic about

Bal Thackeray Bal Thackeray (; 23 January 1926 – 17 November 2012), also known as Balasaheb Thackeray, was an Indian politician who founded the Shiv Sena, a right-wing pro-Marathi and Hindu nationalist party active mainly in the state of Maharashtra. ...

, the founder of Shiv Sena, released in 2019.

Controversies

After the arrest of the two girls who posted and liked a comment on

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about their view of

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shutting down after the death of Bala Saheb Thackeray, he justified saying "We support the police's action, the Facebook comments could have led to a law and order situation." In April 2015, he made controversy by saying the voting rights of

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should be revoked for some years to ensure the community is not used for vote bank politics. In the newspaper ''

Saamna ''Saamana'' is a Marathi-language newspaper published in Maharashtra, India. The paper was launched on 23 January 1988 by Bal Thackeray, the founder of the Shiv Sena, a local, regional and language driven; political party; in the Indian state ...

'', he wrote in a column, "Till Muslims are used as vote-banks, they have no future. This is why Bal Thackeray had demanded that Muslims' voting rights be taken away." Raut was taken into custody and detained by the ED in the Patravala Chaal scam case. In 2022, in the middle of the political turmoil in Maharashtra, Raut was served notice by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for interrogation.

Member of Rajya Sabha

* Member of

(2004-2010) and Leader of

Shiv Sena Shiv Sena ( IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bom ...

. (2004-2009) ::;Parliamentary Committee assignments ::*Member of Committee on Home Affairs Member ::*Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation (2005-2009) *Member of

(Second term) (2010-2016) ::;Parliamentary Committee assignments ::*Member of Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Member ::*Member Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power (2010) * Member of

(Third term) (2016-2022) ::;Parliamentary Committee assignments ::* 13 Sept. 2021 onwards: Member, Consultative Committee, Committee on External Affairs * Member of

(fourth term) (2022–present) representing

after

split in June 2022.

References

External links

*
Profile on Rajya Sabha website
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Controversies

Member of Rajya Sabha

See also

References

External links