Ramdas Bandu Athawale is an Indian politician, social activist and trade unionist from Maharashtra. He is the president of the Republican Party of India (A), a splinter group of the Republican Party of India and has its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar since 1999. Currently, he is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India since 2016 and represents Maharashtra in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's Parliament since 2014. Previously, he was Lok Sabha MP from Pandharpur from 1999 to 2009 and from Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency from 1998 to 1999. He was also Cabinet minister of Maharashtra from 1990 to 1995 and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1990 to 1996.
Ramdas Athawale supports BJP in Chhattisgarh, criticizes Rahul Gandhi and INDI alliance for false claims, emphasizes BJP's Constitution commitment, predicts strong performance in southern states, and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Friday said that without hurting the quota of SC, ST, and OBC, Maratha community should get reservation. He also said that Gunaratna Sadavarte should not oppose.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said women should get reservation in Parliament and state assemblies. IndiaTimes - Published
Replying to the tweet, Ramdas Athawale pointed out the spelling errors that the MP had made. But the most funny part was that JNU was dragged into it. DNA - Published
Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday extended an invite to Captain Amarinder Singh, who resigned as Punjab chief minister, to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and said he should quit.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday slammed Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for alleging BJP has "killed" democracy, and said democracy is being murdered in West.. IndiaTimes - Published
