Talk:Parasram Maderna

Jat Vice President of India
The Punjab Kesari of April 23, 2007 apparently carried an article on possible Jat candidates for Vice President of India. The front-runner among them is Parasram Maderna. Probably the congress leadership is trying to placate the Jat community in Rajasthan, which is still nursing its grievance of missing out the Chief Ministership in 1998.

There have been other articles in last two months both in Delhi and Rajasthan print media to suitably accommodate Shri Maderna at helm of affairs to regain Rajasthan for Congress.

Reliable sources indicate that when Sonia Gandhi made an unprecedented visit at residence of Parasram Maderna in Jaipur on June 26, 2006, she pleaded with Shri Maderna to return to active politics, which he had politely declined on ‘pretext’ of health grounds.

However in last few days senior emissary of Congress President has again discussed matters with Shri Maderna for post of Vice President. For which Shri Maderna has not commented in Yes or No.

Shri Maderna has indicated in he is a committed congressman and he would abide by the wishes and instruction of Congress High Command, however at the same time he has also again used the ‘pretext’ of health and unwillingness to move to Delhi.

Two things are for sure. First, the bitterness of Shri Maderna and Jat community in Rajasthan is far for over. Second and most importantly some heir apparent of Shri Maderna has moved so up in the ladder with the Congress President that even at the peak of UP elections she is thinking, talking and going out of the way to please him. History seems to be repeating itself in Rajasthan.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.95.166.136 (talk) 13:40, 23 April 2007 (UTC).

Sonia Gandhi calls on Parasram Maderna
JAIPUR: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday evening called on the veteran Jat leader and former Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Parasram Maderna at his residence here. Reaching the Rajasthan capital from Padampura, 30 km away, where she had inaugurated a Congress workers' training camp in the afternoon, Ms. Gandhi sat with Mr. Maderna for 15 minutes.

Congress general secretary in charge of Rajasthan, Mukul Vasnik, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Pradesh Congress Committee president B. D. Kalla accompanied Ms. Gandhi to Mr. Maderna's residence in Jyoti Nagar near the State Assembly. However, Ms. Gandhi and Mr. Maderna met separately.

Political circles here are attaching some significance to the meeting as the party leadership is trying to placate the Jat community in Rajasthan, which is still nursing its grievance of missing out the Chief Ministership in 1998.

The Maderna elder is over 80 years but the political clan behind him is considerable in number. His son Mahipal Maderna is a Congress MLA from Bhoplagarh in Jodhpur while his son-in-law is Harendra Mirdha, a former Minister and son of the veteran Congress leader, Ram Niwas Mirdha. The family is closely related to Balram Jakhar, the Governor of Madhya Pradesh.

What transpired between the Congress president and Mr. Maderna is not known but the octogenarian, who accompanied Ms. Gandhi to the cavalcade of vehicles outside his residence when she left, was reportedly looking pleased. (The Hindu 28-June-2006)

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