Rama Kishore Singh

Rama Kishore Singh is an Indian politician and is a former member of parliament from Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency), Bihar. He won the 2014 Indian general election being a Lok Jan Shakti Party candidate. He defeated vice-president of RJD Raghuvansh Prasad Singh by around 1 lakh votes. He enjoys considerable support from the Rajput caste despite having criminal antecedent. He quit all party posts he held on 15 September 2015. [2][3]

Rama Kishor Singh[1]
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Vaishali
In office
26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019
Preceded byRaghuvansh Prasad Singh
Succeeded byVeena Devi
Personal details
BornVaishali, Bihar, India
Political partyLok Janshakti Party (2000–2015)
Spouse(s)Bina Singh
ChildrenRicha Singh
Rajiv Pratap Singh
Sarika Singh
Shweta Singh
ResidencePatna
Alma materLangat Singh College

Life

Singh married to Veena Singh and they have four children.One of their son Rajiv Singh was killed during a road accident in Uttar Pradesh, while he was attempting to overtake a truck. [4]Singh has been a member of Lok Janshakti Party. In 2020 Tejashwi Yadav tried to include him into Rashtriya Janata Dal to woo Rajput voters till the induction was put off amidst interference by Lalu Prasad Yadav.[5] Singh later managed to get the ticket from Rashtriya Janata Dal for his wife Bina Singh, who contested in Bihar Assembly polls 2020 from Mahnar constituency.[6]

Criminal cases

Rama Singh is convicted in a number of crimes which include murder and kidnapping.He has been Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly several times from the Mahnar constituency, which falls under Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency.The Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency is a stronghold of Lok Janshakti Party and Ram Vilas Paswan has represented it several times.Singh was not given ticket by LJP from Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency in 2019 though he defeated Raghuvansh Prasad Singh from the same seat in 2014. [3]

Chandrama Singh murder case, 2004

In August 2004, Chandrama Singh a candidate for local government elections in 'Desri' was shot dead.Rama Singh and others were prime accused in it.The court however acquitted him as he was in Hajipur Jail prior to the three months before the murder.[7][8]

Jaychand highjack case, 2001

Rama Singh was also involved in Jaychand vaidya highjack case of Bhilai.While the other accused were detained and convicted, Singh was out of reach for a long time.After a long period of time(15 years) he surrendered in the court and was charged with several sections of Indian Penal Code.Singh however claimed himself to be innocent. [9]

Jamshedpur triple murder case

Singh was also convicted in a triple murder case in the steel city Jamshedpur. He was the prime accused and was awarded imprisonment during the enquiry period, however he managed to remain hospitalised to avoid the confinement in prison. According to media reports, the controversy surrounded this step as he is known to have availed the VIP treatment in the hospital and union minister Ram Vilas Paswan himself kept a tab on his health from time to time through phone calls. [10]

Singh was one of the prime target of Nitish Kumar government as a part of its promise to end crime which thrived in Bihar for long, under the political patronage of previous regimes. Hence, he along with other gangsters like Surajbhan Singh, Anant Kumar Singh, Mohammad Shahabuddin, Ritlal Yadav and others were booked and tried under the special court established by the government. [11]

References
  1. "Rama Singh". OneIndia.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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  3. "Tejashwi-yadav-overruled-why-a-rattled-rjd-put-off-don-turned-politician-rama-singhs-entry-into-the-party". Financial Express. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. Uzair Shaikh, Mohammad. "rajiv-singh-son-of-ljp-mp-rama-kishor-singh-killed-in-road-accident-". India.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. "rjd-puts-off-induction-of-rama-singh-after-lalu-prasads-intervention". Economic Times. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. "Gangsters, rapists field their wives in Bihar polls". Gulfnews. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  7. "vaishali-mp-rama-singh-acquitted-in-chandrma-singh-murder-case". Jagran.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020. Translation:It is to be known that on August 25, 2004, Chandra Singh of Chakiyaz village of Sahadei elderly OP area of Desari police station was shot dead. In this incident, the elder brother of the deceased, Virendra Singh, lodged an FIR against Vaishali MP Rama Kishore Singh alias Rama Singh and many others. In the FIR, there was a mention of murder in a rivalry over the election of the Deputy Chief.
  8. "ljp-mp-rama-singh-acquitted-in-murder-case". United news of india. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. "jaychand-vaidya-hijack-bihar-strongman-mp-rama-singh-surrendered-". patrika.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.Translation: Ramkishore alias Rama Singh, MP from Vaishali in Bihar, suddenly surrendered in the court for 15 years in the high profile case of the famous Jaychand Vaidya incident in Bhilai. On Tuesday, the accused appeared in Ramasingh District Court. Durg police records have absconded for 15 years on the order of the Supreme Court. In this famous kidnapping case of 2001, seven accused including Upendra Singh alias Kabra have been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Two others, including Rama Singh, were on the run.
  10. "tainted-in-deeds-but-weak-in-heart-criminal-turned-politician-rama-singh-prefers-hospital-to-jail". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  11. "How-bihars-politician-dons-are-losing-their-sting-under-nitish-kumars-vigil". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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