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'''Venod Sharma''' (born January 10, 1948) is an Indian politician who was a leader of ] from Haryana before he resigned in .<ref>http://www.ndtv.com/topic/jessica-lall-murder</ref>


'''Venod Sharma''' (born 10 January 1948) is an Indian politician, father of ] and the founder of the Jan Chetna Party. He was a student leader and associated with INC student outfit NSUI. He made it into the political mainstream when he was elected as MLA from Banur in the 1980 Punjab assembly election. In the next assembly elections he lost to Kanwaljit Singh. He was formerly a member of the ], which he represented as a ] (1980) from ], ] then ] in the ] (1992&ndash;1998) and as a ] (2005&ndash;2014) from ], ].
He was a ] in the Ministry of Civil Supplies, ] and Public Distribution at in the P.V. Narasimha Rao cabinet (inducted 1995).


Sharma was associated with the Indian National Congress (INC) for 40 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/mpterms.aspx|access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref>
Venod Sharma is currently the ] of ].


In 1999, he resigned from the Indian National Congress during ] after his son ] was accused in the ] and he allegedly tried to bribe a witness.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Dinker Vashisht|title=Venod Sharma: The man who could have been CM|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/venod-sharma-the-man-who-could-have-been-cm/417007/|access-date=14 June 2016|work=Indian Express|date=20 January 2009}}</ref> Sharma returned into Congress in 2004 and won the ] from ]. He was re-elected from the same constituency in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Expelled Cong leader Venod Sharma resigns as MLA|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/general-elections-2014/expelled-cong-leader-venod-sharma-resigns-as-mla_929113.html|access-date=7 August 2014|work=Zee News|date=2 May 2014}}</ref>
==Early life==
Born in ], a city of Ludhiana, Venod Sharma is the son of Pandit Kedar Nath Sharma. After his studies and graduation from Chandigarh, Venod Sharma became actively involved with the social cause of empowerment for women.


On 19 April 2014, Sharma was expelled from the Indian National Congress, for campaigning against it in the recent elections. On 2 May 2014, he resigned as a Member of the ] and on 23 June he founded his own political party, Haryana Jan Chetna Party (V).<ref>{{cite news|title=Venod Sharma, 18 expelled from Congress|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Venod-Sharma-18-expelled-from-Congress/articleshow/33975419.cms|access-date=7 August 2014|work=The Times of India|date=20 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Saini|first=Manveer|date=3 May 2014|title=Venod Sharma resigns as Ambala City MLA|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Venod-Sharma-resigns-as-Ambala-City-MLA/articleshow/34556694.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Expelled Congress leader Venod Sharma resigns as MLA |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/expelled-congress-leader-venod-sharma-resigns-as-mla/articleshow/34531901.cms |access-date=22 June 2019 |work=] |date=2 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ambala MLA Venod Sharma forms own political party|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ambala-MLA-Venod-Sharma-forms-own-political-party/articleshow/37053115.cms|date=23 June 2014|work=The Times of India|access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref> It was alleged that his decision to quit was motivated by a desire to protect his corporate interests.<ref>{{cite web|title=Venod Sharma's corporate interests behind his quit-Cong gameplan|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/venod-sharma-s-corporate-interests-behind-his-quit-cong-gameplan/article1-1191858.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307022530/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/venod-sharma-s-corporate-interests-behind-his-quit-cong-gameplan/article1-1191858.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2014}}</ref>
His father Kedar Nath Sharma was a loyal supporter of the third Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi and was the Vice President of Punjab Congress Committee as well as the President of the Chandigarh UT Congress Committee.


Sharma and his wife, ], contested the ] and lost it to ] candidates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-10-20/news/55236679_1_haryana-janhit-congress-jan-chetna-party-dushyant-chautala|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022042726/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-10-20/news/55236679_1_haryana-janhit-congress-jan-chetna-party-dushyant-chautala|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2014|title=Modi tsunami helps BJP sweep Haryana elections|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/DoOxBh78eh1aAvoHK9qXCJ/Media-and-politics-in-Haryana.html|title=Media and politics in Haryana|first=Sevanti|last=Ninan|date=30 October 2014|work=Mint|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> There were allegations of Poll Code violations by Sharma during the elections.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/assembly-elections-2014/haryana-news/Poll-code-violation-notice-to-Venod-Sharma/articleshow/44779770.cms|title=Poll code violation notice to Venod Sharma|date=11 October 2014|work=The Times of India|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref>
==Political career==
The former Indian National Congress leader, Venod Sharma belonged to the General category of Ambala constituency and had a long association of more than 40 years with the Congress party. Venod has been the Member of Parliament from ] and MLA from Haryana twice and is currently the sitting MLA from Ambala. He has been elected thrice and the years of elections were 1980, 2005 and 2009 respectively.

At the time of his election, the total number of polls was 187157 whereas the number of the polled votes was 131569. With that huge amount of voting, Venod Sharma won with 69435 where the closest rival bagged 33885, making it a big victory for the then Congress leader.

Sharma apart from his current duties was the President of the Chandigarh unit of Congress. He has been a minister in the centre and was also introduced in the Haryana cabinet during the first term of Chief Minister ]. In 2006 Venod Sharma was named in the exposé as one who had paid money to tamper the witnesses to his son Manu Sharma's murder trial.<ref name=tehelka>{{cite news |publisher = STAR News/Tehelka |url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main19.asp?filename=Ne093006JESSICA.asp |title=Transcript of the news expose "Case Ke Kaatil", produced by Tehelka, and aired on STAR News(translation) |date=2006-09-26 |accessdate=2006-10-07}}</ref> Facing pressure from the central Congress leaders, Venod Sharma resigned from the Harayana cabinet.

A Brahmin leader, Venod Sharma who belongs to a family of staunch Congress loyalists from Punjab and Chandigarh was the Union Minister of State for Food and Supplies in 1995. He enjoys considerable Brahmin support in Haryana, and is considered as the undisputed leader of Brahmins and Upper castes in Haryana and Punjab.

Sharma was keeping his distance from Congress affairs since January 2014. Neither did he attend party meetings, nor did he turn up for the budget session of the Haryana assembly.

Finally, on March 5, 2014, he was expelled by the congress for anti-party activities.<ref>http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140420/main3.htm</ref>

On July 2nd, Venod Sharma along with the supporters of Janchetna party courted arrest at the office of Haryana staff selection commission in Panchkula when he was protesting against the anomalies prevalent in the interview system of government jobs in Haryana.<ref></ref>

He has been constantly attacking the interview system in government jobs due to the widespread allegations of favoritism and nepotism being practiced during such interviews. Ever since the interview process has been included in the recruitment process of Staff selection commission (SSC) of Haryana, it has come under attack for adoption of dubious practices in selections of the candidates for SSC.<ref></ref>

Formation of Janchetna party: On 22nd June, 2014, Venod Sharma announced the formation of his own political party by the name of Janchetna party during a press conference in Ambala. He attacked the malpractices prevailing in the interview process of government jobs and said that he will raise his voice against this malpractice. On July 2nd, Venod Sharma along with the supporters of Janchetna party courted arrest at the office of Haryana staff selection commission in Panchkula when he was protesting against the anomalies prevalent in the interview system of government jobs in Haryana. He has been constantly attacking the interview system in government jobs due to the widespread allegations of favoritism and nepotism being practiced during such interviews. Ever since the interview process has been included in the recruitment process of Staff selection commission (SSC) of Haryana, it has come under attack for adoption of dubious practices in selections of the candidates for SSC.<ref></ref>

The former Indian National Congress leader, Venod Sharma has been associated with Ambala region for more than four decades. He had an affiliation of more than 40 years with the Congress party, before leaving it in March 2014. Venod Sharma has been the Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha and MLA from Haryana twice and Punjab once. He got elected as MLA from Banur, Punjab in 1980 and from Ambala City in 2005 and 2009.<ref></ref>

In 2005, Venod Sharma won the Ambala City seat with a victory margin of more than 32,000 votes, whereas in 2009 the win margin was 35,000 votes. Sharma apart from his current duties was the President of the Chandigarh unit of Congress. He was also introduced in the Haryana cabinet during the first term of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.<ref></ref>

Venod Sharma's family hails from Punjab and Chandigarh, which had a close association with Congress for a long duration. He enjoys considerable Brahmin support in Haryana, and is a prominent leader of Brahmins and upper castes in Haryana and Punjab.<ref></ref>

Sharma dissociated himself from Congress affairs since January 2014 and stopped attending the party meetings. He also skipped the budget session of the Haryana assembly. He was actively involved with grass root workers and found that the grass root workers were being ignored by the Congress high command. He raised his voice against this practice. Finally, on March 5, 2014, he left Congress for completely ignoring the grass root workers.<ref></ref>

Formation of Janchetna party: On 22nd June, 2014, Venod Sharma announced the formation of his own political party by the name of Janchetna party during a press conference in Ambala. While announcing the party formation Venod Sharma attacked the malpractices prevailing in the interview process of government jobs and said that he will raise his voice against the practice.<ref></ref>

On July 2nd, Venod Sharma along with the supporters of Janchetna party courted arrest at the
Office of Haryana staff selection commission in Panchkula when he was protesting against the
Interview system of government jobs in Haryana.<ref></ref>

He has been constantly attacking the interview system in government jobs due to the widespread allegations of favoritism and nepotism being practiced during such interviews. Ever
Since the interview process has been included in the recruitment process of Staff selection
Commission (SSC) of Haryana, it has come under attack for adopting dubious practices in the
interview system.<ref></ref>

==Social media==
Venod Sharma's social media profile Facebook (venodsharmaofficial), twitter (venodsharma) and youtube (/user/venodsharma) is managed by professional PR team.

==Other projects==
The political leader Venod Sharma also boasts of running a hotels chain under the label ‘Piccadily Group’ and two sugar mills.

==Personal life==
Venod Sharma is married to Smt. Shakti Rani Sharma and has three children (two sons and one daughter). Sharma & his family have been involved in many NGO activities like health camps, blood donation drives, eye check-ups in Ambala region under the aegis of “Ambala Healthcare & Welfare Society”. He is involved in many philanthropic activities across Haryana. He is working for empowerment of women and known for fighting for the cause of the poor. He is also an avid cricket fan and has done a lot in developing the sport and its prospects in Ambala.<ref></ref>

==Positions held==
* 1978 – 1983: General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress; General Secretary P.C.C.; President P.C.C.; Special Invitee to the Congress Working Committee
* 1988 - 1998: President of Chandigarh UT Congress Committee
* 1995: Minister of State in Union Cabinet
* 2005 - 2014 : Ambala Constituency MLA


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Latest revision as of 14:21, 16 November 2024

Indian politician (born 1948)

Venod Sharma
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
1980–1985
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
In office
10 April 1992 – 9 April 1998
Member of Legislative Assembly of Haryana
In office
2005–2009
In office
2009–2014
Personal details
Born (1948-01-10) 10 January 1948 (age 76)
NationalityIndian
Political partyHaryana Jan Chetna Party
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
SpouseShakti Rani Sharma
ChildrenManu Sharma
Shubham Sharma
Kartikeya Sharma
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteOfficial website

Venod Sharma (born 10 January 1948) is an Indian politician, father of Manu Sharma and the founder of the Jan Chetna Party. He was a student leader and associated with INC student outfit NSUI. He made it into the political mainstream when he was elected as MLA from Banur in the 1980 Punjab assembly election. In the next assembly elections he lost to Kanwaljit Singh. He was formerly a member of the Indian National Congress, which he represented as a Member of Legislative Assembly (1980) from Banur, Punjab then Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha (1992–1998) and as a Member of Legislative Assembly (2005–2014) from Ambala City, Haryana.

Sharma was associated with the Indian National Congress (INC) for 40 years.

In 1999, he resigned from the Indian National Congress during 1999 Indian general election after his son Manu Sharma was accused in the Jessica Lal murder case and he allegedly tried to bribe a witness. Sharma returned into Congress in 2004 and won the 2005 Haryana Legislative Assembly election from Ambala city. He was re-elected from the same constituency in 2009.

On 19 April 2014, Sharma was expelled from the Indian National Congress, for campaigning against it in the recent elections. On 2 May 2014, he resigned as a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly and on 23 June he founded his own political party, Haryana Jan Chetna Party (V). It was alleged that his decision to quit was motivated by a desire to protect his corporate interests.

Sharma and his wife, Shakti Rani Sharma, contested the 2014 Haryana state election and lost it to BJP candidates. There were allegations of Poll Code violations by Sharma during the elections.

References

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  3. "Expelled Cong leader Venod Sharma resigns as MLA". Zee News. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  4. "Venod Sharma, 18 expelled from Congress". The Times of India. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  5. Saini, Manveer (3 May 2014). "Venod Sharma resigns as Ambala City MLA". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  6. "Expelled Congress leader Venod Sharma resigns as MLA". The Economic Times. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  7. "Ambala MLA Venod Sharma forms own political party". The Times of India. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
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  9. "Modi tsunami helps BJP sweep Haryana elections". Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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