Ex-Congress MLA Ramniwas Rawat takes oath as minister in Madhya Pradesh cabinet

After taking oath, Rawat wrote a letter to MP legislative assembly speaker and resigned from the membership as Congress MLA

Updated on: Jul 8, 2024, 12:50:04 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Former Congress MLA from Bhopal Ramniwas Rawat took oath as minister in the chief minister Mohan Yadav-led Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Monday.

Rawat, a six-time MLA from Vijaypur, Sheopur, is a senior politician in Chambal region. (Ramniwas Rawat | Official X account)

Governor Mangubhai Patel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Vijaypur ex-Congress MLA Rawat.

Chief minister Yadav and other ministers were present at the Raj Bhawan for the oath taking ceremony.

After taking oath, Rawat wrote a letter to MP legislative assembly speaker and resigned from the membership as Congress MLA.

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Rawat, a six-time MLA from Vijaypur, Sheopur, is a senior politician in Chambal region.

He quit Congress just seven days before the Lok Sabha election voting after he was not given a ticket to contest from Morena.

In Morena, BJP’s Shivmangal Singh Tomar defeated Congress candidate Neetu Satyapal Singh Sikarwar by 52,530 votes.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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