Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil

Works for empowering the poor and building a prosperous India; Secretary, Agricultural Labour’s Union; Joint Secretary, A.B.V.P. during student days; Member, (i) Senate, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, 1981-83; and (ii) Executive Council, Marathwada University, 1983-86; believer in Arya Samaj and Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh Schools of thought; pioneered youth empowerment through Satyagraha for voting right to youth at 18 years; associated with Bharatiya Jana Sangh since 1971 and actively participated in its various agitations; led agitations highlighting drought in Maharashtra and other social empowerment issues; jailed during Emergency for more than 15 months; lent leadership to students’ movement in 1974 for the development of Marathwada region of Maharashtra; led several movements of Bharatiya Janata Party pertaining to indebtedness of farmers, remunerative prices for cotton, Dunkel Draft Treaty, etc. while educating farmer community of Marathwada region; led the (i) Ekatmata Yatra, and (ii) Kisan Yatra; organised Janadesh Yatra in Marathwada and also Sangharsh Yatra against Congress rule; participated in Kar Seva for Ram Mandir and courted arrest ; as a Minister, adopted several measures to strengthen cooperative movement in Maharashtra