Dheeraj Prasad Sahu is an Indian politician, a veteran member of the Indian National Congress and a three-time Rajya Sabha MP. In 2023, he was involved in one of India’s largest IT raids, involving around Rs. Unaccounted cash worth Rs 351 crore.
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Wiki/Biography
Dheeraj Prasad Sahu was born on Monday, 23 November 1959 (age 64 years; as in 2023) in Lohardaga, Jharkhand. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. In 1979, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marwari College, Ranchi University, Jharkhand.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Weight (Approx): 60 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Dheeraj Prasad Sahu’s father Baldev Prasad Sahu was a freedom fighter who was given the title of Rai Saheb after actively participating in the freedom struggle. His mother’s name is Sushila Devi. He has six brothers. His elder brother Shivprasad Sahu was a Congress MP. In 2019, his other brother Gopal Sahu contested the elections from Hazaribagh but lost the election.
wife and children
There is not much information about his wife. They have a son named Harshit.
Address
29, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi, Delhi 110001
signature/autograph
Signature of Dheeraj Prasad Sahu
livelihood
Dheeraj Prasad Sahu entered politics on the Indian National Congress ticket. In 1979, he became a member of the National Students Union of India at Ranchi University and served as its member until 1983. In 1978, he was one of the many who were put behind bars during the Jail Bharo movement. Later, he took charge as a Congress party functionary in Lohardaga district before joining the Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee.
Dheeraj Sahu welcoming Rahul Gandhi at a rally in Shillong.
In May 2009, he contested his first Lok Sabha election from Chatra constituency on an Indian National Congress ticket, but faced a massive defeat in these elections. A month later, i.e. in June 2009, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha in a by-election; This seat was left vacant by Digvijay Singh after his voluntary resignation from Rajya Sabha. In 2014, he again contested the Lok Sabha elections from Chatra constituency on the Indian National Congress ticket. However, he lost the election and barely got more than 16% of the votes. In May 2018, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha for the third time from Jharkhand, succeeding Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu. Additionally, he has been associated with several parliamentary committees; He is also a member of the Standing Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel as well as a member of the Consultative Committee on Power and New and Renewable Energy.
Dheeraj Sahu addressing a session organized by Hindalco Mines Employees Association in Samri, Chhattisgarh.
Controversy
it raid 2023
On 6 December 2023, the Income Tax Department launched marathon raids against Odisha-based distillery company Boudh Distillery Pvt Ltd and its promoters on charges of tax evasion and unaccounted transactions. The distillery company is owned by Dheeraj Prasad Sahu and his family. Total Rs. Rs 351 crore cash was found from Dheeraj Prasad Sahu’s residence in Ranchi. Raids were also conducted in Sabalpur, Bolangir, Titilagarh, Boudh, Sudargarh, Rourkela and Bhubaneswar. According to some reports, this is the largest cash seizure ever made by an agency in India against a single group and its associated businesses.
Income Tax Officer at Dheeraj Sahu’s residence
Later, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh issued a statement on this issue and said,
Indian National Congress has nothing to do with the business of MP Dheeraj Sahu. Only he can and should tell the huge amount of cash allegedly recovered by the Income Tax authorities from his properties.
Other BJP members accused Dheeraj of misusing his powers and his close ties with Rahul Gandhi. Former BJP state president and Rajya Sabha member Deepak Prakash said,
This corruption cannot happen without the support of the JMM (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) government running the state. There is a deep relationship between Congress and corruption. Whenever Congress has come to power, whether at the Center or in the state, there has been corruption on a large scale. Dheeraj Sahu has close relations with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
During the ongoing case, an old tweet from August 2022 made by Dheeraj Prasad Sahu went viral on social media, where he had expressed his views on the black money prevalent in the country even after demonetization.
Dheeraj Prasad Sahu has a deep sense of humor.#corruptionshop pic.twitter.com/2esDCyip1O
– Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) 10 December 2023
Later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi drew attention to these raids on Twitter and promised to guarantee the return of all the money looted from the public.
Countrymen should look at these piles of coins and again look at the ‘speeches’ of the credibility of these leaders…
It is disrespectful on Modi’s part to return every penny of what he has looted from the public.
-Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 8 December 2023
car collection
He has four personal vehicles to his name, a BMW, a Fortuner, a Pagero and a Range Rover.
Salary
His annual earning in 2018 was around Rs 1 crore.
property/property
movable property
Cash: Rs. 15,00,000
Deposits in banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs. 2,42,31,965
Bonds, debentures and shares in companies: Rs. 31,16,000
Immovable property
Non-agricultural land: Rs. 2,00,00,000
Residential Building: Rs. 95,00,000
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable assets is as per the year 2019. This does not include property owned by his wife and dependents.
net worth
Dheeraj Prasad Sahu’s net worth for the year 2019 was estimated to be Rs. 32 crores.
Note: This does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents.
Facts/General Knowledge
- In 2023, Dheeraj Prasad Sahu’s Ranchi residence which was raided by the Income Tax Department was named Sushila Nichtan after his late mother Sushila Devi.
- While counting the cash in the IT raid, the IT department used dozens of cash counting machines and banks were also included in it, but due to the huge amount of money, many machines broke down.
- They are considered active members of the Parliament and actively participate in debates. Since 2010, he has tabled 630 questions in the Rajya Sabha, covering topics such as armor protection system, paddy procurement, damage caused to national highways, coal mine accidents and privatization of airports.
- In November 2022, Sahu participated in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, a mass movement organized by the political party Indian National Congress.
historical #IndiaJodoYatra Ultimately won the hearts of Indians.
I feel honored to be a part of this historic journey.@BharatJodo @Rahul Gandhi @incindia#Rahul Gandhi #Congress pic.twitter.com/L3iDwyWXKx
– Dheeraj Prasad Sahu (@dpsahuINC) 3 February 2023
- Dheeraj Prasad Sahu is the third generation of his family to be associated with the Congress Party. Once former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi stayed at his residence in Lohardaga during one of her election campaigns.
- Reportedly, Sahu’s family is involved in several businesses such as liquor, hotels, real estate, transportation and fisheries.
- According to reports, Dheeraj Sahu’s father Baldev had given Rs 47 lakh and 47 kg of gold to the Indian government to help boost the economy after the country’s independence in 1947.
- Sahu’s ancestral home is often called the ‘White House of Lohardaga’ due to its important role in the political activities of the Congress.
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