Pashupati Kumar Paras is an Indian politician, a member of the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party. He was appointed as the Minister of Food Processing Industries in the Government of India on 7 July 2021. He also held the post of Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources in the Government of Bihar. Pashupati is the younger brother of Indian politician Ram Vilas Paswan.
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Pashupati Kumar Paras was born on Saturday, 12 July 1952 (age 71 years; as in 2023) in Shahrabani, Bihar, India. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He joined Koshi College, Khagaria to pursue BA in Political Science (Hons) (1972). In 1974, he obtained his B.Ed from Teachers Training College, Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, Bihar. Before joining politics, he served the Government of Bihar. He was introduced into politics by his elder brother Ram Vilas Paswan.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Pashupati Kumar Paras during the G20 Summit
Family
parents and siblings
Pashupati Kumar Paras’s father’s name is Jamun Das and mother’s name is Siya Devi. His elder brother, Ram Vilas Paswan, was a politician and the founder of the Lok Janshakti Party. Ram Vilas Paswan passed away on 8 October 2020 after heart surgery. Pashupati’s younger brother, Ram Chandra Paswan was also a politician. Ram Chandra Paswan died of a heart attack on 21 July 2019 at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi.
Pashupati Kumar Paras with his brother Ram Vilas Paswan
Ramchandra Paswan of Pashupati Kumar Paras
wife and kids
Pashupati Kumar Paras is married to Shobha Devi, a retired government employee. Both have a son Yash Raj.
Pashupati Kumar Paras with his wife
other relatives
Pashupati Kumar Paras’s nephew Chirag Kumar Paswan (son of Ram Vilas Paswan) is an actor turned politician. His nephew Prince Raj (son of Ram Chandra Paswan) is also a politician.
Pashupati Kumar Paras with his nephew Chirag Paswan
Prince Raj, nephew of Pashupati Kumar Paras
Two generations of Ram Vilas Paswan’s family
religion and caste
Pashupati Kumar Paras follows Hinduism. He belongs to a Scheduled Caste (Dalit) family.
Address
Mantriji Tola, Village & Post Office Sharabanni, Thana Alauli, Distt. Khagaria-848203
Signature
Signature of Pashupati Kumar Paras
livelihood
Pashupati Kumar Paras started his political career in 1978 by contesting and winning the elections to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Alauli constituency (the seat formerly represented by his brother Ram Vilas Paswan) on a Janata Party ticket. He represented the constituency seven times, first on a Janata Dal ticket and later on his brother Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party ticket.
Pashupati Kumar Paras addressing the people of Bihar
In 2015, he contested the Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Alauli constituency on Lok Janshakti Party ticket. However, he lost the election to Chandan Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 24470 votes. In 2017, he became a member of the Neatest cabinet after the chief minister rejoined the NDA. He was not a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council at the time of his appointment as the Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources in the Government of Bihar. As a result, he was inducted into the Council of Ministers as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) under the Governor’s quota. He has been a minister in the Bihar cabinet thrice earlier. In the past, he has also held the post of State President of Bihar Unit of Lok Janshakti Party.
Pashupati Kumar Paras honored at a political event
In May 2019, Paras was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha from the Hajipur constituency on a Lok Janshakti Party ticket. Meanwhile, Paras served as a member of the Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment, a member of the Committee on Government Assurances and a member of the Standing Committee on Defence. In June 2021, he assumed the role of National President of Lok Janshakti Party, replacing Chirag Kumar Paswan. Later, he also served as a member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Railways.
Pashupati Kumar Paras after winning the Lok Sabha elections
Soon after the demise of Ram Vilas Paswan, a faction formed in the Lok Janshakti Party, after which Pashupati Kumar Paras became the national president of the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (a splinter group from Paras). Pashupati Kumar Paras was sworn in as the Union Minister of Food Processing Industries on 7 July 2021 after being recognized as the leader of the Lok Janshakti Party in the Lok Sabha.
Pashupati Kumar Paras takes oath as Union Minister of Food Processing Industries
Controversy
where cases are pending
- 1 charge relating to disobedience of an order duly promulgated by a public servant (IPC Section-188)
war of inheritance
Since the death of Ram Vilas Paswan in 2021, the rivalry between his son Chirag Paswan and his brother Pashupati Kumar Paras over the legacy of Ram Vilas Paswan continues. Chirag, who had been hoping to step into father Ram Vilas’ place as the sole leader of the Paswan community, was left disappointed when Paras replaced him as the leader of his father’s party, the Lok Janshakti Party. Apparently, after the death of Ram Vilas, five out of six MPs of the party extended their support to Pashupati. Later, Chirag claimed that his uncle’s selection was illegal as Pashupati was elected leader of the Lok Janshakti Party by members who were suspended from the party. On several occasions, Paras has presented himself as the political successor of Ram Vilas, arguing that in the 2019 general election, Ram Vilas had passed his Lok Sabha constituency of Hajipur to him and not Chirag. While talking to the media, Paras threw light on why he considers himself the successor of Ram Vilas Paswan, saying,
I will explain why I call myself the political successor of ‘Bade Sahab’. He started as an MLA from Alauli in Bihar in 1969 and left the seat in 1977 when he became the MP from Hajipur. He asked me to contest from the assembly seat and I obeyed his orders, though I was in government service.
he adds,
He was my brother and role model. Today I am sad that both my brothers are no more. I know many of you will come to Chirag. Let me tell you clearly that I am the real political successor of Paswanji. Chirag Paswan is definitely his son but he is not his political successor and cannot be. He definitely has a right on his father’s property as per the Hindu Succession Act.
property and properties
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 70,09,601
- Loans & Advances granted: Rs. 14,00,000
- Motor Vehicle: Rs. 4,20,000
Immovable property
- Agricultural land: Rs. 28,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 38,00,000
Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are as per the year 2019. It does not include property owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
net worth
The net worth of Pashupati Kumar Paras for the financial year 2019 is Rs. 90,33,404. This does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
salary/income
His total income for the financial year 2018-2019 is Rs. 16,60,255.
facts/common sense
- He has been elected MLA 8 times since 1978.
- In 2023, when Pashupati’s nephew, the Lok Sabha MP from Jamui, announced his decision to contest from Hajipur, Paras insisted that he would not leave his Hajipur Lok Sabha seat for nephew Chirag Paswan.
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