Nalin Kumar Kateel
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1966)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nalin Kumar Kateel
| image = BJP_election_candidate_Mangalore_(cropped).jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|12|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mangaluru, Mysore State, Indialok sabha
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office2 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| constituency2 = Dakshina Kannada
| term_start2 = 16 May 2009
| term_end2 = 4 June 2024
| predecessor2 = Constituency created
| successor2 = Brijesh Chowta
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| spouse = Sridevi
| children = 2
| office1 = President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka
| term_start1 = 20 August 2019
| term_end1 = 10 November 2023
| predecessor1 = B. S. Yeddyurappa
| 1blankname1 = Vice President
| successor1 = B. Y. Vijayendra
}}
Nalin Niranjan Shetty Kateel (born 7 December 1966) is an Indian politician who was the 9th State President of Bharatiya Janata Party of Karnataka from 20 August 2019udayvani till 10 November 2023 and Member of Parliament from Dakshina Kannada constituency since 2009.{{cite web
|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/amp/nalin-kumar-kateel-elected-karnataka-bjp-chief/1709774|title=Nalin Kumar Kateel elected Karnataka BJP chief|date=16 January 2020|work=Outlook India|access-date=16 January 2020}}
Political career
Nalin Kumar Kateel started his social and political career when he became a Prachark (full-time member) of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu Nationalist organisation at the age of 18 and worked so for a period of 12 years{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}. He was educated at St. Philomena's High School, Puttur.{{cite web |title=About Nalinkumar |url=https://nalinkateel.com/about-nalinkumar/ |website=Nalin Kumar Kateel}} After his father's death, he took over the responsibility of managing his family affairs, agriculture, and also started his professional career as a civil contractor. Later he joined the Bharatiya Janta Party and rising through the ranks became District general secretary of the party in the year 2004, the office of which he still holds. In the year 2009 he was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's Parliament. He was re-elected as MP in the 2014 elections for the second term.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mangalorean.com/not-smart-constructing-pumpwell-flyover-with-height-of-4-5-mts-when-legally-it-should-be-5-5-mts/|title=Not Smart! Constructing Pumpwell Flyover with Height of 4.5 mts, when Legally it should be 5.5 mts – Mangalorean.com|last1=Dsouza|first1=Alfie|last2=Mangalorean|first2=Team|date=2019-02-23|access-date=2019-03-22}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=521748|title=Mangaluru: Pumpwell flyover protest – Nalin does not deserve to be MP – J R Lobo|website=daijiworld.com|access-date=2019-03-22}}
On 20 August 2019, he was appointed the state unit president of the Karnataka BJP to replace B. S. Yediyurappa who had become the chief minister.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/politics/280219/voices-in-bjp-replace-shobha-karandlaje-nalin-kumar-kateel.html|title=Voices in Karnataka BJP: Replace Shobha Karandlaje, Nalin Kumar Kateel|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=28 February 2019 |access-date=2019-03-22}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=522601|title=Mangaluru: Public lash out at MP Nalin Kumar, launch campaign seeking his removal|website=daijiworld.com|access-date=2019-03-22}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/in-nations-interest-we-have-to-suffer-non-performers-rss-member/articleshow/68477943.cms|title=In nation's interest, we have to suffer non-performers: RSS member |website=The Times of India|date=19 March 2019 |access-date=2019-03-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/110818/in-dakshina-kannada-nalin-hatao-campaign-gains-momentum.html|title=In Dakshina Kannada, 'Nalin Hatao' campaign gains momentum|date=2018-08-11|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2019-03-22}}
As Member of Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel has participated in 45 debates and raised 687 questions.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prsindia.org/mptrack/nalinkumarkateel|title=PRS India -MP Track}}
The BJP denied him a ticket fielding Brijesh Chowta as candidate in forthcoming elections of 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-13 |title=BJP Drops Big Names Including Ramesh Pokhriyal, Nalin Kateel From 2nd Lok Sabha List |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/bjp-drops-big-names-including-ramesh-pokhriyal-nalin-kateel-from-2nd-lok-sabha-list-8814463.html |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=News18}}
Controversies
- On 14 February 2023, he said that Tipu Sultan supporters should leave the state, and also said that Ram and Hanuman worshippers should live in the state. Earlier, he asked people to focus on Love Jihad rather than on roads and infrastructure.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/people-loving-tipu-cannot-stay-state-only-for-ram-hamunman-worshippers-ktaka-bjp-chief-2334838-2023-02-14|title=People loving Tipu can't stay, state only for Ram, Hanuman worshippers: K'taka BJP chief|date=14 February 2023 }}
- On 5 August 2019, a Bengaluru court issued an arrest warrant against him for an inflammatory speech.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bengaluru-court-issues-non-bailable-warrant-against-mp-nalin-kumar-1577635-2019-08-06|title=Bengaluru court issues non-bailable warrant against MP Nalin Kumar|date=6 August 2019 }} On 3 June 2017, Kateel had made a provocative speech in a protest held in front of Konaje police (under Mangaluru city police) station.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bengaluru-court-issues-non-bailable-warrant-against-mp-nalin-kumar-1577635-2019-08-06|title=India Today|last=India|first=Today|website=Indiatoday.in|date=6 August 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/bengaluru-court-issues-non-bailable-warrant-against-mp-nalin-kumar20190805232820/|title=ANI News|last=ANI|first=NEWS|website=aninews.in}}
- On 14 May 2014 Sathish Shetty, a resident of Beverly Park, Thane logged an FIR against Nalin Kumar accusing him of having "an illicit relationship with his wife Vinutha".{{Cite news|title=Mangalore: Fresh trouble for Nalin – Man claims his affair with wife, FIRfiled|work=daijiworld|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=234607}}{{Cite news|title=politics/gossip/bjp-mp-candidate-booked-for-illicit-relationship|work=greatandhra|url=https://www.greatandhra.com/politics/gossip/bjp-mp-candidate-booked-for-illicit-relationship-56428}} Nalin Kumar Kateel denied the allegations saying it is a political conspiracy to damage his image politically.{{Cite news|title=FIR-filed-against-BJP-MP-Kateel-for-adultery|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/FIR-filed-against-BJP-MP-Kateel-for-adultery/articleshow/35085622.cms}}{{Cite news|title=/adultery-nalin-kumar-kateel-extra-marital-affair-karnataka-bjp-mp-sathish-shetty-ranjith|work=Indiatoday|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/adultery-nalin-kumar-kateel-extra-marital-affair-karnataka-bjp-mp-sathish-shetty-ranjith-192817-2014-05-14}} A FIR was registered in Mangalore City police station.{{Cite news|title=politics/mangalore-bjp-mp-faces-illicit-affair-charge-police-register-fir-|work=news18.com|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/mangalore-bjp-mp-faces-illicit-affair-charge-police-register-fir-687615.html}}{{Cite news|title=fir-filed-against-mp-kateel-for-adultery|work=hindi.oneindia.com|url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/india/fir-filed-against-mp-kateel-for-adultery-299242.html}}
- BJP Yuva Morcha expressed anger towards the inefficiency of the MP towards development work and also towards inaction of the police investigation in the death of the Yuva morcha leader and gheraoed and pushed his car almost endangering his life.{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=ABP News |date=2022-07-27 |title=Karnataka BJP Worker Murder: Protesters Gherao, Push MP Nalin Kumar Kateel's Car {{!}} WATCH |url=https://news.abplive.com/karnataka/karnataka-bjp-yuva-morcha-member-praveen-kumar-nettaru-murder-protesters-gherao-push-mp-nalin-kumar-kateel-car-1544770 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=news.abplive.com}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-27 |title=Karnataka: Protesters jolt BJP MP's car over Yuva Morcha worker's murder |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/karnataka-protesters-jolt-bjp-mp-s-car-over-yuva-morcha-worker-s-murder-101658919319219.html |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Hindustan Times}} However, his team later floated that there is a conspiracy to malign his image hence the anger of BJP workers was purposely created, they said in a media briefing.{{Cite web |title=Mangaluru: Conspiracy against Nalin Kumar Kateel over Praveen's murder – BJP |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=984928 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=daijiworld.com}}
Position held
| class="wikitable"
|2009 |Elected to 15th Lok Sabha |
| 31 August 2009
|Member, Standing Committee on Commerce. |
| May 2014
|Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 4 August 2014 – 30 April 2015
|Member, Committee on Estimates |
| 1 September 2014 – 25 May 2019
|Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs. |
| May 2019
|Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 13 September 2019 onwards
|Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development. |
| 9 October 2019 onwards
|Member, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Shipping |
References
- The Hindu, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090521063526/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051755320500.htm Nalin Kumar Kateel Humbles Poojary] 17 May 2009
- IBN Live,[https://web.archive.org/web/20121003025638/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/keycandidate/7392.html Nalin Kumar Kateel Statistics]
- Newskarnataka.com [http://www.newskarnataka.com/mangalore/santosh-ji-lobbying-to-make-m-p-nalin-state-bjp-president-while-workers-bat-for-yeddyurappa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031832/http://www.newskarnataka.com/mangalore/santosh-ji-lobbying-to-make-m-p-nalin-state-bjp-president-while-workers-bat-for-yeddyurappa |date=4 March 2016 }} 18 June 2015
External links
- {{Official website|http://nalinkateel.com/}}
{{15th LS members from Karnataka}}
{{16th LS members from Karnataka|state=expanded}}
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Category:People from Dakshina Kannada district
Category:Lok Sabha members from Karnataka