Pashupati Kumar Paras is an Indian politician and a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. He was appointed as Minister of Food Processing Industries, Government of India on July 7, 2021. He also served as Minister for Animal and Fishery Resources, Government of Bihar. Pashupati is the younger brother of Indian politician Ram Vilas Paswan.
Wiki/Biography
Pashupati Kumar Paras was born on Saturday, July 12, 1952, in Shahabani, Bihar, India (age 71; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Cancer. He studied at Koshi College, Khagaria, where he graduated with a BA (Hons) in Political Science (1972). He received his Bachelor of Education degree in 1974 from Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University Teacher Training College, Bhagalpur, Bihar. Before entering politics, he served in the Bihar government. His elder brother Ram Vilas Paswan introduced him to politics.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Pashupati Kumar Paras during the G20 Summit
family
Parents and siblings
Pashupati Kumar Paras’ father’s name is Jamun Das and his mother’s name is Siya Devi. His elder brother Ram Vilas Paswan is a politician and founder of the Lok Janshakti Party. Ram Vilas Paswan passed away on October 8, 2020, after undergoing a heart surgery. Pashupati’s younger brother Ramchandra Paswan is also a politician. Ram Chandra Paswan died of cardiac arrest on July 21, 2019, at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi.
Pashupati Kumar Paras and his brother Ram Vilas Paswan
Pashupati Kumar Paras as Ram Chandra Paswan
wife and children
Pashupati Kumar Paras is married to Shobha Devi, a retired government employee. They have one son, Yashraj.
Pashupati Kumar Paras and wife
other relatives
Pashupati Kumar Paras’ nephew Chirag Kumar Paswan (son of Ram Vilas Paswan) is an actor-turned-politician. His nephew Prince Raj (son of Ram Chandra Paswan) was also a politician.
Pashupati Kumar Paras and 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 believed in Hinduism. He belongs to a Dalit caste family.
address
Mantriji Tola, village and PO Shahrbanni, PS Alauli, district. Khagaria-848203
sign
Signature of Pashupati Kumar Paras
Profession
Pashupati Kumar Paras started his political career in 1978 by contesting and winning from Alawli constituency (the seat was previously occupied by his party) on the Janata ticket Bihar Legislative Assembly elections represented by brother Ram Vilas Paswan. He represented the assembly segment seven times, first on a Janata Party ticket and later on a Janata Party ticket of his brother Ram Vilas Paswan’s party.
Pashupati Kumar Paras addresses people of Bihar
In 2015, he contested the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections from Alawli constituency on the name of Janata Dal. However, he lost the election to Chandan Kumar of the Janata Party by a margin of 24,470 votes. In 2017, he became a member of the Nitest cabinet after the chief minister realigned with the NDA. At the time of his appointment as Minister for Animal and Fishery Resources, Government of Bihar, he was neither a member of the Legislative Assembly nor the Council. As a result, he entered the Council of Ministers as a member of the Legislative Council (MLC) under the Governor’s quota. He had previously served as Bihar cabinet minister three times. In the past, he also held the post of Bihar president of the Lok Janshakti Party.
Pashupati Kumar Paras felicitated at political event
In May 2019, Paras was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha from Hajipur constituency in the name of Janata Party. Paras, meanwhile, serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment, the Committee on Government Assurance and the Standing Committee on Defence. In June 2021, he succeeded Chirag Kumar Paswan as the national president of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Later, he also served as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Railways.
After Pashupati Kumar Paras wins Lok Sabha election
Soon after the death of Ram Vilas Paswan, a faction emerged in the Lok Janshakti Party, followed by Pashupati Kumar Paras Became the national chairman of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (the separatist wing of Pas). On July 7, 2021, Pashupati Kumar Paras was sworn in as the Union Minister for Food Processing Industries after being recognized as the leader of the Lok Janshakti Party in the Lok Sabha.
Pashupati Kumar Paras sworn in as Union Minister for Food Processing Industry
dispute
pending cases
- 1 charge related to disobeying an order duly issued by a public servant (Section 188 IPC)
The battle for legacy
Since the death of Ram Vilas Paswan in 2021, his son Chirag Paswan and brother Pashupati Kumar Paras Pashupati Kumar Paras has engaged in an ongoing rivalry over the legacy of Ram Vilas Paswan. Chirag had hoped to succeed his father Ram Vilas as the sole leader of the Paswan community, but was disappointed when Paras replaced him as the leader of his father’s party, the BJP. Apparently, five of the six party MPs extended their support to Pashupati after the death of Ram Vilas. Later, Chirag claimed that his uncle’s election was illegal as Pashupati was elected as the BJP leader by suspended BJP members. Paras has repeatedly positioned himself as the political heir of Ram Vilas, arguing that Ram Vilas gave the Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency to him in the 2019 general elections instead of to Chi. Raghu. In a media chat, Paras explained why he considers himself Ram Vilas Paswan’s successor, saying:
I will explain why I call myself the political heir of “bade saheb”. He started serving as the MLA from Arauli in Bihar in 1969 and gave up the seat in 1977 when he became the MP from Hajipur. He asked me to contest for a parliamentary seat and even though I was in the government, I followed his orders. “
He further said,
He is my brother and my ideal. Today, I am saddened that two of my brothers passed away. I know many of you are coming to Chirag. Let me tell you clearly that I am Paswangi’s true political heir. Chirag Paswan is definitely his son, but he is not and cannot be his political heir. He had absolute rights to his father’s assets under Hindu inheritance laws. “
Assets and property
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 70,09,601
- Loans and advances provided: Rs. 14,00,000
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 4,20,000
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs. 28,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 38,00,000
Note: The movable and immovable property estimates given are based on 2019. Excludes assets owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
net worth
Pashupati Kumar Paras’ net worth in FY2019 was Rs. 90,33,404. It does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
income
His total income for the financial year 2018-2019 was Rs. 16,60,255.
Facts/Trivia
- Since 1978, he has been elected as a provincial councilor eight times.
- In 2023, when Pashupati’s nephew, a Lok Sabha MP from Jammuj, announced his decision to contest from Hajipur, Paras claimed that he would not give up his Hajipur Lok Sabha seat to his nephew Chirag Paswan.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education