Gandhinagar: Abhay Bhardwaj and Ramila Bara are two candidates of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat. As per the strength of BJP in State assembly, both candidates will win comfortably.

Abhay Bhardwaj is leading criminal lawyer based in Rajkot. He is active in party’s legal cell. Bhardwaj is former chief of Rajkot Bar Association. He is founder of Parshuram Yuva Sanstha. Bhardwaj had been a member of Law Commission. He belongs to Brahmin community. Bhardwaj had contested assembly election from Rajkot as independent candidate in year 1995.

Ramilaben Bara was MLA and Chairman of Tribal Development Corporation. She was BJP candidate for Khedbrahma seat in North Gujarat during 2017 general elections of Gujarat assembly. She had won assembly by-poll in same Khedbrahma seat in year 2004. Ramilaben has been the Vice President of Gujarat BJP for three terms. She had been guardian of party for Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation. A tribal woman from Sabarkantha district, she started her career assistant teacher in Vijaynagar. After passing GPSC exam for class-2 post in government she worked in Ahmedabad and later in secretariat in Gandhinagar as class-1 officer. She became Deputy Secretary and took voluntary retirement in year 2002 to play a role as active BJP worker.

Abhay Ganpatram Bharadwaj

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

-Born into a primary school teacher’s family on 2nd April, 1954 in Uganda, Africa

– In 1969, was forced to leave Uganda and shift to Rajkot, India with family due to Civil War

– Being the eldest son, began working at the age of 16 as a journalist in Rajkot to fulfill family needs.

– Married to Alka Abhaykumar Bharadwaj in the year 1984

– Father to three children namely Ashka, Amruta, and Ansh

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

– B.A., LL.B.

– Enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Gujarat in 1980

EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL

– Ex-Member, Law Commission of India

– Member, Search-cum-Selection Committee for selection to the post of Presiding Officer, Central Government Industrial Tribunal

– Founder and managing partner, Abhay Bharadwaj & Associates

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY (JANA SANGH)

– Swayamsevak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with a Sangh Aayu of more than 40 years

– General Secretary, Janata Yuva Morcha , Gujarat Pradesh (1978-80)

– General Secretary, Janata Party, Rajkot Mahanagar (1978-80)

– National Executive Committee Member, Janata Yuva Morcha

KEY PRACTICE AREAS

MEMBER, 21st LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA

– Contributed towards the drafting of legislations such as Triple Talak,Uniform Civil Code, etc.

– Offered dissenting opinions in various reports of the law commission.

– Suggested law to protect Indian women from NRI husbands and proposed husbands.

– Suggested many amendments in the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, Evidence Act, and other related legislations.

LITIGATION

– Experience of over 35 years in almost all type of litigation work with a dedicated team of over 60 lawyers.

– Experience of handling large number of cases of offences relating to body, cheating, forgery etc. under Indian Penal Code, cases under The Negotiable Instruments Act, The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Trademarks Act, SARFAESI Act and allied criminal and civil laws in District Courts, Gujarat High Court and Supreme Court of India

– Experience in representing various Multinational Companies, Educational Institutions, Corporations, Hotels etc. in commercial litigation before District Courts, High Courts and Supreme Court of India.

– Pro-bono represented 69 accused in the Gulbarg Society Massacre Case – epicenter of 2002 Gujarat riots – and got acquittal for most of the innocent accused.

– Drafted and represented several PILs including Wildlife trust’s PIL challenging translocation of Lion from Gujarat (Gir) to Madhya-Pradesh (Kuno) and got stay from Supreme Court.

– Currently representing the Government of Gujarat, as Special Public Prosecutor in the controversial Jayanti Bhanushali murder case and Pradeep Sharma anti-corruption case.

– The clientele varies from MNC to poor litigants (who are being represented pro-bono).

SELECT PRESENTATIONS & HONOURS

– Winner of Award by Uganda Government for best student at the age of thirteen.

– Joined as press reporter in Jansata, a regional newspaper, at the age of seventeen and was made Desk-editor at the age of 18, the youngest Deskeditor
in history of India .

– Honoured by Bar Council of India for the only National Legal Clinic out of State capital.

– Authored book on criminal acts namely “Criminal Major Acts” published by Kamla Publication, the book being reprinted in three editions.

– Many of his associates are adoring the Bench at various levels and have been designated Senior Counsels in High Courts.

– Have been a permanent visiting faculty in Universities and other institutions for educating young lawyers and law students with latest developments in law.

CONTACT DETAILS: Abhay Bharadwaj & Associates, “Suyog”, Opp. Lodhawad Police Chowki, S.V.P. Road, Rajkot-360001 (Gujarat). Tel: (91-281) 2231601; Fax: (91-281) 2236514 Mobile: (91) 98242 80140 Email: [email protected]

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