D. Vedavyas Kamath

D. Vedavyas Kamath
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2018
Preceded byJohn Richard Lobo
ConstituencyMangalore City South
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

D. Vedavyas Kamath is an Indian politician belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP). He was elected to the 15th Karnataka Assembly from Mangaluru City South constituency in Dakshina Kannada.[1]

Early life

Kamath was born on December 7, 1977, in Kundapur to D. Vaman Kamath and Tara V. Kamath. He has four siblings. He completed his primary and high school education in Canara School. He completed his BCom from Canara College, Mangalore.

Career

Kamath is from Gaud Saraswat Brahmin community and he is a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliated to Sangh Parivar. Kamath served for a year as the general secretary of the Mangalore South BJP unit. In 2017, he was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly of Mangalore City South Assembly constituency in 2018 and he retained the constituency in the 2023 elections too.[2]

He is the director of Bhuvanendra Cooperative Bank Mangalore.[3] He has served as director of the Digantha Press. He has also renovated the Siddapura Venkataramana Education Trust at Kundapura.

Social Work

Kamath is the founder of Sevanjali Charitable Trust which is involved in educational support, financial support and elderyl support in Karavalli. He's actively involved in Hindu religious event and culture promotion such as Padavinangadi Ganeshostsava, Anna Santarpane by Mangala Cashew industries, Bhatkala Ganapathi temple, Car street Venkatramana Temple, etc.

Controversies

There are several allegations of communal polarization levelled against Kamat.[4] In 2023, Kamath forced Gerosa School Management to remove a teacher and also urged Hindu parents not to admit their children to Christian Missionary Schools [5] and also used schoolchildren to slogan against the school which is a punishable offence. In this regard, an FIR was registered against him for which he had to move court and secure anticipatory bail from getting arrested. [6]

In 2016, a close associate of Kamath and leader of NaMo brigade named Naresh Shenoy was the prime accused in the murder of RTI activist Vinayak Baliga during March, 2016 at Kodialbail.[7] The RTI activist has raised questions involving misappropriation of funds related to a temple in city and involvements of Sevanjali Trust in shady land deals[8][9]

He was also accused of interfering into vaccination processes during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout [10] and was also stated to have taken credit for work done by John Richard Lobo. [11] In 2024, the Democratic Youth Federation of India have raised allegations against Kamat over Transferable development rights(TDR) scam in Vamanjoor.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Elected Representatives | District Dakshina Kannada, Government of Karnataka | India". Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Karnataka election 2023 results: List of winners from Dakshina Kannada constituencies. BJP wins 6 seats, Congress gets 2". Hindustan Times. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "M'lore: Bhuvanendra Swami Vividdodesha Souhardha Sahakari Launched". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (21 August 2024). "Congress files complaint against Mangaluru City South MLA". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 December 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (12 February 2024). "Mangaluru MLA says it is time for parents to consider not admitting their children to schools managed by Christian missionaries". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 February 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Correspondent, Special (20 February 2024). "Anticipatory Bail Granted to MLAs Vedvyas and Dr Bharat in Gerosa School Protest Case". Mangalorean.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Mangaluru: Two years since Vinayak Baliga murder – family still waits for justice". daijiworld.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  8. ^ M, Raghava (25 December 2016). "'Baliga had accused Naresh Shenoy of links with theft'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  9. ^ "FIRA chief questions Kamath over Baliga murder". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  10. ^ "MLA refutes charge that he interfered in vaccination process". The Hindu. 11 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Mangaluru: MLA Vedavyas Kamath taking credit for projects sanctioned under my tenure - J R Lobo". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  12. ^ Bharathi, Vartha. "DYFI accuses Mangaluru MLA Vedavyasa Kamath of TDR scam". english.varthabharati.in. Retrieved 19 December 2024.



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