Ramesh Tawadkar

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Ramesh Tawadkar
Speaker of
Poinguinim
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPolitician

Ramesh Tawadkar is an Indian politician who serves as the Speaker and member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Canacona constituency.[2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3]

Ministry

He is a minister in the Laxmikant Parsekar-led government in Goa. While serving as sports and youth minister of Goa, Tawadkar was criticized in 2015 for remarks he made about the LGBT community.[4][5]

Portfolios

He is in charge of

  • Agriculture[6]
  • Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services.[7][8]
  • Tribal Welfare
  • Sports and Youth Affairs.[9][10]

External links

References

  1. ^ The Hindu, Special (29 March 2022). "BJP's Ramesh Tawadkar elected Speaker of the Goa Assembly". Archived from the original on 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Ramesh Tawadkar (Winner) CANACONA (SOUTH GOA)". myneta.info. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Anna Hazare, BJP MLA get legal lessons over PILs - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Goa minister Ramesh Tawadkar does a U-turn on LGBT remarks, says he was misquoted". indiatoday.intoday.in. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Yoga, cocaine and cycling: Dear Goa minister Tawadkar, here are 7 ways to cure gays". firstpost.com. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  6. ^ "I encouraged youth to take up agriculture: Tawadkar". navhindtimes.in. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Animal Husbandry Minister Ramesh Tawadkar". indiatoday.intoday.in. June 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Tawadkar hints at govt intervention in Goa Dairy functioning". navhindtimes.in. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Rs 300 cr sports infrastructure for National Games: Tawadkar". navhindtimes.in. July 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  10. ^ "1,000 Goan farmers to benefit from new initiatives: Tawadkar". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. September 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.