K. Kavitha

Kalvakuntla Kavitha
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
2014
Preceded by Madhu Yashki
Constituency Nizamabad, Telangana
Personal details
Born (1978-03-13) 13 March 1978
Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India
(now in Telangana, India)
Nationality Indian
Political party Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Spouse(s)
  • Devanapalli Anil Kumar
    (m.2003–present)
Children 2
Parents K. Chandrashekar Rao,
K. Shobha
Residence Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Religion Hinduism
Website www.KalvakuntlaKavitha.org

Kalvakuntla Kavitha (born 13 March 1978) is an Indian Member of Parliament and Telangana Rashtra Samithi party member.[1] She is a daughter of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader K. Chandrasekhar Rao.[2] She was elected as the Chief Commissioner for Bharath Scouts and Guides in 2015.[3] On 15 July 2015, special Indian Postal covers of Kavitha came into existence on the occasion of Pushkaram.[4]

Political career

Kavitha runs a non-governmental organisation called Telangana Jagruthi.[5]

In the General Elections 2014, Kavitha was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from the Nizamabad constituency.[6]

Controversies

Her statement that both Telangana (as part of the Hyderabad state) and Jammu and Kashmir were "forcefully annexed" to India landed her in controversy. Sedition charges were filed against her in August 2014 by Hyderabad police, upon directions from a local court. [7][8] The complaint was made by K. Karunasagar, a local BJP convenor. She even said that few parts of Kashmir belonged to Pakistan and that Telangana and Kashmir were not part of India earlier.[9][10] Kavitha was booked under Sections 124A (Sedition), 153B (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration), 505 (Statements conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code for her anti-national remarks.[11] She justified her father KCR's praise of Nizam rule saying Nizam was a great ruler, some small things go wrong in everybody's rule.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.132. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  2. ↑ Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Re-evaluate all scripts: Kavitha. The Hindu (2010-06-02). Retrieved on 2013-10-03.
  3. ↑ Telangana State BSG 2015.
  4. ↑ "Official Postal Stamps Released". TNP LIVE. Hyderabad, India. 15 July 2015.
  5. ↑ ‘No one guides us in Parliament’
  6. ↑ "Telangana is born today, K Chandrasekhar Rao to be sworn in as first CM". Financial Express. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  7. ↑ TRS MP Kavitha booked for sedition for saying J&K and Telangana forcefully annexed to India
  8. ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bjp-pulls-up-telangana-cm-kcr-for-praising-last-nizam-of-hyderabad-congress-plays-safe-2049085
  9. ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kcr-kavitha-booked-hyderabad-sedition-anti-national-rant/1/376541.html
  10. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jammu-kashmir-telangana-not-parts-india-says-trs-mp-kavitha-606663
  11. ↑ http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2014-08-11/Kavitha-faces-sedition-charges-for-anti-national-remarks/104678
  12. ↑ http://www.asianage.com/india/hyderabad-liberation-day-bjp-labels-cm-betrayer-telangana-history-828
  13. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/telangana-bjp-calls-trs-cm-chandrasekhar-rao-betrayers-of-history-heritage-3030807/
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