Raja Pateriya is a senior leader of the Madhya Pradesh Congress. Earlier he had also been an MLA and a minister.
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He won from the Hatta assembly constituency in 1998. From 1998 to 2003, he was a cabinet minister in Digvijay Singh's government.
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He is in the limelight for his controversial statement on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Raja has been embroiled in controversy by allegedly making a provocative statement about the 'murder' of PM Modi. BJP leaders and supporters have expressed strong opposition to the statement.
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Raja has been arrested. However, Congress leader Raja has clarified that his statement was meant to defeat PM Modi.
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MP police have registered a case against Pateriya under different sections. The BJP was demanding that strict action should be taken against Pateriya.