Swami Sachchidanand Hari Sakshi Ji Maharaj, also known as Sakshi Maharaj, is a political and religious leader associated with Bhartiya Janta Party. He is the incumbent Member of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao Lok Sabha constituency. He was born on January 12, 1956, in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, to Atmanandji Maharaj Premi and Madalasa Devi Lodhi.
He started his political career as a member of the BJP and won the Lok Sabha elections of 1991, 1996, and 1998. He was denied a ticket for the 1999 Lok Sabha elections by BJP, resulting in him joining the Samajwadi Party. He returned to the BJP in 2012 and went on to contest and win the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Unnao.
He has been accused of criminal activities such as murder, rape and corruption, and has served several jail terms. He has a number of criminal cases pending against him in court, including the charges for instigating the crowd to demolish Babri Masjid.
November 21, 2021 8:02 pm
The Unnao MP also categorically stated that there is no connection between the announcement of repealing the farm laws with the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
August 30, 2020 9:13 pm
The MP from Unnao seat in Uttar Pradesh was "forcibly" placed under 14-day home quarantine at Shanti Bhavan Ashram for allegedly not intimating the state administration about his arrival to the district to take part in a programme.
June 06, 2019 2:41 am
“MP Sakshi Maharaj visited jail around 12.30 pm and stayed inside for nearly half an hour. He had discussions with us about the condition of the jail and also met MLA Kuldeep Singh for around two minutes,” said superintendent, Sitapur district jail, D C Mishra.
June 05, 2019 9:41 pm
Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a BJP MLA from Unnao, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in April last year for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl.
June 03, 2019 11:58 am
"Mamata Banerjee gets irritated, put people behind bars, abuse them and conspires against those who say 'Jai Shri Ram", BJP MP from Unnao Sakshi Maharaj said.
April 13, 2019 8:32 am
Contacted by The Indian Express, Sakshi Maharaj denied that he made the comments. "I have not said anything like this. I have also heard from somewhere. I don't know what is being shown on TV. I am busy with the election," he said.
November 28, 2018 4:20 am
Investigating officer of the Unnao case, sub-inspector Shyam Pal, said, “As per the complaint, the caller identified himself as Ali Akhlauni and claimed to be a member of the D-Company.”
October 08, 2018 4:28 pm
The Unnao MP also attacked Gandhi for undertaking Mansarovar Yatra in early September this year, allegedly without maintaining "purity". "Darshan is not justified after having non-veg foods," said Sakshi Maharaj.
April 16, 2018 7:02 pm
Photographs showing the 62-year-old Unnao MP accepting an idol of Lord Ganesh were put on the social media while TV channels too aired visuals of the event.
May 30, 2017 1:35 pm
"Babar was a foreigner who had nothing to do with India, media should not repeatedly call it 'Babri'. It is Ram Janmbhoomi", said Sakshi Maharaj.
June 22, 2020 7:09 pm
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