New Delhi, Mar 4: Raghuraj Pratap Singh who is popularly known as ‘Raja Bhaiya' is a law unto himself in his home district. His opponents call him ‘Kunda Ka Goonda' as he belongs to ‘Kunda' assembly constituency of Pratapgarh district in UP. His critics accuse him of using strong arm tactics and taking law into his hands for settling his personal and political scores.
He was elected as an independent member of UP Legislative Assembly for fifth time in a row from Kunda in 2012. He was facing 48 criminal cases when he was made Food and Civil Supplies ministry as well as prison department in Akhilesh Yadav led SP govt in 2012.
Raja Bhaiya had to resign from Akhilesh Yadav government on Monday over his alleged involvement in the murder of Kunda DSP Zia-ul-Haque. The DSP's wife has accused Raja Bhaiya of hatching the conspiracy of her husband's death.
Born in 1969, Raja Bhaiya belongs to Bhadri family (Oudh line) of Kunda, Uttar Pradesh.He is a law graduate from Lucknow University. In 1993, he won his first election from Kunda assembly constituency. In 1997, he grabbed the headlines when he supported the Kalyan Singh trust vote in assembly in the aftermath of withdrawal of support by Mayawati to the BJP government.
