Anjali Anish Damania is an Indian anti-corruption activist and politician.
19 Facts About Anjali Damania
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Anjali Damania was the convener of Maharashtra state unit of Aam Admi Party.
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Anjali Damania came into the limelight in 2012, after she accused the Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari of having a business partnership with the Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar.
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Anjali Damania unsuccessfully contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Nagpur, as an AAP candidate against Gadkari.
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Anjali Damania has filed several PIL's against powerful politicians like Chhagan Bhujbal and Eknath Khadse.
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Anjali Damania accused Khadse of misuse of office and corruption on his Bhosari MIDC land grabbing matter.
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Anjali Damania went on hunger strike against Khadse and demanded probe.
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Anjali Damania filed the RTI queries to know more about the project.
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Anjali Damania found that the cost of the project had escalated from 560 million to 3.28 billion in just one month after the contract was awarded.
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Anjali Damania noticed similar cost escalations in other projects: the Kalu dam in Thane district, the Balganga dam in Raigad district and the Shai dam in the Thane district.
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Anjali Damania alleged that Gadkari told her that he had a business relationship with Sharad Pawar, and therefore, he would not pursue the case.
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Anjali Damania alleged that Gadkari tried to prevent the BJP leader Kirit Somaiya from filing a PIL against the scam.
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Anjali Damania refused to back out from her charges against Gadkari.
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Girase announced that Anjali Damania had provided inadequate proof of being a farmer for purchasing the land.
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Anjali Damania stated that she had followed all the legal processes required for changing the land use, and was being targeted for exposing the government corruption.
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Anjali Damania joined the India Against Corruption movement of Anna Hazare in 2011.
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Anjali Damania secured 69,081 votes, finishing fourth and losing her deposit.
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Anjali Damania lost to former BJP president Nitin Gadkari who secured 587,767 votes.
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Anjali Damania obtained a diploma in Medical lab Technology from Premlila Vithaldas Polytechnic, Mumbai and later a Fellowship in Medical Laboratory Technology.