History
He is the son of L. Ramalakshmamma and L.V. Rama Naidu, [7] a contractor. [1] He went into the family business after attending V R Siddhartha Engineering College,where he was suspended for 1 year. [1]
He married the daughter of politician Parvathaneni Upendra. He started two companies,one in the pig iron business and one in the power industry. [1]
In 2004,he ran for office in the Vijayawada district,the seat previously held by Father-in-law Upendra,and became a member of Parliament. [1] He has been a prominent anti-Telangana voice. [1] His company's headquarters have been moved to Delhi because the Hyderabad offices were deemed to be targets because of his anti-Telangana positions. [1]
On 13 February 2014,during a discussion of the Telangana Bill,L Rajagopal used pepper spray while on the floor which caused all the members of Parliament to vacate the building. He stated this was in "self-defence...I used the spray when I saw a colleague from a different party being manhandled". [8] He was suspended from Parliament by speaker Meira Kumar, [9] along with 4 other MPs. [10] Sharad Yadav,Janata Dal (United)'s President,called the actions "sedition". [10] Protests against his actions included burning Rajagopal effigy,and a boycott by lawyers in Warangal district. [11]
He tendered his resignation from Parliament in February 2014. [2]
Committee positions
While in Parliament,he has been on the following Committees:
- Committee on Urban Development
- Committee on Provision of Computers to Member of Lok Sabha,Offices of Political Parties and Officers of Lok Sabha Secretariat
- Committee on External Affairs
- Committee on Public Undertakings
- Committee on Home Affairs
- Consultative Committee for External Affairs
- Committee on Public Undertakings
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