Naresh Chandra Agrawal is an Indian politician who was a member of the Rajya Sabha in India.

In 1997, he was forming member of Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress along with Jagdambika Pal, Rajeev Shukla and Shyam Sunder Sharma, Bacha Pathak and became Minister of Power in Kalyan Singh, Ram Prakash Gupta and Rajnath Singh governments.

Agarwal immediately got involved in controversy after he made derogatory remarks towards Bachchan's career choice.

Then Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Naresh Agarwal sparked a controversy over the brutal Mumbai gang-rape, saying that women needed to pay attention to their clothes to avoid being raped.

[12] Party (SP) MLA Naresh Agarwal sparked a controversy over the brutal Mumbai gang-rape, saying that women needed to pay attention to their clothes to avoid being raped.

In July 2017, Agarwal courted controversy by associating Hindu Gods with alcohol, while speaking on the issue of mob violence related with cow protection in the Rajya Sabha.

[13] Deputy Chairperson of the House P. J. Kurien said that the comments "per se derogatory and hurt the sentiments of the majority community and God as it is believed".