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'''Haji Yaqoob Qureshi''' (born | '''Haji Yaqoob Qureshi''' (born 1 January 1959) is a former [[Indian people|Indian]] politician and a member of the cabinet of the Province of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He is elected former MLA of Bahujan Samaj Party.<ref name=toi_election>{{cite news|title=RLD to field MP Jayant, Haji Yaqoob Qureshi|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-19/lucknow/30642560_1_rashtriya-lok-dal-rld-sources-bsp-candidate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127011942/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-19/lucknow/30642560_1_rashtriya-lok-dal-rld-sources-bsp-candidate|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 27, 2012|access-date=18 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=Jan 19, 2012}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Quraishi was elected from the Meerut seat in 2007 as a UPUDF candidate. After this he changed his party to [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP). In 2012 he again changed his party to [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] after he was denied a ticket for election from BSP. {{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} | Quraishi was elected from the Meerut seat in 2007 as a UPUDF candidate. After this he changed his party to [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP). In 2012, he again changed his party to [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] after he was denied a ticket for election from BSP. {{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} | ||
He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from [[Meerut]] on [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] ticket.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=99|title=Haji Mohammad Yaqub(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- MEERUT SOUTH(MEERUT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate | He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from [[Meerut]] on [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] ticket.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=99|title=Haji Mohammad Yaqub(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- MEERUT SOUTH(MEERUT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=myneta.info|access-date=2019-04-16}}</ref> He lost t BJP Candidate [[Rajendra Agrawal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/trends/statewiseS246.htm|title = Election Commission of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/meerut-lok-sabha-election-results-2019|title = Meerut Lok Sabha Elections Result 2019: Winning Political Party, Candidate, Vote Share}}</ref> | ||
==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
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Haji Yaqoob Qureshi (born 1 January 1959) is a former Indian politician and a member of the cabinet of the Province of Uttar Pradesh. He is elected former MLA of Bahujan Samaj Party.[1]
Biography
Quraishi was elected from the Meerut seat in 2007 as a UPUDF candidate. After this he changed his party to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). In 2012, he again changed his party to Rashtriya Lok Dal after he was denied a ticket for election from BSP.[citation needed]
He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Meerut on BSP ticket.[2] He lost t BJP Candidate Rajendra Agrawal.[3][4]
Controversy
He offered an $11 million reward for the death of cartoonists who drew cartoons that showed disrespect for Islam or the Muhammad.[5] After the 2015 shooting at the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris, he announced the prize to be taken in cash from him.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "RLD to field MP Jayant, Haji Yaqoob Qureshi". The Times of India. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ↑ "Haji Mohammad Yaqub(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- MEERUT SOUTH(MEERUT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India".
- ↑ "Meerut Lok Sabha Elections Result 2019: Winning Political Party, Candidate, Vote Share".
- ↑ Najmuddin A. Shaikh (22 February 2006). "Turbulence over cartoons". Dawn. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.