Aslam Shaikh | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 30 December 2019 | |
| Minister | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Guardian minister of Mumbai City District Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 09 January 2020 | |
| Constituency | Malad West |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2009 - present | |
| Constituency | Malad West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1972 Mumbai |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Rizwana |
| Alma mater | St. Anthony's High School, Year 1986 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Business, Social Workers. |
| Website | Official Website |
Aslam Shaikh is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress. He is serving as Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing the Malad West Assembly Constituency in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1][2] He serves as the textile minister in the Maha Vikas Aghadi cabinet.[3]
Positions held
- Maharashtra Legislative Assembly MLA
- Terms in office:2009-2014 ,2014-2019 & 2019-2024 "Aslam Shaikh admits to infighting within Congress's Mumbai unit". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.[4][5]
Controversy in seeking mercy for 1993 bomb blast convict
On 28 July 2015 Aslam Shaikh wrote a letter to then president of India Pranab Mukherjee seeking a mercy for 1993 bomb blast convict Yakub Memon.[6]
Outspokenness
Although Aslam Shaikh holds the textile ministry, he is vocal on a number of issues. During the second wave of Covid 19 in India, he asserted: "Some celebrities from the film industry and cricketers had mild symptoms or were asymptomatic, but they got themselves admitted to major private hospitals and occupied beds for longer periods."[3]
Criticizing the central government and the mainstream media for the biased reporting on 2020 Tablighi Jamaat COVID-19 hotspot in Delhi and Kumbh Mela in 2021 he said that the same people who accused the Tablighi Jamaat of spreading COVID-19 in the country have allowed thousands of people to gather at Kumbh Mela.[7]
References
- ↑ "Malad West (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Aslam Shaikh of INC WINS the Malad west constituency in Maharashtra Assembly Election 2014". newsreporter.in. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chitnis, Purva. "Some Celebs Occupied Beds Despite Mild Symptoms: Maharashtra Minister". NDTV.com. NDTV. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ "Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh suspended". oneindia.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Cong MLA Aslam Shaikh was not suspended, clarifies speaker". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Maharashtra Congress minister Aslam Shaikh in soup after his letter seeking mercy for Yakub Memon resurfaces". timesnownews.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ↑ "'They are same people who defamed Tablighi Jamaat': Maharashtra minister slams Kumbh Mela amid COVID-19 surge". Times Now Digital. Times Now. Retrieved 25 April 2021.