Usha Thakur

Usha Thakur
Usha Thakur
	Usha in 2013
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Adhyatm, Madhya Pradesh Government
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 July 2020
Chief Minister	Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Preceded by	Vijayalaxmi Sadho,; Surendra Singh Baghel
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 2018
Preceded by	Kailash Vijayvargiya
Constituency	Mhow
Majority	97,009 (49.86%)
	In office; 2013 – December 2018
Succeeded by	Akash Vijayvargiya
Constituency	Indore-3
	In office; 2003–2008
Succeeded by	Sudarshan Gupta
Constituency	Indore-1
Personal details
Born	3 February 1966 (age 58); Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence	Indore

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Usha Thakur (born 3 February 1966) is an Indian politician and a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. She belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. She is the current Cabinet Minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh.^[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Usha Thakur was born in Indore in an average middle-class family. She developed interest in poetry and Hindi literature from childhood and later pursued an M.A. in History. She also sings Bhajan in religious ceremonies and is very vocal on her views on women.^[2]

Controversies[edit]

Usha Thakur courted controversy by supporting banning of Muslim youths from Navratra Garba venues, alleging that Muslim youths court Hindu girls with a ploy to convert them to Islam. She also urged all the garba organizers in her constituency to verify the identities of all the entrants using their voter IDs.^[3]^[4]

On 25 September 2015, she said that Muslims should sacrifice their sons instead of goats if they value the qurbani festival.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ "MP cabinet expansion: 28 Ministers join Shivraj Singh Chouhan's team". ANI News. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
↑ "I dream to make every woman self-reliant: BJP candidate Usha Thakur". Dnaindia.com. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
↑ "Garba venues should only allow Hindus, says BJP MLA Usha Thakur". Deccanchronicle.com. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
↑ "Keep Muslim men off garba venues to stop love jihad: BJP MLA". Indianexpress.com. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
↑ "Sacrifice your sons, not goats: BJP MLA to Muslims". Indianexpress.com. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

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[1] "MP cabinet expansion: 28 Ministers join Shivraj Singh Chouhan's team". ANI News. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[2] "I dream to make every woman self-reliant: BJP candidate Usha Thakur". Dnaindia.com. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[3] "Garba venues should only allow Hindus, says BJP MLA Usha Thakur". Deccanchronicle.com. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[4] "Keep Muslim men off garba venues to stop love jihad: BJP MLA". Indianexpress.com. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[5] "Sacrifice your sons, not goats: BJP MLA to Muslims". Indianexpress.com. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

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