Haribhushan Thakur | |
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| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2020–2025 | |
| Preceded by | Faiyaz Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Asif Ahmed |
| Constituency | Bisfi |
| In office 2005–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Shakeel Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Faiyaz Ahmad |
| Constituency | Bisfi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-01-30) 30 January 1969[1] |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Haribhushan Thakur is an Indian politician from Bihar and a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Thakur won the Bisfi Assembly constituency on the BJP ticket in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[2][3][4]
Controversy
Thakur is known for making controversial remarks.[5] In February 2022, citing the creation of Pakistan after the Partition of India, he told media that Muslims should be deprived of their voting rights. His party leadership distanced themselves from his remarks and referred to them as his personal opinions. Opposition parties created a commotion in the assembly over his comments, Thakur stated to the media that his statement was aimed at Muslim MLAs who refuse to sing Vande Matram.[5][6]
References
- "बिहार विधान सभा सचिवालय - सप्तदश बिहार विधान सभा मे माननीय सदस्यों की जन्म तिथि एवं टर्मवार सूची" (PDF). Bihar Vidhan Sabha (in Hindi). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2023.
- "Haribhushan Thakur Election Result Bisfi Live: Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election Results 2020 Haribhushan Thakur Bisfi Seat". News18. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "Haribhushan Thakur(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- BISFI(MADHUBANI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "Haribhushan Thakur Election Results 2020: News, Votes, Results of Bihar Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "Bihar BJP MLA says take away Muslims' voting rights, gets party notice". The Indian Express. 26 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- "Furore in Bihar Assembly over BJP MLA's remark against Muslims". Deccan Herald. 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.