Yaqub Qureishi Explained

Haji Yaqoob Qureshi
Country:India
Party:Bahujan Samaj Party
Office:Former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Birth Date:1 January 1959
Residence:Meerut
Otherparty:Uttar Pradesh United Democratic Front

Haji Yaqoob Qureshi (born 1 January 1959) is an Indian politician who formerly served as a minister in the Uttar Pradesh Government. He was an elected MLA of the Bahujan Samaj Party.[1] He has 6 criminal cases against him and assets of more than 8 crores.[2]

Biography

Haji Yaqoob Quraishi was elected from the Meerut seat in 2007 as a UPUDF candidate. In 2012, he changed his party to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

In 2019, he contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election in the Meerut constituency.[3] He lost to BJP Candidate Rajendra Agrawal by 3000 votes.[4] [5]

2015 Charlie Hebdo shooting controversy

He offered an $11 million reward for the death of cartoonists who drew cartoons that showed disrespect for Islam or the Muhammad.[6] 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. News: RLD to field MP Jayant, Haji Yaqoob Qureshi. https://web.archive.org/web/20120127011942/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-19/lucknow/30642560_1_rashtriya-lok-dal-rld-sources-bsp-candidate. dead. January 27, 2012. 18 June 2012. The Times of India. Jan 19, 2012.
  2. Web site: Haji Mohammad Yaqoob(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- MEERUT(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: . 2024-02-23 . www.myneta.info.
  3. Web site: Haji Mohammad Yaqub(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- MEERUT SOUTH(MEERUT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. myneta.info. 2019-04-16.
  4. Web site: Election Commission of India.
  5. Web site: Meerut Lok Sabha Elections Result 2019: Winning Political Party, Candidate, Vote Share.
  6. News: Turbulence over cartoons . . Najmuddin A. Shaikh . 2006-02-22 . 2009-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212134817/http://dawn.com/2009/02/09/top4.htm . 2009-02-12 . dead.