Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Contents

• 1 Early and Personal life
• 2 Political career
• 3 Views
  • 31 Congress
  • 32 Muslims
  • 33 BJP and RSS
• 4 Books
• 5 References
• 6 Further reading
• 7 External links

Early and Personal life

Naqvi was born to AH Naqvi and Sakina Begum on 15 October 1957 at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, India4 He studied arts and mass communication5 Naqvi married Seema Naqvi, a Hindu by birth on 8 June 1983 and also has a son from the marriage46

Political career

Naqvi was jailed at the age of 17 in 1975 during the period of Emergency at the Naini Central Jail in Maharashtra due to his political activities As a student leader, he had also participated in the activities of the Janata Party7 Naqvi unsuccessfully contested elections for the legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh in 1980 as a candidate of Janata Party Secular He also contested elections as an independent candidate in 1980 Lok Sabha elections from the Ayodhya constituency7 He was elected to the 1998 Lok Sabha from Lok Sabha, and subsequently given the post of Minister of State for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government7

He was elected to Rajya Sabha in 20168

He became Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs on 26 May 2014 in Narendra Modi ministry9 After resignation of Najma Heptulla on 12 July 2016, he got independent charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs1011

Views

Congress

According to Naqvi, a "baseless" campaign had been started by Congress party to prevent Indian Muslims from joining the Bharatiya Janata Party Naqvi has also said that he does not harbour the allegations of Congress that as BJP came to power, there was nobody to cause riots against the minority community12

Muslims

Naqvi feels that Muslims don't desert other Muslims if they are given important posts in the Bharatiya Janata Party12 For the party to increase support amongst the Muslims; he opines that they should feel that they are "equal citizens of this country", and also "understand that the bill on Muslim Personal Law will not take away their right to practise their religion" In addition, the party should also make them aware of the works done by the Vajpayee government12

Naqvi has also said that there is "no justification" for the 2002 Gujarat riots13 In November 2015, when actor Aamir Khan said that he felt of leaving the country, Naqvi defended by saying that he had made the comment "in a hurry or maybe under influence from others"14

BJP and RSS

Naqvi has said that Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh are two "separate entities" and each of them has different views on different issues15 According to him RSS is a nationalist organization and not an "anti-national organisation" one16

Books

Naqvi has written three books - Syah 1991, Danga 1998 and Vaisali 20087

References

1. ^ http://aaftcom/schoolofmasscommunication/alumni/
2. ^ http://mynetainfo/ls2009/candidatephpcandidate_id=8639
3. ^ "A BJP candidate who believes in namaz and Hindu gods", Thaindian News, IANS, 5 May 2009 
4. ^ a b "Detailed Profile: Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi", Indiagovin 
5. ^ http://mukhtarabbasnaqviin/aboutaspx
6. ^ "‘Love jihad BJP’s Naqvi, Shahnawaz have Hindu wives’", The Times of India 
7. ^ a b c d "Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Muslim face of BJP, stages a comeback", The Economic Times, 9 November 2014 
8. ^ "Rajya Sabha polls: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Mahesh Poddar win in Jharkhand", The Indian Express, 11 June 2016 
9. ^ "Asaduddin Owaisi’s help to IS suspects will fuel terror: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi", The Indian Express, 4 July 2016 
10. ^ "Najma Heptulla, G M Siddeshwara resign from Modi Cabinet", India Today, 12 July 2016 
11. ^ "Why Najma Heptulla, G M Siddeswara were forced to quit Modi Cabinet", Business Standard, 13 July 2016 
12. ^ a b c "'Muslims have begun to feel that the campaign unleashed by the Congress against the BJP was totally baseless'" Rediff Retrieved 25 November 2015 
13. ^ "Q & A: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi" The Hindu Retrieved 25 November 2015 
14. ^ "Aamir may have been under someone's influence: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi" The Hindu 24 November 2015 Retrieved 25 November 2015 
15. ^ "BJP minority leader defends party" The Hindu 21 October 2000 Retrieved 25 November 2015 
16. ^ "Hindu or Muslim, if anyone tries to create atmosphere of fear, the public will reject them: Naqvi" The Indian Express 14 January 2015 Retrieved 25 November 2015 

Further reading

• Singh, Nahendra Kr, ed 2001 "Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi" Encyclopedia of Muslim Biography Volume 4: Muh–R APH Publishing p 124 ISBN 9788176482349 
• "Varun's extreme Hindutva stand cost us votes" Times of India TNN 20 June 2009 
• "People slam politicians; BJP leader calls them terrorists" IBN Live 2 December 2008 

External links

• Official website

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