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Haribhushan Thakur

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Haribhushan Thakur
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byFaiyaz Ahmad
ConstituencyBisfi
In office
2005–2010
Preceded byShakeel Ahmed
Succeeded byFaiyaz Ahmad
ConstituencyBisfi
Personal details
Born (1969-01-30) 30 January 1969 (age 55)[1]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
ResidenceBihar
OccupationPolitician

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

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Haribhushan Thakur Election Result Bisfi Live: Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election Results 2020 Haribhushan Thakur Bisfi Seat". News18. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Haribhushan Thakur(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- BISFI(MADHUBANI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Haribhushan Thakur Election Results 2020: News, Votes, Results of Bihar Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ "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.