Haribhushan Thakur

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]

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[1]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
ResidenceBihar
OccupationPolitician

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]

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