Shafiqur Rahman Barq
Shafiqur Rahman Barq (born 11 July 1930) is an Indian politician belonging to the Samajwadi Party. He has been elected to Lok Sabha at various times from Moradabad as Samajwadi Party candidate and Sambhal, most recently in 2019.
Shafiqur Rahman Barq | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Satyapal Singh Saini |
| Constituency | Sambhal |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Gopal Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Satyapal Singh Saini |
| Constituency | Sambhal |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Chandra Vijay Singh |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Azharuddin |
| Constituency | Moradabad |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Mohammad Khan |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Vijay Singh |
| Constituency | Moradabad |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1985–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Shariyatulla |
| Succeeded by | Iqbal Mehmood |
| Constituency | Sambhal |
| In office 1974–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmood Hasan Khan |
| Succeeded by | Shariyatulla |
| Constituency | Sambhal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1930 Sambhal, United Provinces, British India (modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Other political affiliations | Bahujan Samaj Party from (2009_2014) |
| Alma mater | Agra University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Social worker, businessperson & politician |
Career
He has been three times Member of Parliament as Samajwadi Party candidate and in 2008 he joined Bahujan Samaj Party and won the 2009 Loksabha election from Sambhal. He again joined Samajwadi Party in Feb 2014 and contested 2014 Loksabha election from Sambhal constituency and lost the election.
He came into news after taking the oath as a member of Lok Sabha when he declared that Vande Mataram is against Islam and Muslims cannot follow it.[1]
He received widespread criticism for defending the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and equating it with India's own freedom struggle.[2][3]
References
- "Vande Mataram against Islam, says SP MP after taking oath in Lok Sabha". India Today.
- "Samajwadi MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq defends Taliban, says they want to run their own country". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- Maria Khan (18 August 2021). "Shafiqur Rahman Barq: Sedition case against Samajwadi Party MP for equating Taliban occupation of Afghanistan with India's freedom struggle | Bareilly News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2021.