Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Prime Narendra Modi speaking to the media ahead of the Budget Session 2015.jpg
Naqvi (right), with Narendra Modi and Venkaiah Naidu, outside Parliament.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
Assumed office
26 May 2014
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
Assumed office
5th July 2010
Constituency Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1957-10-15) 15 October 1957 (age 67)
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s) Seema Naqvi
Children 1
Religion Shia Islam[1]

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (<phonos file="Mokhtar Abbas Naqvi pronunciation.ogg">pronunciation</phonos> is the vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs.

Early and Personal life

Naqvi was born to AH Naqvi and Sakina Begum on 15 October 1957 at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] He studied arts and law at the Allahabad University.[3] Naqvi married Seema Naqvi, Hindu on 8 June and also has a son from the marriage.[2][4]

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 Party.[5] 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 constituency.[5] 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 government.[5]

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 community.[6]

Muslims

Naqvi feels that Muslims don't desert other Muslims if they are given important posts in the Bharatiya Janata Party.[6] 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 government.[6]

Naqvi has also said that there is "no justification" for the 2002 Gujarat riots.[7] 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".[8]

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 issues.[9] According to him RSS is a nationalist organization and not an "anti-national organisation" one.[10]

Books

Naqvi has written three books - Syah (1991), Danga (1998) and Vaisali (2008).[5]

References

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Further reading

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External links

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