Nazir Ahmad Laway

Nazir Ahmad Laway (born 5 November 1963 in Hanad Chawalgam, Kulgam district in India) is the Member of Parliament representing the state of Jammu & Kashmir in Rajya Sabha. [1]

Nazir Ahmed Laway
Member of Parliament

Rajya Sabha

Jammu and Kashmir
Assumed office
16 February 2015
ConstituencyJammu and Kashmir
Personal details
Born (1963-11-05) 5 November 1963
Hanad Chawalgam, Kulgam, Jammu & Kashmir
Political partyNo Party
Spouse(s)Parveena Nazir
Children3
ProfessionPolitician

He was elected to Rajya Sabha from state of Jammu and Kashmir on the ticket of JKPDP in February 2015. He is also believed to have developed close connections with top Politicians in New-Delhi.[2]

He is concentrating on the development of infrastructure at educational institutions and Hospitals in the state. He has also contributed the major amount of his MPLAD fund for developing rural electrification in Kashmir. He is considered to be a proactive politician and the only Member of Parliament from state who continuously moving to every Village. He is easily accessible to the people and has set an example of moving in constituency while shunning the VIP culture.

He has raised the issue of Kashmir in Parliament on various occasions. He has sought for a political solution to Kashmir Issue. He attained infamy on 5 August 2019 due to his protest against abrogation of article 370. He tore up the constitution of India and was promptly escorted out of the parliament by marshals at Rajya Sabha[3].

On 1 November, he was expelled through an anonymous press release from J&KPDP for anti-party activities as he attended the swearing-in ceremony of first Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu. [4]

References
  1. "Nazir Ahmad Laway". Facebook.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. "PDP leader Nazir Ahmad Laway wins seat in J&K Rajya Sabha election". NewsWala.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. "PDP MP: 'What we have torn is just a book, BJP has torn the Constitution'". The Indian Express. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. "PDP expels Laway for attending swearing-in of L-G".


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