Yaqub Qureishi

Yaqoob Qureshi is an Indian politician and a member of the cabinet of the Province of Uttar Pradesh.[1]

Haji Mohammed Yakub Qureishi
Personal details
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party

Biography

Quraishi was elected from the Meerut seat in 2007 as a UPUDF candidate. After this he changed his party to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). In 2012 he again changed his party to Rashtriya Lok Dal after he was denied a ticket for election from BSP.

He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Meerut on BSP ticket.[2]. He lost t BJP Candidate Rajendra Agrawal.[3][4]

Controversy

He offered an $11 million reward for the death of cartoonists who drew cartoons that showed disrespect for Islam or the Muhammad.[5] After the 2015 shooting at the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris, he announced the prize to be taken in cash from him. [1]

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