Aftab Ahmed | |
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Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2 November 2019 –12 September 2024 | |
Governor | Bandaru Dattatreya |
Speaker | Gian Chand Gupta |
Leader of the Opposition | Bhupinder Singh Hooda |
Minister of Transport, Government of Haryana | |
In office 20 October 2013 –27 October 2014 | |
Additional Ministry and Departments |
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Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 24 October 2019 | |
Preceded by | Zakir Hussain |
Constituency | Nuh |
In office 22 October 2009 –15 October 2014 | |
Preceded by | Habib Ur Rehman |
Succeeded by | Zakir Hussain |
Constituency | Nuh |
Personal details | |
Born | Village Dhouj,Faridabad,India [1] | 27 January 1966
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Parent | Khurshid Ahmed |
Education | B. Com,LLB |
Alma mater | Punjab University |
Occupation | Businessman,farmer and lawyer |
Chaudhary Aftab Ahmed is an Indian politician,who has served as the Deputy Leader of Opposition of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from 2019 to 2024. He has also served as the Minister of Transport,Tourism,Printing &Stationery in the Government of Haryana and as the Vice-President of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee. [2] [3] He is a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Nuh constituency since 2019.
Aftab Ahmed was born to Khurshid Ahmed and Firdos Begum. He has two brothers and one sister. His father was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly from Punjab in 1962,from Nuh Assembly,Haryana in 1968,from Taoru Assembly,Haryana in 1977 and again from Nuh Assembly in 1987 and 1996. His father served as Cabinet Minister thrice in the Government of Haryana and was later elected as Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha in a bypoll election. [2] His grandfather Chaudhary Kabir Ahmed was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nuh Assembly,Haryana in 1975 and from Taoru Assembly,Haryana in 1982.
He married Memuna Sultan and has three children. He did B.Com. from GGDSD College Chandigarh,Punjab University and LLB from MDU,Rohtak. [2]
He started his political career in 1991 from Taoru and in 2013 he was inducted into the cabinet as transport minister. [4] [5] He has served Indian National Congress at organisational level in different capacities and also as chief whip of the Congress Legislature Party. [6]
He served as the Deputy Leader of Opposition of Haryana from November 2019 to September 2024.
The 1993 Mewat riots in the southern region of Haryana's Gurgaon district (modern-day Nuh district) erupted following the demolition of the Babri Masjid,triggering violence between the region's Meo Muslim community and Hindus. The unrest began on December 7,1992,after rumors spread that Hindus in Nuh were celebrating the mosque's demolition,leading to Muslim mobs attacking Hindu temples in Nuh,Punhana,and Pinangwan. [7]
The violence,reportedly instigated by Aftab's father,Khurshid Ahmed,involved hired youth who ransacked and burned temples,and even committed atrocities like burning a cow alive. The police's delayed response escalated tensions,resulting in indiscriminate raids and alleged abuses against the Meo community,with many villagers fleeing their homes. [7]
Tayyab Husain,and his son Zakir Hussain,who was an MLA from the neighboring Taoru constituency,were also implicated by some in the Muslim community. They were political rivals of Khurshid Ahmed and Aftab Ahmed and were accused of exploiting the situation to expand their influence among the Meos. [7]
Politicians Aftab Ahmed and his father Khurshid Ahmed,were booked for instigating the riots and went into hiding,while former minister Tayyab Hussain and his son Zakir Hussain,an MLA from Taoru,were accused by some of exploiting the situation for political gain. Both communities were left distrustful of the police,who were widely criticized for their handling of the situation,and the region,previously peaceful,was deeply scarred by the violence. [7]
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