Usha Thakur

Usha Thakur

Usha in 2013
Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
for Indore-1
In office
2003–2008
Preceded by Asswin Joshi
Personal details
Born (1966-02-03) 3 February 1966
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence Indore
Religion Hinduism

Usha Thakur (born 3 February 1966) is an Indian politician and a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. She belongs to Bhartiya Janta Party.[1]

Early life and education

Usha Thakur was born in Indore in an average middle-class family. She developed interest in poetry and Hindi literature from childhood and later perceived M.A. in History. She also sings Bhajan in religious ceremonies and is very vocal on her views on women.[2]

Controversies

Usha Thakur stunned many people when she openly came in support of banning Muslim youths from Navratra Garba venues, alleging that Muslim youths court Hindu girls with a ploy to convert them to Islam. She also urged all the garba organizers in her constituency to verify the identities of all the entrants using their voter ids. She was severely criticized by the opposition and public for her views.[3][4]

She sparked controversy again on 25 September 2015, when said that Muslims should sacrifice their sons instead of goats if they valued the qurbani festival.[5]


References

Preceded by
 Member of legislative assembly from Indore
2003 – 2008 		Succeeded by
Current Incumbent
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