Yaqub Qureishi
Yaqoob Qureshi is an Indian politician and a member of the cabinet of the Province of Uttar Pradesh.Biography
Quraishi was elected from the Meerut seat in 2007 as a UPUDF candidate. After this he changed his party to Bahujan Samaj Party. 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.. He lost t BJP Candidate Rajendra Agrawal.Controversy
He offered an $11 million reward for the death of cartoonists who drew cartoons that showed disrespect for Islam or the Muhammad.
After the 2015 shooting at the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris, he announced the prize to be taken in cash from him.
