Tariq Anwar (politician)

Tariq Anwar
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Katihar
In office
16 May 2014 – 28 September 2018
In office
1980–1989
In office
1996–1999
Member of the Rajya Sabha
for Maharashtra
In office
2004–2014
Personal details
Born (1951-01-16) 16 January 1951
Patna, Bihar, India
Political party Nationalist Congress Party (1999-2018)
Other political
affiliations		 Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Hena Anwar
Children 1 Son & 4 Daughters
Residence Katihar, Bihar

Tariq Anwar (born 16 January 1951) is the former general secretary of the Nationalist Congress Party of India.

In 1999, Tariq Anwar along with Sharad Pawar and P A Sangma broke away from Congress (I), in protest of a person of foreign origin (Sonia Gandhi) being appointed as president of Congress party and formed Nationalist Congress Party.[1]

As of September 28, 2018, he left the Nationalist Congress Party due to disagreements with Party President Sharad Pawar with whom he had founded the party.

Career

His political career started from Indian National Congress, as a student leader. He contested his first Lok Sabha election from Katihar Parliamentary constituency on a Congress ticket in 1977 which he lost. But he won the 1980 Lok Sabha Election from Katihar. He has been the National President of Indian Youth Congress.In 1989, Tariq was offered the post of a [2] cabinet rank with[3] Finance portfolio in the substance of deputy Chief Minister in the Bihar Cabinet, headed by veteran Satyendra Narain Sinha.

NCP chose to be part of Indian National Congress controlled UPA's federal government of India, from 2004-2014 (2 terms). On 28 October 2012, he was appointed Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing of the Government of India.[4]

In 1999, Tariq Anwar along with Sharad Pawar and P A Sangma broke away from Congress (I), in protest of a person of foreign origin (Sonia Gandhi) being anointed president of Congress party and have formed Nationalist Congress Party.

He was a Member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He has been Member of Lok Sabha several times from Katihar Parliamentary constituency .

References

  1. ↑ "Britannica article about NCP".
  2. ↑ http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99may23/edit.htm
  3. ↑ https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/opposition-confident-no-trust-1502666185.html
  4. ↑ "Press Communique, Release ID:88654". 28 October 2012.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Sharad Pawar		 Leader of the Nationalist Congress Party in the 16th Lok Sabha
2014–present		 Incumbent
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