Mohammad Akbar Lone

Mohammad Akbar Lone is an Indian politician. He serves the state of Jammu and Kashmir and belongs to the National Conference political party. He was a cabinet minister in the Omar Abdullah government and had portfolio of higher education.[1]

Mohammad Akbar Lone
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byMuzaffar Hussain Baig
ConstituencyBaramulla
Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2013
Minister, Hr. Education, Government of Jammu & Kashmir
In office
2013–2014
Deputy Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
2002–2008
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
2002–2018
Personal details
Political partyJammu and Kashmir National Conference
EducationAligarh Muslim University (B.A. LLB)

In 2019, he won the Lok Sabha seat from Baramulla, in a four-cornered contest involving the PDP, BJP, Congress and five other candidates.[2]

After the Union government revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, he teamed up with fellow Lok Sabha MP, Justice Hasnain Masoodi, to file a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the revocation.[3]

Controversy

Lone is known for his outspoken attitude. He reportedly used abusive language against PDP MLA Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari when he served as speaker of Kashmir's assembly.[4][5] Previously he accused PDP president and opposition leader Mehbooba Mufti of indulging in cheap politics.[6] As a speaker Lone had reportedly attacked then Deputy Speaker Sartaj Madni, asking him to resign and become a spokesperson of PDP.[7]

On 27 February 2012, Lone stated that the media is under his control inside the J&K assembly.[8] He said this during a discussion of a story on Health and Floriculture ministry by a local newspaper. The news source was kept secret by the newspaper and the Health and Floriculture minister demanded that it be revealed. When other ministers pointed out that the media cannot be forced to reveal sources, Lone stated that the media is under his control. This led to a two day media boycott of the assembly.[9]

On 10 February 2018, he disrupted the J&K legislative assembly as he started sloganeering in favour of Pakistan, which was followed by a huge uproar in the country. After armed militants from Pakistan attacked residential quarters of the Indian army in J&K, he allegedly commented that he was Muslim first, and Indian after. On 25 March 2019, he again created chaos by making a pro-Pakistan slogan.[10][11]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 2019 Lok Sabha Election Result For Baramullah, J&K: JKNC's Mohammad Akbar Lone Wins Multi-pronged Contest, Congress & BJP Left Lagging Behind, Republic World, 23 May 2019.
  3. Omar Abdullah's NC moves SC challenging Presidential orders on Article 370, The Times of India, 10 August 2019.
  4. "J&K: PDP MLA supporters demand Speaker to resign". Zee News. 4 October 2011.
  5. http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/JAndK/Abuses-fans-fly-in-J-amp-K-House/Article1-752931.aspx
  6. "Mehbooba is very cheap in politics: J&K Assembly Speaker". Zee News. 29 September 2011.
  7. "Let bygones be bygones, J&K Speaker tells Dy; rejects resignation". Zee News. 5 March 2011.
  8. "Journalists boycott Assembly – Kashmir Monitor".
  9. "Rising Kashmir". www.risingkashmir.in.
  10. "J-K House erupts, pro-Pakistan slogan raised by NC MLA". 11 February 2018.
  11. "National Conference MLA Akbar Lone triggers uproar, raises pro-Pakistan slogans in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly | India News". www.timesnownews.com.
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