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| Office | Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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| Term start | 2018
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| Constituency | Gulbarga North (Vidhana Sabha constituency)
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| Born | 1959-08-21 (age 67)[1] |
| Born | Hyderabad,[2] Andhra Pradesh, (present-day Telangana) India
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| Political party |  Indian National Congress
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| Spouse | Qamar ul Islam
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Kaneez Fathima is an Indian politician who is the current MLA from Gulbarga North constituency of Karnataka Legislative Assembly.[3][4] She is wife of former minister Late Qamar-ul-Islam who was also MLA from same Constituency in 2013.[5]
Constituency
She represents Gulbarga Uttar (Vidhana Sabha constituency) of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.[6]
Political career
Fathima Kaneez is a member of Indian National Congress (INC) political party. Fatima had initially refused to contest but was persuaded by Siddaramaiah, Mallikarjun Kharge & G.Parameshwar.[5] Besides people of all communities convinced her contest. Many Gulbarga Leaders from Congress MLA Priyank Kharge, MLA Ajay Singh ,Baba Nazar Mohammed Khan, Ex HKE President Basavaraj Bhimalli, etc supported her and More than sympathy, the election campaign was done by highlighting the contributions of her husband Qamar-ul-Islam and won election against Nasir Hussain Ustad of JD(s) and Chandrakanth Patil of BJP by 5,940 votes.[7]
CAA Protest
A massive protest, the largest in North Karnataka, took place in the town of Kalaburagi against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Around 15,000 people gathered for protest march & came out defying Section 144 notification that was imposed on the entire state of Karnataka. MLA Kaneez Fathima was the major catalyst in mobilising citizens. All local Congress Corporators reportedly came out in support of the protest.[8]
Controversy
Kaneez Fatima had purchased 22 acres of agriculture land near Gulbarga. S K Kantha, former minister, had filed a complaint alleging that the purchase was illegal and violated Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. The Act prohibits purchase of agricultural land by any person other than an agriculturist. The Gulbarga tahsildar, in his report to the Assistant Commissioner, stated that Qamarul Islam runs schools and owns commercial complexes and hence the income of Fatima exceeded Rs two lakh per annum. The Assistant Commissioner set aside the purchase of land by Fatima with an observation that the purchaser had violated the provisions of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act. He has directed the tahsildar to take over the land and mention Karnataka Government as the owner of the land.[9]
References
- ↑ Kla.nic
- ↑ Government of Karnataka portal
- ↑ Government Portal.
- ↑ Scroll.in.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Times of India.
- ↑ Karnataka Legislative Assembly List (SI#188).
- ↑ oneindia.com(15 May 2018).
- ↑ Thousands of people in Kalaburagi turn up to protest against Citizenship Act. www.thenewsminute.com(19 December 2019). Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ Gulbarga MLA's wife lands in soup. Deccan Herald(2012-03-21). Retrieved 2020-08-31.
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