Kaneez Fatima ( ur, ) is an Indian politician and 2 time MLA from the

Gulbarga Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kalaburagi district and is the largest city in the region of North Karnataka (Kalyana-Karnataka). Kalaburagi is 6 ...

North constituency of the

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. She was the wife of a former minister, the late Qamar-ul-Islam who was also MLA from the same constituency in 2013.

Constituency

She represents Gulbarga Uttar (Vidhana Sabha constituency) of the

Political career

Fatima is a member of

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(INC) political party. After the passing away of Dr Qamar ul Islam, Fatima had initially refused to contest but was persuaded by

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and G.Parameshwar. Besides people of all communities convinced her to contest. Many Gulbarga leaders from Congress MLA Priyank Kharge, MLA Ajay Singh, Wahed Ali Fatehakhani, 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 the election against Nasir Hussain Ustad of JD(s) and Chandrakanth Patil of

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by 5,940 votes.

CAA Protest

A massive protest, the largest in North Karnataka, took place in the town of

Kalaburagi Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kalaburagi district and is the largest city in the region of North Karnataka (Kalyana-Karnataka). Kalaburagi is 6 ...

against the

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(CAA). Around 15,000 people gathered for a protest march and came out defying the Section 144 notification that was imposed on the entire state of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

. MLA Kaneez Fatima was the major catalyst in mobilising citizens. All local Congress Corporators reportedly came out in support of the protest.

Position held

Controversy

Fatima had purchased 22 acres of agricultural land near

. S K Kantha, the former minister, had filed a complaint alleging that the purchase was illegal and violated Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. The Act prohibits the purchase of agricultural land by any person other than an agriculturist. The Gulbarga tahsildar, in his report to the Assistant Commissioner, stated that

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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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fathima, Kaneez Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023 Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028 Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka Living people Kalaburagi 1959 births People from Hyderabad, India Indian women in politics