Mamman Khan
मामन खान
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byNaseem Ahmed
ConstituencyFerozepur Jhirka
Personal details
Born (1967-04-04) April 4, 1967 (age 57)
Bhadas, Ferozepur Jhirka, Haryana
Political partyIndian National Congress
ProfessionPolitician, Civil Engineer

Er. Mamman Khan is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress, who was elected as a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly representing the Ferozepur Jhirka constituency in the Nuh district of Haryana.[1][2][3]

Khan was arrested for his involvement in the 2023 Haryana riots which took place in Nuh. While he was released on bail, he was subsequently charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.[4]

Early life

Mamman Khan was born to Mohammed Hanif on April 4, 1967 in the village of Bhadas, Ferozepur Jhirka. He completed high school at a small school in his hometown before enrolling in Civil Engineering at Bengaluru University, Karnataka in 1994. Mamman Khan also worked for DLF, a commercial real estate development company, for a while before launching a hugely successful construction supply firm.[citation needed]

Political career

Mamman Khan contested the Ferozepur Jhirka Assembly elections independent in 2014 and was defeated by Naseem Ahmed by only 3,245 votes. Mamman Khan then won the Ferozepur Jhirka Assembly elections under the Indian National Congress by a margin of 37,004 votes against Naseem Ahmed. This landslide victory was attributed to a variety of factors, including Ahmed's transfer from the Indian National Lok Dal to the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is unpopular amongst the predominantly Muslim Meos inhabiting the region, as well as Mamman receiving the candidacy ticket from the Indian National Congress.[5]

Electoral Performance

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2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Ferozepur Jhirka[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mamman Khan 84,546 57.62% Increase45.97
BJP Naseem Ahmed 47,542 32.40% Increase20.31
JJP Aman Ahmed 9,818 6.69% New
BSP Raghubir 1,314 0.90% New
Sarva Hit Party Mavashi 1,169 0.80% New
Margin of victory 37,004 25.22% Increase22.85
Turnout 1,46,736 70.24% Decrease5.14
Registered electors 2,08,910 Increase15.08
INC gain from INLD Swing Increase28.15
2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Ferozepur Jhirka[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INLD Naseem Ahmed 40,320 29.47% Decrease16.69
Independent Mamman Khan 37,075 27.09% New
Independent Aman Ahmed 18,212 13.31% New
BJP Alam 16,540 12.09% Increase6.80
INC Azad Mohammad 15,943 11.65% Decrease14.89
Independent Fakruddin 4,517 3.30% New
HJC(BL) Fakhruddin 995 0.73% Decrease4.79
Independent Mohd Ahmed 984 0.72% New
Margin of victory 3,245 2.37% Decrease17.24
Turnout 1,36,838 75.38% Increase4.03
Registered electors 1,81,528 Increase39.59
INLD hold Swing Decrease16.69

Controversies

Alleged Involvement in the 2023 Haryana Riots

Main article: 2023 Haryana riots

When speaking in the Haryana Legislative Assembly in February 2023, Mamman Khan displayed photographs depicting acts of violence allegedly by the cow vigilante, Monu Manesar.

"This Monu Manesar got his pictures clicked with Amit Shah at one place, with Arun Jaitley at another. Does he want to scare the Mewatis by showing that he is a big man? If he dares visit Mewat again, he will be crushed like onions.” - Mamman Khan (Translated from Speech in Haryana's Legislative Assembly) [8]

This speech was not considered of any major significance until the 2023 Haryana Riots which took place in the Nuh district of Haryana, on 31 July 2023. During the riots, Mamman Khan was accused for instigating violence in the Nuh by the Home Minister of Haryana, Anil Vij.

“A sitting MLA of the Congress, Mamman Khan, has been given a notice by police to join the investigation. He will be questioned. The investigations, so far, have indicated that he was in contact with certain people who were involved in the violence,” - Anil Vij [9]

“It has also been found that violence took place at all such spots that were visited by Mamman Khan on July 28, 29, and 30. He made a post on his Facebook that read ‘I fought your fight in the Assembly also, and I am with you in this fight too’,” Vij had also said while talking to reporters. The Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar, also indirectly mentioned Mamman Khan when he said that “fingers are being pointed at some other Congress MLAs” in connection with the Nuh violence and added that absence of a response from the opposition party certainly proves that “something is suspicious".[9] A day before the violence in Nuh, it was also alleged that Mamman Khan had posted on ‘X’, formerly Twitter:

"The people of Mewat need not panic, fought for you in the assembly, will fight here too”. - Mamman Khan on X (formerly Twitter)

The tweet was deleted later. Mamman Khan was called in front of the Special Investigation Team for an investigation into his involvement in the 2023 Haryana Riots to the Nagina village police station in Nuh, Haryana. However, he failed to appear. The DSP of Ferozpur Jhirka and the head of the Special Investigation Team reportedly said that he would send Mamman Khan a notice again and call him to join the investigation.[10] After avoiding the team twice, Mamman Khan was eventually arrested on 15 September 2023 in Rajasthan and Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code for Unlawful assembly was applied to the Nuh District of Haryana on that day.[11] Mamman Khan was released on interim bail on October 3, 2023 and was then released on regular bail on October 18th 2023.[12][13]

6 months proceeding the Nuh violence, Mamman Khan was later charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Police had earlier accused Khan of inciting violence and being in touch with those involved in sharing provocative posts on social media platforms. Besides, he also faces some other charges in the FIR. This decision was heavily opposed by Bhupinder Singh Hooda and other members of the Indian National Congress. [4][14][15]

References

  1. ^ "haryanaassembly.gov.in/" (PDF). Haryana Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
  2. ^ "गुरुग्रामः कांग्रेस विधायक को गौरक्षकों की धमकी, कहा- 'हरियाणा विधानसभा में न करें एंट्री'". आज तक (in Hindi). 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  3. ^ PTI (2023-02-22). "Haryana: Cow vigilantes indulging in hooliganism in Mewat, allege Cong MLAs in Assembly". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  4. ^ a b "Nuh violence: 6 months on, terror charges against Congress MLA Mamman Khan". India Today. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  5. ^ "Ferozepur Jhirka Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  6. ^ "Haryana Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 - Haryana - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Haryana Results". Election Commission of India, Constituencywise-All Candidates. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Who is Mamman Khan? Congress MLA who took on Monu Manesar in a row over Nuh violence". Financialexpress. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  9. ^ a b Bhatia, Varinder (30 August 2023). "'Wherever Mamman Khan went, violence took place in Nuh: Haryana's home minister Anil Vij attacks Congress MLA". Indian Express Limited. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Nuh violence case: Congress MLA Mamman Khan fails to appear before SIT". The Tribune. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Haryana Congress MLA Mamman Khan arrested in Nuh violence case". The Times of India. 2023-09-15. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  12. ^ "Congress MLA Mamman Khan gets bail till Oct 18, released". The Tribune. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  13. ^ PTI. "Nuh violence: Congress MLA Mamman Khan granted regular bail". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  14. ^ "Congress MLA Mamman Khan charged under UAPA for role in Nuh violence". Hindustan Times. 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  15. ^ Staff, Maktoob (2024-02-22). "Six months after Hindutva violence in Nuh, Haryana Police books Congress MLA Mamman Khan under UAPA". Maktoob media. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
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