Shafiqur Rahman Barq

Shafiqur Rahman Barq was an Indian politician belonging to the Samajwadi Party. He was elected to the Lok Sabha at various times from Moradabad as the Samajwadi Party candidate and Sambhal, most recently in 2019. He had declared assets worth rupees 1 crore 32 lacs.

Career

Barq came into the news after taking the oath as a member of the Lok Sabha when he declared that Vande Mataram was against Islam and that Muslims cannot follow it.
Barq received widespread criticism for defending the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and equating it with India's own freedom struggle.

Shafiqur Rahman Barq was elected four times as MLA and 5 times as Lok Sabha MP.

#	From	To	Position	Party
1.	1974	1977	MLA in 6th Vidhan Sabha from Sambhal	BKD
2.	1977	1980	MLA from Sambhal	Janata Party
3.	1985	1989	MLA from Sambhal	Lok Dal
4.	1989	1991	MLA from Sambhal	Janata Dal
5.	1996	1998	MP in 11th Lok Sabha from Moradabad	SP
6.	1998	1999	MP in 12th Lok Sabha from Moradabad	SP
7.	2004	2009	MP in 14th Lok Sabha from Moradabad	SP
8.	2009	2014	MP in 15th Lok Sabha from Sambhal	BSP
9.	2019	2024	MP in 17th Lok Sabha from Sambhal	SP

Shafiqur died after suffering from a prolonged illness on 27 February 2024, at the age of 93. As per a Dainik Bhaskar report, over 60,000 individuals attended Dr. Barq's funeral. The prayer was led by the Sajjada Nashin of Khanqah-e-Barkatiya, Ameen Mian Quadri. According to a Facebook post by Barq, he was a devoted follower of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi.