Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed

Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed (20 June 1934 – 17 February 2020) was an Indian politician and a practicing lawyer before the Supreme Court of India, who served as Member of Lok Sabha in a by-poll election from the Lokdal party proceeding the death of the previous office holder, Chaudhary Rahim Khan. Ahmed was a Member of Parliament for no longer than 8 months. He was also elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly to the Punjab and Haryana assembly five times.

Early life Khurshid Ahmed was born to Chaudhary Kabir Ahmed and Faizan Begum. After independence, his father was twice elected to Haryana assembly. He was also the Vice-President of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee. Mehtab Ahmed is practicing lawyer, while youngest son Anjum Ahmed is Practicing lawyer in High Court of Punjab & Haryana. 1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly 1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly (Cabinet Minister) 1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly 1979–82 Haryana Legislative Assembly (Cabinet Minister) 1982–84 Deputy Chairman, Planning Board, Haryana 1987 Haryana Legislative Assembly 1988 Lok Sabha (by-election) 1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly

He also held various positions in the Congress Party as well: 1972–75 General Secretary, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee 1985–86 Vice President, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee 1997–2000 President District Congress Committee, Gurgaon

Controversies

Provocation the 1993 Mewat Riots The 1993 Mewat riots in the southern region of Haryana's Gurgaon district (modern-day Nuh district) erupted following the demolition of the Babri Masjid, triggering violence between the region's Meo Muslim community and Hindus. The unrest began on December 7, 1992, after rumors spread that Hindus in Nuh were celebrating the mosque's demolition, leading to Muslim mobs attacking Hindu temples in Nuh, Punhana, and Pinangwan.

The violence, reportedly instigated by Khurshid Ahmed, involved hired youth who ransacked and burned temples, and even committed atrocities like burning a cow alive. The police's delayed response escalated tensions, resulting in indiscriminate raids and alleged abuses against the Meo community, with many villagers fleeing their homes.

Khurshid Ahmed and others reportedly took "one million to five million" rupees each to engage in this political corruption according to Maloy Krishna Dhar's own testimony.