- LATEST
- WEBSTORY
- TRENDING
INDIA
Who is Nupur Sharma, BJP leader expelled for her controversial remark
Nupur Sharma is a prominent face of the BJP and held various significant posts in the saffron party.
Updated : Jun 05, 2022, 11:22 PM IST | Edited by : Prashant Tamta
 "Who is Nupur Sharma, BJP leader expelled for her controversial remark")
TRENDING NOW
)
Aishwarya Rai fans express anger after Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan skip her birthday post: 'She needs to...'
)
Nimrat Kaur's shocking comment amid Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan's divorce rumours goes viral: 'I felt sorrry for..'
)
Abhishek Bachchan's statement on living with parents amid divorce rumours with Aishwarya Rai: 'My mother has...'
)
Meet man, who secured AIR 2644 in JEE, did B.Tech from IIT Kanpur, has now started doing...
)
Meet second Muslim woman to crack UPSC exam, her family has 9 civil servants with 3 IAS, 1 IPS, 5 RAS officers, with AIR
)
'Looking for excuses...': Shah Rukh's statement on actors leaving their wives amid Aishwarya-Abhishek divorce rumours
)
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Birthday: Kajol pens heartfelt wishes for actress, calls her...
)
Mukesh Ambani's superhit plan for Jio users, 2GB data per day, unlimited calls at just Rs...
)
Mukesh Ambani's Diwali gift to Reliance employees is a box of..., watch viral video
)
Tom Hanks reacts to Forrest Gump remake, Laal Singh Chaddha, says Aamir Khan flop has 'differences need to be...'
)
Meet Salman Khan's 'niece' who rejected film with him, vanished from Bollywood after one blockbuster, now works as...
)
Mukesh Ambani, Nita Ambani's choti bahu Radhika Merchant stunned at Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai's party at Jalsa
)
Amid link up rumours with Abhishek Bachchan, Nimrat Kaur drops special video with her 'favourite human'
)
Ratan Tata's Will: Who will get Tata's beachfront Colaba residence, luxury car collection?
)
Amid linkup rumours with Abhishek Bachchan, Nimrat Kaur drops Diwali photos with cryptic note: 'Mere ghar se...'
An advocate by profession, Nupur Sharma is the BJP leader and the spokesperson of the party. She recently sparked a massive controversy with her contentious statement on Prophet Muhammad during a television news debate.
Amid controversy over her remarks, BJP on Sunday suspended her from the party. Her remarks led to violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur on Friday.
She has been a prominent face of the BJP and held various significant posts in the saffron party. After the controversy, Sharma on Sunday took to Twitter, saying that she did not intend to hurt the sentiments of any community.
She also clarified that her statements came at the backdrop of constant insults of Hindu gods during television debates.
Education
A graduate of Delhi’s Hindu College, Nupur Sharma is an Economics and Law graduate.
She went on to do an LLM from the London School of Economics and has been active in politics since her college days.
Political career
Sharma was also the President of the Delhi University Student's Union (DUSU) on the ticket of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and her political journey began from these outfits.
She also held various portfolios including Member of the National Executive Committee of BJP's youth wing BJYM, National Media Co-In Charge of the BJYM, Member Yuva Working Committee of BJP and Member of the State Executive Committee, BJP Delhi.
She was also a Youth Ambassador of Teach for India (affiliated with Teach for America). Nupur Sharma has been the BJP's one of the most active spokesperson in recent years and appeared on numerous television debates.
In 2015, Sharma was chosen to contest the Delhi Assembly Election from the New Delhi constituency on BJP's ticket against Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal. However, she lost the election for the seat.
READ | India responds after Qatar summons Indian envoy over BJP leader’s remarks on Prophet
