Dr. Jagdish Sharma (born 1 October 1950) is an Indian politician. He was a vice president of the

Hindustani Awam Morcha Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) ( translation: ''Indian People's Front''; abbreviated as HAM-S) is an Indian political party having presence in Bihar. HAM(S) got new symbol wok in Bihar Assembly Election 2020. Formation It was launched form ...

, a political party. His wife Shanti Sharma was MLA from Ghosi. His son Rahul Kumar became MLA from

Ghosi Ghosi comes under Mau district of Uttar Pradesh State. It belongs to Azamgarh Division . It is located 24 KM towards North from District head quarters Mau. It is a Block head quarter. *Ghosi Pin code is 275304 and postal head office is Gho ...

constituency. After being found guilty in criminal conspiracy to save bureaucrats involved in

Fodder Scam The Fodder Scam was a corruption scandal that involved the embezzlement of about from the government treasury of the north Indian state of Bihar.

, Sharma was sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment and disqualified as an MP along with RJD Supremo

Lalu Prasad Yadav Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He is a former Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997), a former Railway Minister of India (2004-2009), and a former Member of Parliame ...

Political career

Sharma entered in politics with the

Bihar Movement The JP movement also known as Bihar Movement was a political movement initiated by students in the Indian state of Bihar in 1974 and led by the veteran Gandhian socialist Jayaprakash Narayan, popularly known as JP, against misrule and corruptio ...

, also known as JP Movement, led by

Jayaprakash Narayan Jayaprakash Narayan (; 11 October 1902 – 8 October 1979), popularly referred to as JP or ''Lok Nayak'' (Hindi for "People's leader"), was an Indian independence activist, theorist, socialist and political leader. He is remembered for le ...

in 1974.

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Political career

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