O P Sharma is a
fiery and controversial BJP MLA of Delhi. He survived the AAP hurricane of
2015, when he was among only 3 opposition MLAs – BJP MLAs – in the 70 member
Delhi Assembly. His victory was, in fact, quite shocking as no one had expected
him to win from a Muslim dominated area of Delhi. He did that because of rare
support for Congress among Muslims. He is an MLA from Vishwas Nagar
constituency.
O P Sharma is
also known for being quite close to Shri Arun Jaitely.
Profile of O P Sharma
O P Sharma was
born in Bihar in 1953. His father Late Shiv Lal Sharma was a farmer. In 1960s,
Shiv Lal Sharma decided to go to Delhi so that he can do some businesses as it
was becoming tough for him to survive on the little land he had.
Shiv Lal Sharma
came to Delhi and after working for few years as a manual labor, he got a job
as a Driver with Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Later, he opened a sweet shop.
Now, the family has become quite rich
with lots of shops spreading throughout Eastern part of Delhi. After the sudden
demise of Shiv Lal, O P got the job. However, he soon resigned and became a
full time businessman.
O P Sharma is a
Bhumihar Brahmin. This caste is quite dominating in Bihar with majority of land
possessions. There are many big businessmen who belong to this caste like King
Mahindra of Aristo Pharma and Anil Sharma of Amrapali Builders, among others.
O P Sharma
completed schooling from Ramjas School in Daryaganj and later went to Satyawati
College, Delhi University, for graduation. During emergency time, he came close
to the ABVP and subsequently joined the BJP. Because of his business interests,
he couldn’t give sufficient time to the party which is the main reason behind
his late rise in the state politics.
Controversy and O P Sharma
O P Sharma is
known for being in the news for wrong reasons. He does the right thing – but,
at the wrong moment and without holding back his mouth. When Alka Lamba
attacked his shop and threw the cash machine, he was naturally aggrieved. But,
he took a different route. He openly abused the lady. That can’t be justified.
He should have shown dignity.
Recently, he was
again in the controversy during the infamous JNU sedition case. Kanhaiya Singh,
another Bhumihar Brahmin of Bihar, and JNUSU President was being taken to the
Court by the Delhi Police. Lots of students and teachers were there shouting
slogans in support of Kanhaiya. There was nothing wrong in that.
O P Sharma was
also in the Patiala House Court for some legal work of Arun Jaitely. A CPI
activist named Ameek Jamai saw Mr. Sharma. He started to make slogans in front
of him. When Ameek said – Pakistan Jindabad – O P Sharma lost cool. He along
with accomplices thrashed Ameek. He even went on the record to say that he
could have killed the moron.
There is no
problem in losing cool in this case. But, taking law in your hand can’t be
justified. You are a representative and if you do such type of heinous crime,
how can you expect people to follow the law of the land.
Further, by this
act, he just gave media something to divert attention.
Family and Wife of O P Sharma
O P Sharma is
eldest among three brothers. His two younger brothers are in the business. His
wife name is Geeta Sharma.
Gita Sharma had
also tried to enter the politics and fought the 2002 Municipal Election, but
lost.
O P Sharma has
two sons – the elder Vikas Sharma is running the sweet shop near Kashmiri Gate.
The younger son Chetan is a lawyer.
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