Gulam Rasool Balyawi (born May 21, 1969) is an Indian politician who is serving as the National General Secretary of Janata Dal (United) since 21 March 2023.
[2][3][4] He had served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Bihar representing the Janata Dal (United) since 23 June 2014 to 7 July 2016.
Balyawi called to change the cities like Karbala from a stage during a religious rally in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, in response to the remarks made by Nupur Sharma, a former Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party on Prophet Muhammad.
[7] Later, Balyawi said that turning cities into Karbala is to give away everything, sacrifice everything, but not let humanity and brotherhood be sacrificed.
[9] He later, attended a program at Sitamarhi, Bihar and against raised voice for the Muslim Safety Act.