Peculiar Politics: Congress MLA Arrives At Jharkhand Assembly On Horseback

MLA on horse: In India's political scenario that is forever pushing the edges of what counts as outlandish, a Congress leader who recently arrived at the Jharkhand Assembly in Ranchi on horseback is the latest example.

Amba Prasad, who opted for a horse as her mode of transport to the state assembly on Monday,

Jharkhand: Congress MLA Amba Prasad arrives at the Assembly riding a horse in Ranchi.

"This horse has been gifted to me by Colonel (retired) Ravi Rathore on the occasion of #InternationalWomensDay," she says. pic.twitter.com/fwBnoAzAuG

Jharkhand: Congress MLA Amba Prasad arrives at the Assembly riding a horse in Ranchi.

"This horse has been gifted to me by Colonel (retired) Ravi Rathore on the occasion of #InternationalWomensDay," she says. pic.twitter.com/fwBnoAzAuG

— ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2021

MLA On Horse: Who Is Amba Prasad?

Amba Prasad is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the Indian National Congress (INC) from Barkagaon, Jharkhand. She assumed position in 2019, thereby becoming the youngest legislator in the state legislative assembly in 2019. She was notably one of ten women MLAs, a first-time number in the Jharkhand assembly.

Both her parents have been involved in state politics. Her father Yogendra Prasad was a Barkagaon leader in 2009 and later took a seat in Hemant Soren's government too. His links to Maoist forces compelled him to resign in 2014. Prasad's mother Nirmal Devi has also reportedly been charged with several criminal cases.