Rabindranath Bhattacharjee is an Indian politician.[1] He is also an MLA, elected from the Singur constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election. Bhattacharjee is better known as “Mastermoshai” which means teacher.[2]
Rabindranath Bhattacharjee | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Agriculture | |
| In office 20 May 2011 – 21 November 2012 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Asish Banerjee |
| Constituency | Singur |
| Minister for Statistics & Programme Implementation | |
| In office 21 November 2012 – 10 May 2016 | |
| Governor | M. K. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | Chandranath Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Asish Banerjee |
| Constituency | Singur |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2001–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bidyut Kumar Das |
| Succeeded by | Becharam Manna |
| Constituency | Singur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1932 |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2021 - present) |
| Other political affiliations | All India Trinamool Congress (1998-2021) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Singur, Hooghly district, West Bengal |
Political career
editIn 2001, Bhattacharjee won the Singur constituency for All India Trinamool Congress.[3] He was instrumental in mobilizing land acquisition of a proposed Tata Nano factory in Singur.[4] This was one of the causes which led to the defeat of the longest-serving democratically elected Communist government in the world, ending the 34-year rule of the Left Front government, a fact that was noted by the international media.[5] He played a crucial role in the 2007 anti-land acquisition movement launched by Mamata Banerjee.[6][7][8]
From May 2011 to November 2012, he was Minister for Agriculture in Mamata Banerjee ministry and was Minister for Statistics & Programme Implementation November 2012 to May 2016.[9]
In 2021 elections, All India Trinamool Congress denied a ticket for Bhattacharjee. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party and became the candidate from Singur.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Key Ministers in Mamata's Cabinet". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Fumbling at the finish line". The India Today. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "TMC rebel Rabindranath Bhattacharya quits politics". Deccan Herald.
- ^ Banerjee, Rabi. "Testing Triumph, For Mamata Banerjee, the Singur verdict is both a victory and a challenge". theweek.in.
- ^ "Defeat rocks India's elected communists - Features". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Kundu, Indrajit. "BJP workers oppose party's decision to field former TMC MLA from Singur, say he targeted cadre". India Today.
- ^ Datta, Uttam. "Rabindranath Bhattacharya, the Trinamul minister who had played a key role in the anti-land acquisition movement in Singur, was today allegedly denied an invite to a party-organised farmers' convention in the area". The Telegraph.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Snigdhendu. "The two generals of the Singur movement". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "TMC Turmoil: Miffed Mamata Banerjee likely to reshuffle her cabinet". The India Today. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Political musical chair continues in Bengal". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "14 years after protests against land acquistion, [sic] jobs and industrialisation are the poll pitch in Singur". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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