Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury | |
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Somendra Nath Mitra | |
Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee | |
Assumed office 26 July 2019 | |
Appointed by | Om Birla
( Nabagram |
Personal details | |
Born | Berhampore, West Bengal, India | 2 April 1956
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouses |
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Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Baharampur, Murshidabad, West Bengal |
Profession | Social worker, Politician |
Source: [1] |
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (born 2 April 1956) is an Indian politician serving as the leader of the
Personal life
Chowdhury was born on 2 April 1956 to Niranjan and Saroja Bala Chowdhury at
Chowdhury married Arpita Chowdhury on 15 September 1987.[4] They had a daughter, Shreyashi, who died in October 2006.[5][6] On 9 January 2019, Arpita died.[7] He later married Atashi C Chowdhury.[3][8]
Political career
Chowdhury joined the
Chowdhury contested the
On 28 October 2012 he was inducted in the Union Ministry under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as Minister of State for Railways.[12]
He became the president of West Bengal Pradesh Congress on 10 February 2014.[13]
Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha
In June 2019, he was selected as Congress leader in Lok Sabha. According to a report in NDTV, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was given the job after the party failed to convince Rahul Gandhi.[14] On 26 July 2019, Chowdhury was appointed the chairman of Seventeenth Lok Sabha Committee on Public Accounts. The Public Accounts Committee is now constituted every year under Rule 308 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha.[15]
After passing away of Somen Mitra, the then president of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, on 9 September 2020, Chowdhury was appointed the president of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee.[16]
On 12 January 2022, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Anand Sharma, asking the committee to discuss the "Violative Software Application 'Tek Fog'", in their next meeting.[17]
References
- ^ "After Rahul Gandhi refuses, Congress names Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as its leader in Lok Sabha: Reports". Times Now. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ Adhir Chowdhury -Political Profile Archived 6 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Adhir Chowdhury -Political Profile
- ^ a b c "Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "CHOWDHURY, SHRI ADHIR RANJAN". 14 th Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 7 September 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Congress MP's daughter loses battle for life". Zee News. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- The Telegraph. 18 October 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "প্রয়াত বহরমপুরের 'দিদিভাই' অধীর চৌধুরীর স্ত্রী অর্পিতা" [Adhir Chowdhury's wife and Berhampore's 'Didibhai' dies] (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Kapoor, Ria (18 April 2020). "'Sometimes they cry on phone..': Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says 'I've written to PM to send migrants home'". Times Now. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Congress finds a champion in former Naxalite Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to take on Left Front". India Today. 9 June 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Nabagram". Elections in India. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Berhampore". Elections. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "UPA ministry gets 17 new faces, core team stays". News 18. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "In tough message, Cong makes Adhir Chowdhury PCC chief". The Times of India. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Singh, Mausami (18 June 2019). "West Bengal's Adhir Ranjan is Congress leader in Lok Sabha". India Today. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "दो कमेटियों का गठनः कांग्रेसी चौधरी एक के तो दूसरे की लेखी अध्यक्ष". Jansatta (in Hindi). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Appointed West Bengal Congress Chief". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "After Derek O'Brien, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Asks Standing Committee to Discuss 'Tek Fog'". The Wire. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
External links
- Media related to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury at Wikimedia Commons
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website (cache site)