Chitta Basu (politician)
Chitta Basu | |
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General Secretary of Barasat | |
In office 1957–1962 | |
Preceded by | Amulyadhan Mukhopadhyay |
Succeeded by | H. K. Basu |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 December 1926 Forward Bloc |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Chitta Basu (25 December 1926 – 5 October 1997) was an Indian politician and a leader of the All India Forward Bloc.[1] He served as the General Secretary of the party from 1979 till his death in 1997.[2] In his obituary, The Indian Express described Basu as belonging to the rare tribe of politicians who did politics for a cause and practiced what they preached.[3] Barasat was his Indian Parliamentary constituency for over two decades.
Education
Basu graduated from
Political life
Chitta Basu joined the Forward Bloc formed by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939, after Bose resigned from the Indian National Congress. Basu worked for the party since he had joined it as a promising student leader in 1945. He rose to become the party's youth wing, All-India Yuba League's general secretary in 1947–48. After India's partition, Basu immersed himself in refugee rehabilitation work. In 1972, he became the party's central committee member and then the general secretary in March 1979, after the 10th Party Congress succeeding R. K. Haldulkar,[4] a post that he held until his death.[3]
In 1957, Basu was first elected to the West Bengal state legislative assembly from
Basu was one of the All India Forward Bloc leaders who struggled for the party's survival immediately after independence; other political parties (particularly Left and a section of Indian socialists) abused the Forward Bloc over Bose's alliance with the Axis.[citation needed]
Death
Basu died of a
See also
References
- ^ Mishra, Mayank (6 October 1997). "Chitta Basu: A Man of Determination And Courage". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Forward Bloc leader Chitta Basu dead". Rediff.com. 6 October 1997. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d Banerjee, Santanu (6 October 1997). "Chitta Basu dies in sleep aboard Howrah-bound train". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 August 1999. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "History – AIFB". forwardbloc.org. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Quicktakes -- Chitta Basu is dead". The Indian Express. 6 October 1997. Archived from the original on 5 November 1999. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
External links
- "General Secretary : Chitta Basu (1979)". forwardbloc.org. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016.