Kiranmoy Nanda
Kiranmoy Nanda | |
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Mugberia | |
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| Born | 16 May 1944 British India |
| Political party | West Bengal Socialist Party (2000-2010)
social worker |
Kiranmoy Nanda (born 16 May 1944) is an Indian politician, belonging to the Samajwadi Party. He was the Fisheries Minister in the Left Front cabinet in the state of West Bengal since 1982 till 2011 when he was succeeded by Congress MLA Abu Hena.[1][2] Nanda was the general secretary of the West Bengal Socialist Party for many years.[1] Nanda served as general secretary of the Samajwadi Party between 1996 and 2000 as the WBSP had merged with SP. In 2000, after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election, Nanda broke with SP and reconstituted the WBSP.[1] In April 2010 he again became general secretary of SP, as WBSP again merged with SP.[1][3] Nanda replaced Amar Singh.[2]
Nanda is the son of Jyotirmoy Nanda, a prominent academic and social worker in
Nanda came under criticism from other Left Front partners after he had called for early assembly elections following a parliamentary by-poll election in 2009.[6]
Nanda opposes the 'Operation Green Hunt', the paramilitary operation of the Indian government against Maoist guerrillas.[7]
Kiranmoy Nanda's brother Brahmamoy Nanda was a
References
- ^ Indian Express. Kiranmoy returns to SP, will remain a minister
- ^ a b The Telegraph. Snubs fail, Nanda fires Tughlaq salvo - Whimsical tag on govt
- ^ DNA. Kiranmoy Nanda new Samajwadi Party general secretary
- ^ a b Express India. In Amar Singh’s shadow, a Kiran-moy Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Election Commission of India. West Bengal - 214 - Mugberia Assembly Constituency
- ^ Hindustan Times. CPM issues gag order for Left
- ^ The Hindu. We can never join UPA government: SP
