Ajit Sarkar

Ajit Sarkar (Bengali: অজিত সরকার) (1947 – 14 June 1998) was Indian politician who was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Ajit Sarkar
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly for Purnia
In office
1980–1998
Preceded bySharda Prasad Singh
Succeeded byMadhavi Sarkar
Personal details
Born1947
Purnea, Bihar, India
Died14 June 1998(1998-06-14) (aged 50–51)
Purnea, Bihar, India
Political partyCPI(M)
SpouseMadhavi Sarkar
Children3

Political career

He entered politics through the Students' Federation of India, the CPI(M)’s student wing, and is still remembered in these parts as a firebrand leader who took up the cause of the landless and the poor.

He represented Purnia four times in the Bihar Legislative Assembly between 1980 and 1998 for 18 years until 14 June 1998 when he was gunned down with his driver Harendra Sharma and party worker Ashfaqur Rehman in broad daylight at Subhash Nagar in Purnia.[1][2][3]

His story was shown in one of the episodes of Satyamev Jayate on politics.[4]

Personal life

His son Amit Sarkar has been living in Australia with his Australian wife and 2 kids. He dwelt in politics for some time.[5][6]

References
  1. "Life term will end Pappu's career". Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. "Ajit Sarkar murder case accused held". Rediff. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. Jha, Giridhar (17 October 2010). "Slain CPM leader's son returns to fight it out". India Today. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. Bhowmik, Arijita (30 March 2014). "Satyamev Jayate 2: No Criminal Politicians, No Vote Sell, Requests Aamir Khan". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. "Crusade for people pulls son back from Down Under". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
  6. "Comrades son returns". Indian Express archives.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.