Abu Ayesh Mondal Explained

Abu Ayesh Mondal
Office1:Chairman of West Bengal Minority Development & Finance Corporation
Term Start1:7 June 2011
Term End1:9 December 2014
Term Start2:25 July 2017
Office3:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start3:2006
Term End3:2009
Constituency3:Katwa
Predecessor3:Mahboob Zahedi
Successor3:Constituency Dissolved
Office4:West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Term Start4:1991
Term End4:2006
Constituency4:Manteswar
Predecessor4:Hemanta Roy
Successor4:Chaudhuri Md. Hedayatullah
Birth Date:6 January 1944
Birth Place:Akbarnagar, Burdwan, Bengal Presidency, British India
Alma Mater:University of Calcutta
Party:All India Trinamool Congress

Abu Ayesh Mondal (born 6 January 1944) is an Indian politician from West Bengal belonging to All India Trinamool Congress. He is a former member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha.He was Chairman of West Bengal Minorities Commission also.

Early life and education

Mondal was born on 6 January 1944 at Akbarnagar in Burdwan to Abdul Ohid Mondal and Ashema Khatun.[1] He graduated from University of Calcutta in mathematics.

Career

Mondal was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Manteswar in 1991, 1996 and 2001 as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate.[2] [3] [4] He was also elected as a member of the Lok Sabha from Katwa in 2006 bypoll as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate.[5]

Mondal was expelled from Communist Party of India (Marxist) for alleged anti-party activities.[6] Later, he joined Trinamool Congress.[7] [8]

Mondal was appointed the chairman of West Bengal Minority Development & Finance Corporation on 7 June 2011.[9] He served the post till 9 December 2014. He was appointed again as the chairman of West Bengal Minority Development & Finance Corporation on 25 July 2017.[10] [11]

Personal life

Mondal was married to Sanowara Khatun on 18 June 1962.[1] They have three sons and two daughters.

Controversy

In July 2013 an employee of West Bengal Minority Development & Finance Corporation alleged that Mondal called her bad names over telephone.[12] [13] In December 2014 it was alleged that he beat a toll plaza employee with his shoe.[14] [15] After this allegation he resigned from West Bengal Minority Development & Finance Corporation.[16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members Bioprofile. Lok Sabha . 14 February 2020.
  2. Web site: General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. 1 November 2014. 4 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140404202029/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data . Election Commission . 1 November 2014 . 7 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807000235/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data . Election Commission . 1 November 2014 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154127/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf . dead .
  5. News: Left retains two seats in W Bengal bypolls. 19 September 2006. 14 February 2020. rediff.com.
  6. News: News18. CPI-M expels Bengal MP for 'anti-party activities'. 5 March 2009. 14 February 2020.
  7. News: The Indian Express. Mamata gets full Marx. 6 March 2009. 14 February 2020.
  8. News: The Times of India. Expelled MP in Trinamool inner circle. 6 March 2009. 14 February 2020.
  9. Web site: West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corporation. New Chairman of WBMDFC. 14 February 2020. 7 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20141208235041/http://wbmdfc.org/article/new-chairman-of-wbmdfc.html. 8 December 2014. dead.
  10. News: Aajkaal. সংখ্যালঘু কমিশনের নতুন চেয়ারম্যান. 19 July 2017. 14 February 2020. bn. 13 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200213184055/https://www.aajkaal.in/news/state/abu-ayesh-mondal-new-chairman-35ou. dead.
  11. News: Anandabazar Patrika. সংখ্যালঘু কমিশনের মাথায় আবু আয়েশ. 19 July 2017. 14 February 2020. bn.
  12. News: Ei Samay. অশালীন ভাষা ব্যবহারের নালিশ সংখ্যালঘু বিত্ত নিগম-কর্তার নামে. 3 July 2013. 14 February 2020. bn.
  13. News: The Telegraph. Act or face Abu's acid tongue. 3 July 2013. 14 February 2020.
  14. News: Hindustan Times. TMC leader thrashes toll plaza attendant. 8 December 2014. 14 February 2020.
  15. News: The Indian Express. TMC leader 'beats' toll plaza employee with shoe. 9 December 2014. 14 February 2020.
  16. News: Anandabazar Patrika. bn. ইস্তফা দিতেই হল আবুকে. 11 December 2014. 14 February 2020.
  17. News: Ei Samay. অব্যাহতি চেয়ে দলকে চিঠি আবু আয়েশের. 11 December 2014. 14 February 2020. bn.