Jitendra Tiwari Explained

Jitendra Tiwari
Office1:	Mayor of Asansol
Term Start1:	13 October 2015^[1]
Successor1:	Amarnath Chatterjee
Term End1:	17 December 2020^[2]
Office2:	Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency2:	Pandaveswar
Predecessor2:	Gouranga Chatterjee
Successor2:	Narendranath Chakraborty
Term Start2:	2016
Term End2:	2021
Birth Place:	Asansol, India
Profession:	Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)^[3] Mayor of Asansol^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
Otherparty:	All India Trinamool Congress (2011-2021)
Party:	Bharatiya Janata Party (2021-present)

Jitendra Tiwari is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the former mayor of Asansol and member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing the Pandaveswar^[7] constituency.^[8]

Controversies

Tiwari has been in numerous controversies due to his acts and activism in political activities.

• In March 2019, the Election Commission of India sent show-cause notice to Jitendra Tiwari for announcing a monetary reward to councillors who would ensure the victory of a Trinamool Congress candidate in the 2019 Indian general election.^[9]
• In May 2019, footage of Tiwari was released by Times Now where he was caught threatening a police official in Durgapur, West Bengal.^[10]
• In June 2019, Tiwari accused MP Babul Supriyo of threatening him during a call.^[11]
• On 13 December 2020, Tiwari wrote a letter to the Minister of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Firhad Hakim, accusing the Mamata Banerjee-led government of doing injustice to the city of Asansol by depriving the city from central government schemes.^[12]
• On 17 December 2020, Tiwari left the Trinamool Congress and resigned from the post of chairman and administrator of Asansol Municipal Corporation.^[13]

Political career

Tiwari started his political career with the Trinamool Congress in 2011. In December 2020, he left the Trinamool Congress but joined again after a few days. On 2 March 2021, he resigned from Trinamool Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Dilip Ghosh.^[14]

Notes and References

1. News: Jitendra Tiwari has been selected mayor of Asansol municipal corporation. - Times of India. The Times of India. 13 October 2015 .
2. News: Loiwal . Manogya . Rebel TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari resigns from key post in Asansol Municipal Corporation . India Today . 17 December 2020 . en.
3. Web site: MLA Jitendra Kumar Tiwari 's temple message. www.telegraphindia.com.
4. Asansol clash: Jitendra Kr Tiwari lodges complaint against Babul Supriyo. Asian News International . July 7, 2019 . India Today.
5. Web site: Rath Yatra: Asansol Mayor Jitendra Tiwari offers Rs 25,000 each to 22 committees. www.aninews.in.
6. Web site: Asansol Mayor lashes out at Babul Supriyo for mocking his Rath Yatra donations, calls him a monkey TMC will cage | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com. DNA India.
7. Web site: TMC विधायक को धमकी भरी फोन कॉल, केंद्रीय मंत्री बाबुल सुप्रियो के खिलाफ FIR दर्ज. aajtak.intoday.in. June 2019 .
8. Web site: Member List . West Bengal Legislative Assembly . 27 December 2019.
9. Web site: EC notice to TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari for declaring 'reward for votes'. 2019-03-21.
10. Web site: Caught on camera: TMC leader Jitendra Kumar Tiwari threatens a police official in W.B's Durgapur.
11. Web site: "Caller Claiming to be Babul Supriyo Threatening Me": Trinamool Leader.
12. Web site: Injustice with the city of Asansol.
13. Web site: "Jitendra Tiwari leaves Trinamool Congress. 17 December 2020.
14. Web site: TMC MLA Jitendra Kumar Tiwari joined BJP. ndtv.in.