Shiladitya Dev Explained

Shiladitya Dev
Birth Place:Guwahati
Residence:Jurapukhuri, Hojai
Office1:Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:2016
Term End1:2021
Predecessor1:Ardhendu Kumar Dey
Successor1:Ramkrishna Ghosh
Profession:Politician
Spouse:Sravani Dev
Parents:Subodh Chandra Dev (Father)
Source:http://www.assamassembly.gov.in/shiladitya-dev.html

Shiladitya Dev is an Indian politician. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Hojai constituency.[1] [2] [3]

On 3 April, the Assam BJP issued a show cause notice to Dev after he defied the party by forming the Hojai Municipal Board with the help of MLAs from the All India United Democratic Front, the Indian National Congress, and other independents.[4]

Controversy

Shiladitya from India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s Assam unit termed the creation of Bangladesh a "great mistake".

Because, he argued, Assam has been facing "Muslim influx" for decades, Indian daily The Times of India reported on Tuesday. The controversial comment came at a time when there are tensions in Indian state of Assam over citizenship of Indian Muslims.

The ToI report, titled “India should have annexed Bangladesh: Assam BJP MLA”, said the legislator made the comment while speaking to a local news channel in Nagaon in Assam on 2018.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sentinelassam.com/cachar/story.php?sec=2&subsec=12&id=288753&dtP=2016-11-21&ppr=1 Nectar of Independence for all, poison for Bengalis? – Atin Das
  2. http://myneta.info/assam2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=772 My Neta
  3. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-01-29/news/70177978_1_vision-document-sarbananda-sonowal-positive-agenda BJP gearing up for Assam polls with development agenda, CM candidate and vision document
  4. News: Show-cause: Assam BJP MLA served show-cause | Guwahati News - Times of India. The Times of India . 3 April 2017 .