Mohammed Amin (politician)
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Mohammed Amin | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary of the | |
| In office 1988-1994,2007 – August 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1928 British Indian Empire |
| Died | 12 February 2018 (aged 89) |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 1964 |
| Residence | Baranagar |
Mohammed Amin (15 April 1928 – 12 February 2018) was an Indian politician from the
He was a member of the
Early life
He was born to an
Career
Introduction to politics
In 1946 when he was only 18, he had earned the membership of Communist Party of India on the same day along with Chandra Roy. On 29 July 1946, he attended a huge rally at Maidan on the call of Bengal Provincial Trade Union Congress (BPTUC), a state wing of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), on a day when a successful strike was organised under the call of BPTUC. He had also experienced the riots of Calcutta in 1946-47 till independence. He had married in March 1948. His father-in-law died of cholera after 6 months, and after another 6 months his mother died of tetanus.
Riots of 1950, migration to East Pakistan, imprisonment & return to India
On 29 March, Alambazar of Kolkata experienced another bloody riot following massive influx of refugees from East Pakistan after
On 12 November 1953 he was released from
Introduction to legislative politics
In 1967 assembly elections, Amin was made the CPI(M) candidate at
In 1971, in the West Bengal State Conference of CPI(M) at
In 1977 assembly elections, CPI(M) won with a sweeping majority and formed the
In 1982 assembly elections, Amin was however defeated at Titagarh by 132 votes. In the same year, he was co-opted into the Central Committee of the party. In 12th party congress at Calcutta in 1985, he was elected as a member of the Central Committee along with
In 1996, Amin was made a CPI(M) candidate from
In 2001 assembly elections, Amin was re-elected from Garden Reach by a margin of 32,000 votes. He was made a Minister of Labour to the 6th Left Front government led by Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as his predecessor Shanti Ghatak became ill before the elections, and died soon after. In 2005, his wife Moimunnisa died. In 2006 assembly elections, though Left Front increased the seats & votes, yet Amin lost surprisingly from Garden Reach. In 2007, he was elected General Secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions from the 12th Conference at Bangalore held from 17 to 21 January. M. K. Pandhe was re-elected as the President. In March 2010, at the 13th Conference of Centre of Indian Trade Unions, Amin was succeeded by Tapan Sen as the General Secretary as Amin was becoming increasingly ill. Amin was made the Vice President. At the 2012, in the 20th party congress at Kozhikode (4 April-9 April), he was made a Special Invitee to the Central Committee.
Death
He died on February 12, 2018, at the age of 89 at his home in Kolkata.[2]
References
- ^ "Alphabetical List Of All Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ CHATTOPADHYAY, SUHRID SANKAR. "Labour's loss". Frontline.
