Nisith Pramanik

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Nisith Pramanik
Dinhata
Personal details
Born (1986-01-17) 17 January 1986 (age 38)
All India Trinamool Congress (until February 2019)
SpousePriyanka Pramanik
Children2
Signature
Source: [1]

Nisith Pramanik (born 17 January 1986) is an

Cooch Behar, West Bengal since 2019 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3] He was also member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2021 until 2021 from Dinhata Assembly constituency. He was a member of the Trinamool Congress
until 2019.

Personal life

Pramanik was born on 17 January 1986 to Bidhu Bhushan Pramanik and Chhanda Pramanik in

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA). He was an assistant teacher at a primary school. He is married to Priyanka Pramanik, with whom he has two sons.[4]

Political career

The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind administering the oath as Minister of State to Shri Nisith Pramanik, at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on July 7, 2021.

He was also a member of

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) before joining the BJP in March 2019.[5][6]
In July 2021, he became
Cabinet.[8]

Controversy

In July 2021, his nationality created debate in the Indian political circle after Congress' Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora wrote a letter alleging Pramanik of being a Bangladeshi national to the Prime Minister to investigate his nationality.[9][10]

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy also alleged he is a Bangladeshi citing his Wikipedia page as a reference.[11]
The Leader of the Rajya Sabha, BJP MP Piyush Goyal, however, called the allegations baseless.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nisith Pramanik | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in.
  2. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha".
  3. ^ "BJP fares well in 'minority-concentration' districts, wins over 50% seats". The Times of India. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". The Hindu. 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ "TMC leader joins BJP, says only PM Modi can save country". in.news.yahoo.com. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  6. ^ ANI (1 March 2019). "TMC leader joins BJP, says only PM Modi can save country". Retrieved 12 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. ^ Ananya Bhattacharya (7 July 2021). "Nisith Pramanik of Cooch Behar, 35, is youngest minister in Team Modi". India Today.
  9. ^ "Questions over Bangladesh nationality of Union Minister of State Nishit Pramanik open Pandora's box". The Statesman. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  10. ^ "BJP, Trinamool Spar Over Minister's Nationality Before Parliament Session". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  11. ^ "নিশীথের নাগরিকত্ব নিয়ে রাজ্যসভায় এক সুরে সরব TMC-Congress, বিতর্ক ওড়াল সরকারপক্ষ". Zee24Ghanta.com. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  12. News18
    .

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