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	'''Chittabrata Majumdar''' (14 August 1935<ref>https://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2007/0225/02252007_com%20chittada.htm</ref> – 20 February 2007) was an Indian politician. He was general secretary of [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] (CITU), the trade union wing of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI(M)]] from 2003 till his death. He was a member of the [[Politburo]], or executive committee, of the party.<ref name= "FEobit">{{cite news		'''Chittabrata Majumdar''' (14 August 1935<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2007/0225/02252007_com%20chittada.htm \|title=Comrade Chittabrata Majumdar Passes Away \|website=archives.peoplesdemocracy.in \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330164209/http://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2007/0225/02252007_com%20chittada.htm \|archive-date=2015-03-30}} </ref> – 20 February 2007) was an Indian politician. He was general secretary of [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] (CITU), the trade union wing of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI(M)]] from 2003 till his death. He was a member of the [[Politburo]], or executive committee, of the party.<ref name= "FEobit">{{cite news
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	Majumdar opposed [[foreign direct investment in India]], which he believed compromised India's self-reliance.<ref>{{cite news \| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4296215.stm \| title = India seeks to boost construction \| access-date = 2007-02-23 \| publisher = BBC News 24 February 2005 \| date=24 February 2005}}</ref>		Majumdar opposed [[foreign direct investment in India]], which he believed compromised India's self-reliance.<ref>{{cite news \| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4296215.stm \| title = India seeks to boost construction \| access-date = 2007-02-23 \| publisher = BBC News 24 February 2005 \| date=24 February 2005}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Chittabrata Majumdar''' (14 August 1935<ref>https://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2007/0225/02252007_com%20chittada.htm</ref> – 20 February 2007) was general secretary of [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] (CITU), the trade union wing of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI(M)]] from 2003 till his death. He was ~~also~~ a member of the ~~politburo~~ of the party ~~and was always considered a hard liner~~.<ref name= "FEobit">{{cite news		'''Chittabrata Majumdar''' (14 August 1935<ref>https://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2007/0225/02252007_com%20chittada.htm</ref> – 20 February 2007) was an Indian politician. He was general secretary of [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] (CITU), the trade union wing of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI(M)]] from 2003 till his death. He was a member of the [[Politburo]], or executive committee, of the party.<ref name= "FEobit">{{cite news
	\| url = http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=155517		\| url = http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=155517
	\| title = Chittabrata Majumdar passes away \| access-date = 2007-02-21		\| title = Chittabrata Majumdar passes away \| access-date = 2007-02-21
	\| publisher = Financial Express }}</ref> ~~His~~ body was ~~taken in a procession at [[Kolkata]] and~~ donated to a hospital <ref>{{cite news		\| publisher = Financial Express }}</ref> Upon his death, his body was donated to a hospital <ref>{{cite news
	\| url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/22/stories/2007022202241400.htm		\| url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/22/stories/2007022202241400.htm
	\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070227060548/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/22/stories/2007022202241400.htm		\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070227060548/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/22/stories/2007022202241400.htm
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	}}</ref> When [[1964 split in the Communist Party of India\|CPI split in 1964]], he joined CPI(M).<ref name= "FEobit"/>		}}</ref> When [[1964 split in the Communist Party of India\|CPI split in 1964]], he joined CPI(M).<ref name= "FEobit"/>

	==~~At the helm~~==		==Political career==
	He was elected to the West Bengal state assembly in 1967 and was minister, in charge of cottage and small-scale industries. ~~However~~, he was ~~really a~~ party ~~organization man. Majumdar~~ rose ~~sharply~~ within the party. He was a member of the district secretariat in Howrah in 1968, a member of the state committee in 1982, general secretary of state unit of CITU in 1991 and ~~finally~~ general secretary at the national level in 2003. ~~He was~~ a ~~member of~~ the ~~Rajya Sabha~~.<ref name= "FEobit"/>		Majumdar was first elected to the [[West Bengal state assembly]] in 1967 and was minister in charge of [[Cottage industries\|cottage]] and [[Small Scale Industry\|small-scale industries]]. As a member of the Politburo, he was also deeply involved in inter-party politics, and rose quickly within the party. He was a member of the district secretariat in Howrah in 1968, a member of the state committee in 1982, general secretary of state unit of CITU in 1991 and general secretary at the national level in 2003. As a CITU leader, he visited many countries, including the UK, Switzerland, Malaysia, France, Austria, North Korea, China and the then USSR.<ref name="FEobit" />

	As a ~~CITU leader, he visited many countries, including~~ the ~~UK, Switzerland, Malaysia, France, Austria, North Korea, China and the then USSR~~.<ref name= "FEobit"/>		Majumdar was elected a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] in 2004.<ref name="FEobit" /> His nomination was viewed by his party as a way to "reflect the views of the working millions."<ref>{{cite news\|date=5 June 2004\|title=Chittabrata cleared as RS nominee\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-05/kolkata/27160072_1_rs-nominee-chittabrata-majumdar-state-committee-meeting\|url-status=dead\|access-date=2007-02-23\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017232539/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-05/kolkata/27160072_1_rs-nominee-chittabrata-majumdar-state-committee-meeting\|archive-date=17 October 2012}}</ref>

	~~==His opinions==~~		Speaking during the CPM central committee’s session at Kolkata in January 2007, which discussed land policy, Majumdar emphasized, "That policy only speaks of land for [[special economic zone]]s (SEZs). The party has so far not taken any decision on how to deal with land acquisition for other industries."<ref>{{cite web
	Speaking during the CPM central committee’s session at Kolkata in January 2007, which discussed land policy, Majumdar emphasized, "That policy only speaks of land for [[~~Special~~ economic zone]]s (SEZs). The party has so far not taken any decision on how to deal with land acquisition for other industries~~,’’~~ <ref>{{cite web
	\| url =http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070103/asp/bengal/story_7214141.asp		\| url =http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070103/asp/bengal/story_7214141.asp
	\| title = CPM split on policy, not Bengal - State unit tries to clear 'confusion' on Singur		\| title = CPM split on policy, not Bengal - State unit tries to clear 'confusion' on Singur
	\| access-date = 2007-02-23 \| publisher = The Telegraph 3 January 2007.}}</ref>		\| access-date = 2007-02-23 \| publisher = The Telegraph 3 January 2007.}}</ref>

	Majumdar ~~had strong views on~~ foreign direct investment ~~(FDI). Stating that allowing FDI~~ in ~~the country is compromising~~ India's ~~own "~~self reliance", he said, "No country can develop on the basis of foreign investment alone." He pointed out that an assessment should be made as to whether foreign investment is indeed beneficial to the country - in terms of employment and money generated - or just another way of international companies filling their deep pockets.<ref>{{cite news \| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4296215.stm \| title = India seeks to boost construction \| access-date = 2007-02-23 \| publisher = BBC News 24 February 2005 \| date=24 February 2005~~}}</ref>~~		Majumdar opposed [[foreign direct investment in India]], which he believed compromised India's self-reliance.<ref>{{cite news \| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4296215.stm \| title = India seeks to boost construction \| access-date = 2007-02-23 \| publisher = BBC News 24 February 2005 \| date=24 February 2005}}</ref>

	On the eve of his joining the Rajya Sabha, he was asked whether it would send wrong signals to the industry, Majumdar said, "We are not here to liquidate industries. If our industrialists are sincere on growth, they need not get scared. In fact, this is a common phenomenon in advanced countries."<ref>{{cite news \| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-05/kolkata/27160072_1_rs-nominee-chittabrata-majumdar-state-committee-meeting \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017232539/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-05/kolkata/27160072_1_rs-nominee-chittabrata-majumdar-state-committee-meeting \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 17 October 2012 \| title = Chittabrata cleared as RS nominee \| access-date = 2007-02-23 \| work = [[The Times of India]] \| date=5 June 2004}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|8|14|df=y}}
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'''Chittabrata Majumdar''' (14 August 1935<ref>https://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2007/0225/02252007_com%20chittada.htm</ref> – 20 February 2007) was general secretary of [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] (CITU), the trade union wing of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] from 2003 till his death. He was also a member of the politburo of the party and was always considered a hard liner.<ref name= "FEobit">{{cite news
| url = http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=155517
| title = Chittabrata Majumdar passes away | access-date = 2007-02-21
| publisher = Financial Express }}</ref> His body was taken in a procession at [[Kolkata]] and donated to a hospital <ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/22/stories/2007022202241400.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070227060548/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/22/stories/2007022202241400.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 27 February 2007
| title = Majumdar's body donated to city hospital | access-date = 2007-02-23
| location=Chennai, India | work = [[The Hindu]]
| date=22 February 2007}}</ref>

==Formative years==
Born at [[Dhaka]], now in [[Bangladesh]] in 1935, he joined the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI) while still a student of [[Bangabasi College]] in 1954. After graduating in science he obtained another degree in textile technology.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://citu.org.in/generalsecretary.htm | title = Chittabrata Majumdar, General Secretary, CITU
| access-date = 2007-02-23 | publisher = CITU website
}}</ref> When [[1964 split in the Communist Party of India|CPI split in 1964]], he joined CPI(M).<ref name= "FEobit"/>

==At the helm==
He was elected to the West Bengal state assembly in 1967 and was minister, in charge of cottage and small-scale industries. However, he was really a party organization man. Majumdar rose sharply within the party. He was a member of the district secretariat in Howrah in 1968, a member of the state committee in 1982, general secretary of state unit of CITU in 1991 and finally general secretary at the national level in 2003. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha.<ref name= "FEobit"/>

As a CITU leader, he visited many countries, including the UK, Switzerland, Malaysia, France, Austria, North Korea, China and the then USSR.<ref name= "FEobit"/>

==His opinions==
Speaking during the CPM central committee’s session at Kolkata in January 2007, which discussed land policy, Majumdar emphasized, "That policy only speaks of land for [[Special economic zone]]s (SEZs). The party has so far not taken any decision on how to deal with land acquisition for other industries,’’ <ref>{{cite web
| url =http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070103/asp/bengal/story_7214141.asp
| title = CPM split on policy, not Bengal - State unit tries to clear 'confusion' on Singur
| access-date = 2007-02-23 | publisher = The Telegraph 3 January 2007.}}</ref>

Majumdar had strong views on foreign direct investment (FDI). Stating that allowing FDI in the country is compromising India's own "self reliance", he said, "No country can develop on the basis of foreign investment alone." He pointed out that an assessment should be made as to whether foreign investment is indeed beneficial to the country - in terms of employment and money generated - or just another way of international companies filling their deep pockets.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4296215.stm | title = India seeks to boost construction | access-date = 2007-02-23 | publisher = BBC News 24 February 2005 | date=24 February 2005}}</ref>

On the eve of his joining the Rajya Sabha, he was asked whether it would send wrong signals to the industry, Majumdar said, "We are not here to liquidate industries. If our industrialists are sincere on growth, they need not get scared. In fact, this is a common phenomenon in advanced countries."<ref>{{cite news | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-05/kolkata/27160072_1_rs-nominee-chittabrata-majumdar-state-committee-meeting | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017232539/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-06-05/kolkata/27160072_1_rs-nominee-chittabrata-majumdar-state-committee-meeting | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 October 2012 | title = Chittabrata cleared as RS nominee | access-date = 2007-02-23 | work = [[The Times of India]] | date=5 June 2004}}</ref>

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