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'''Ajit Kumar Bhuyan''' is an Indian journalist and editor of the [[Prag News]]. Presently he is a [[Member of Parliament|member]] of [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Indian Parliament]], from the state of [[Assam]]. He, along with two others, was elected unopposed to the [[Rajya Sabha]] on 18 March 2020. | '''Ajit Kumar Bhuyan''' is an Indian journalist and former editor of the [[Prag News]]. Presently he is a [[Member of Parliament|member]] of [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Indian Parliament]], from the state of [[Assam]]. He, along with two others, was elected unopposed to the [[Rajya Sabha]] on 18 March 2020. | ||
He has said in a press conference after his election that [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]] (CAA) was the reason behind joining politics. His candidature was supported by the [[Indian National Congress]] and [[All India United Democratic Front]]. [[Tarun Gogoi]] and [[Badruddin Ajmal]] were present during his nomination. Mr Bhuyan is a fierce critic of CAA introduced and passed in the Indian parliament by the [[Narendra Modi]] led [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] Government.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/assam-all-three-rajya-sabha-candidates-set-to-be-elected-unopposed-1655352-2020-03-14 | title=Assam: All three Rajya Sabha candidates set to be elected unopposed | publisher=[[India Today]] | work=Hemanta Kumar Nath | date=14 March 2020 | access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> | He has said in a press conference after his election that [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]] (CAA) was the reason behind joining politics. His candidature was supported by the [[Indian National Congress]] and [[All India United Democratic Front]]. [[Tarun Gogoi]] and [[Badruddin Ajmal]] were present during his nomination. Mr Bhuyan is a fierce critic of CAA introduced and passed in the Indian parliament by the [[Narendra Modi]] led [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] Government.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/assam-all-three-rajya-sabha-candidates-set-to-be-elected-unopposed-1655352-2020-03-14 | title=Assam: All three Rajya Sabha candidates set to be elected unopposed | publisher=[[India Today]] | work=Hemanta Kumar Nath | date=14 March 2020 | access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> | ||
In June 2020 Ajit Kumar Bhuyan formed a regional political party, ''Anchalik Gana Morcha'' (Regional People's Front), as | |||
In June 2020 Ajit Kumar Bhuyan formed a regional political party, ''Anchalik Gana Morcha'' (Regional People's Front), as its chief convenor.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/east/politics-assam-new-party/2044962.html | title=Regional People's Front formed in Assam with eye on next year's state polls| publisher=United News India | date=19 June 2020 | access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:21, 31 December 2021
Ajit Kumar Bhuyan is an Indian journalist and former editor of the Prag News. Presently he is a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, from the state of Assam. He, along with two others, was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on 18 March 2020.
Ajit Kumar Bhuyan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 10 April 2020 | |
| Constituency | Assam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 72–73) Jorhat, Assam, India |
| Political party | Anchalik Gana Morcha |
He has said in a press conference after his election that Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) was the reason behind joining politics. His candidature was supported by the Indian National Congress and All India United Democratic Front. Tarun Gogoi and Badruddin Ajmal were present during his nomination. Mr Bhuyan is a fierce critic of CAA introduced and passed in the Indian parliament by the Narendra Modi led Bharatiya Janata Party Government.[1]
In June 2020 Ajit Kumar Bhuyan formed a regional political party, Anchalik Gana Morcha (Regional People's Front), as its chief convenor.[2]
Personal lifeEdit
Ajit Kumar Bhuyan was born in Jorhat, India in 1952. He had his early schooling in Amguri High School, in Sibsagar district, Assam and attended college in Sibsagar College. Before he could graduate, he joined the Dainik Janambhumi, published from Jorhat, as a sub-editor. While still working as a sub-editor, he earned his BA degree from Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College, Sivasagar.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Assam: All three Rajya Sabha candidates set to be elected unopposed". Hemanta Kumar Nath. India Today. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ↑ "Regional People's Front formed in Assam with eye on next year's state polls". United News India. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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