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| name = Chittabrata Majumdar | | name = Chittabrata Majumdar | ||
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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 | '''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> | | 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"/> | ||
== | ==Political career== | ||
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" /> | |||
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> | |||
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 [[ | |||
| 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 | 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== | ||