Abu Ayesh Mondal

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Abu Ayesh Mondal
Chairman of West Bengal Minority Development & Finance Corporation
In office
7 June 2011 – 9 December 2014
Assumed office
25 July 2017
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2006–2009
Preceded byMahboob Zahedi
Succeeded byConstituency Dissolved
ConstituencyKatwa
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
1991–2006
Preceded byHemanta Roy
Succeeded byChaudhuri Md. Hedayatullah
ConstituencyManteswar
Personal details
Born (1944-01-06) 6 January 1944 (age 81)
Akbarnagar, Burdwan, Bengal Presidency, British India
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta

Abu Ayesh Mondal (born 6 January 1944) is an Indian politician from West Bengal belonging to All India Trinamool Congress. He is a former member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha. He is the incumbent chairman of West Bengal Minority Development & Finance Corporation.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Mondal was born on 6 January 1944 at Akbarnagar in Burdwan to Abdul Ohid Mondal and Ashema Khatun.[1] He graduated from University of Calcutta in mathematics.

Career[edit | edit source]

Mondal was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Manteswar in 1991, 1996 and 2001 as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate.[2][3][4] He was also elected as a member of the Lok Sabha from Katwa in 2006 bypoll as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate.[5]

Mondal was expelled from Communist Party of India (Marxist) for alleged anti-party activities.[6] Later, he joined Trinamool Congress.[7][8]

Mondal was appointed as the chairman of West Bengal Minority Development & Finance Corporation on 7 June 2011.[9] He served the post till 9 December 2014.[10] He was appointed again as the chairman of West Bengal Minority Development & Finance Corporation on 25 July 2017.[11][12]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Mondal was married to Sanowara Khatun on 18 June 1962.[1] They have three sons and two daughters.

Controversy[edit | edit source]

On July 2013 an employee of West Bengal Minority Development & Finance Corporation alleged that Modal called her bad names over telephone.[13][14] On December 2014 it was alleged that he beat a toll plaza employee with his shoe.[15][16] After this allegation he resigned from West Bengal Minority Development & Finance Corporation.[10][17]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Left retains two seats in W Bengal bypolls". rediff.com. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "CPI-M expels Bengal MP for 'anti-party activities'". News18. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mamata gets full Marx". The Indian Express. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Expelled MP in Trinamool inner circle". The Times of India. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "New Chairman of WBMDFC". West Bengal Minorities Development & Finance Corporation. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "ইস্তফা দিতেই হল আবুকে". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 11 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "সংখ্যালঘু কমিশনের নতুন চেয়ারম্যান". Aajkaal (in Bengali). 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "সংখ্যালঘু কমিশনের মাথায় আবু আয়েশ". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "অশালীন ভাষা ব্যবহারের নালিশ সংখ্যালঘু বিত্ত নিগম-কর্তার নামে". Ei Samay (in Bengali). 3 July 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  14. ↑ "Act or face Abu's acid tongue". The Telegraph. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "TMC leader thrashes toll plaza attendant". Hindustan Times. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  16. ↑ "TMC leader 'beats' toll plaza employee with shoe". The Indian Express. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  17. ↑ "অব্যাহতি চেয়ে দলকে চিঠি আবু আয়েশের". Ei Samay (in Bengali). 11 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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