Ripun Bora

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Ripun Bora
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 2016 – 2 April 2022
Preceded byPankaj Bora, INC
Succeeded byRwngwra Narzary
ConstituencyAssam
President of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
24 August 2016 – 24 July 2021
President of All India Trinamool Congress Assam
Assumed office
23 April 2022
Preceded bySushmita Dev
Personal details
Born (1955-10-01) 1 October 1955 (age 68)
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress

Ripun Bora is a leader of the All India Trinamool Congress party hailing from Assam. He was the former President, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee,[1] MP of Rajya Sabha for Assam and Ex- Education Minister Govt of Assam.

On 21 March 2016, he has been elected to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament along with Ranee Narah also from the Indian National Congress. Congress got support from AIUDF for the biennial Rajya Sabha election held on that day. Out of 114 MLAs, 85 (67 of INC, 16 of AIUDF, 1 Independent, 1 BJP voted for the Congress candidate. AGP, BJP, BPF boycotted the election even when it had earlier committed to support Mahabir Jain who had filed nomination paper as Independent. [2]

Controversy[edit]

On 21 September 2020, Ripun Bora along with seven other members were suspended from the Rajya Sabha for their unruly behaviour in the house by tearing documents, breaking mics and heckling the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Their actions were condemned by several leaders.[3][4]

On 3 June 2008 then Education Minister of Assam, Ripun Bora was arrested in Delhi for offering and paying bribe of Rs 10 lakh to a CBI official, who was investigating the murder of Daniel Topno happened on September 27, 2000.

Bora was one of the accused in the murder case. Topno, who was the District President of All Assam Tea Tribe Students Union, was Bora's political rival during 1996 Assam Assembly Election. The case was handed over to CBI in 2001 after Assam Police failed to make any progress.[5]

Although, in 2014 Kamrup Metro Session Court acquitted Bora, CBI filed a criminal revision petition in Guwahati High Court and the case was registered on 3 June. No hearing has taken place on the matter since 2014.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ ANI (25 July 2021). "Bhupen Bora replaces Ripun Bora as Assam Congress chief". Business Standard India. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Cross voting in Assam, Congress wins both Rajya Sabha seats before assembly polls
  3. ↑ "Derek O'Brien, 7 other Opposition MPS suspended over Rajya Sabha ruckus on farm bills". 21 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Motion seeking suspension of MPS, who intimidated deputy chair Harivansh, likely in Rajya Sabha tomorrow".
  5. ↑ "Assam minister tries to bribe CBI in murder case, arrested". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Desk, Digital (26 February 2020). "Trouble for Ripun Bora as Daniel Toppo murder case listed for hearing in High Court » News Live TV » Assam". News Live TV. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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