WHO IS SUVENDU ADHIKARI?
Suvendu Adhikari
Son of a former Union minister under Manmohan Singh-government, Suvendu Adhikari is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He was a member of the Indian National Congress from 1995 to 1998, and the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) until December 2020. He then switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Adhikari was first elected in 1995 as a councillor from Congress in the Contai. Later, Adhikari was elected to Legislative Assembly from West Bengal's Kanthi Dakshin constituency and became the chairman of Kanthi Municipal Corporation. Adhikari championed the anti-land acquisition movement in Nandigram and led the Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee in 2007. After its success, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee made Adhikari the party-in-charge of Paschim Medinipur, Purulia, and Bankura districts.
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Cal HC says it expects SEC not to notify rural polls in Bengal till Jan 9
Allowing the SEC to file an affidavit stating its position on Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari's PIL, which alleged faulty ...| December 15, 2022, Thursday -
Bengal panchayat polls: Adhikari files PIL for central forces' deployment
Suvendu Adhikari filed a PIL before a division bench of Calcutta High Court demanding deployment of central armed forces during ...| December 12, 2022, Monday -
3 killed, many injured in blast near Abhishek's rally; Suvendu seeks probe
At least three people were killed and several others injured in a blast near the venue of senior Trinamool Congress leader ...| December 03, 2022, Saturday -
Relying on Suvendu Adhikari for long was a mistake: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee
Relying on Suvendu Adhikari for long during his earlier stint with Trinamool Congress was a mistake, Trinamool Congress' national ...| December 03, 2022, Saturday -
Suvendu Adhikari dares CM Mamata to stop CAA implementation in West Bengal
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday dared Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to stop ...| November 27, 2022, Sunday -
Bengal CM Mamata meets BJP's Suvendu over tea at her Assembly chamber
In a first since last year's state elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday held a "courtesy meeting" with ...| November 25, 2022, Friday -
PIL in Calcutta HC seeks CBI probe into irregularities in MGNREGA scheme
In the petition, LoP Suvendu Adhikari, also sought an audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in the matter.| November 15, 2022, Tuesday -
Bengal will not be left out of CAA implementation process: BJP leader
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP on Tuesday claimed that the process of CAA ...| November 01, 2022, Tuesday -
Bengal breached borrowing limit by seeking loan of Rs 10K cr from RBI: BJP
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Friday claimed that West Bengal has "breached its borrowing limit" under the Fiscal ...| October 28, 2022, Friday -
Make Ganguly Bengal's brand ambassador replacing SRK: Suvendu to Mamata
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari advised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to offer the chair of brand ...| October 17, 2022, Monday
