Haradhan Roy

Haradhan Roy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1989-1998
Preceded by	Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhyay
Succeeded by	Bikash Chowdhury
Constituency	Asansol, West Bengal
Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 1967-1987
Preceded by	Lakhan Bagdi
Succeeded by	Bansa Gopal Chowdhury
Constituency	Raniganj, West Bengal
Personal details
Born	(1926-03-16)16 March 1926 Raniganj, Bardhaman district, Bengal Presidency, British India
Political party	CPI(M)

Haradhan Roy (born 16 March 1926, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Asansol in 1989,1991 and 1996 but later sidelined due to differences of opinion with CPI Marxist leadership and was denied a Lok Sabha ticket in 1998.^[1][2][3] Earlier he was member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.^[4] Roy is deceased.^[5][6]

As a parliamentarian, he repeatedly raised issues regarding the general infrastructure of the colliery belt, particularly the scenario of coalfields and demanded revival of public sector industries such as Hindustan Cables, IISCO Steel Plant.^[7]

References

1. "Crony communism". India Today. 8 June 1998. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. "Industry revival key in Asansol". Debajyoti Chakraborty. The Times of India. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
3. "Mamata's largesse gives Trinamool a headstart". The Hindu. 2 May 2004. Retrieved 4 October 2015.^{[dead link‍]}
4. "Communication gaps". Varsha Bhosle. Rediff. 2 August 1999. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
5. "Celebrity Deaths". Frontier Weekly. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
6. "Rehabilitation of families in Jharia coalfield region to pick up pace". The Telegraph India. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
7. "Lo Sabha Debates Eleventh Series (VOL.V, No.29)" (PDF). Retrieved 20 August 2024.

External links

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website