Abdul Mannan (West Bengal politician)

Abdul Mannan
Leader of the Opposition of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2016 [1]
Preceded by Surjya Kanta Mishra
Personal details
Born 3 June 1952
Nationality Indian
Political party INC

Abdul Mannan is the current Leader of the Opposition belonging to Indian National Congress in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

On 7 February 2017, Mannan was seriously injured in a fight over a property damage bill in the Assembly.[2] Mannan protested the law, which would jail criminals for vandalism for 7 years, using placards. He was asked to stop but refused, after which he was suspended. He then sat in the Well of the House in protest, which led to a confrontation between police trying to remove him and fellow Congress MLAs, leading to Mannan being seriously injured.

Two days later, Mannan complained of suffocation and chest pains during an Assembly meeting, leading him to get a temporary pacemaker implanted another two days later.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Congress' Abdul Mannan to be new leader of opposition in Bengal assembly - Times of India".
  2. ↑ "Ruckus in West Bengal Assembly, Congress MLA Abdul Mannan badly injured". 8 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Abdul Mannan stable after heart surgery - Times of India".


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