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not one, two or 10 days but for two-and-a-half months, and many hundreds of villagers left
Nandigram, and took shelter in a state relief camp outside Nandigram." Actually Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee declared that land in Nandigram wouldn't be acquired by ordering the Nandigram notification to be torn apart. Still police were not allowed to enter Nandigram. Roads were dug up, preventing administration from entering the area.
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ill-health he stepped down from the state committee and the state secretariat. He was later named as a special invitee to the state committee. In 2019, he made an attempt to attend a mega-rally at
Brigade Parade ground in Kolkata, however, due to breathing difficulties he could not appear on the stage and remained seated in his car.
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The CPI(M) declared that they were totally behind
Bhattacharjee and had drawn up "plans" to placate his critics in the Left Front. His government was also criticized by Left supporters for failing to protect the Left party workers (including his own party CPI(M)) who came under assault from political
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On 15 March 2007, Basu criticized
Bhattacharjee for failing to restrain the police in Nandigram. Bhattacharjee expressed regret for the shootings, but claimed that he permitted police action because Nandigram was an "area where there had been no rule of law and no presence of an administration for
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Central Committee at the 21st party congress, organised at Vishakhapatnam in 2015. The party congress elected him as a special invitee to the Central Committee. However, he was persuaded to remain a member of the state committee and the state secretariat till 2018. In 2018, due to continuing
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Bhattacharjee joined the CPI(M) as a primary member in 1966. Besides taking active part in the food movement, he also supported
Vietnam's cause in 1968. In 1968, he was elected as the state secretary of the Democratic Youth Federation, the youth wing of the CPI(M), that was later merged into the
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He was included in the cabinet in 1991 as a minister, with the portfolios of
Information and Cultural Affairs and Urban Development and Municipal Affairs. However, he abruptly resigned from his position in September 1993, following differences with then
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and continued to represent the constituency till 2011. He was re-inducted in the cabinet in 1987 as the
Minister of Information and Cultural Affairs. He also held departments of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs.
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priests in West Bengal. Buddhadeb's father, Nepalchandra, did not enter into the priesthood and was involved with the family publication, Saraswat
Library, devoted to selling Hindu religious material. Poet
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Despite his calls to be relieved of party responsibilities, Bhattacharjee was retained as a member of the
Politburo and the Central Committee in the 20th party congress, organised at Kozhikode in 2012.
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In 1982, he lost the assembly elections from Cossipur constituency in 1982 by a slender margin. He was made a permanent invitee to the central committee of CPI(M) in 1984 and was made a member in 1985.
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Bhattacharjee started an industrialization drive in West Bengal to bring in more investment and jobs in the states. Under his government, West Bengal saw investments in the IT and services sector.
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and is now known as Suchetan Bhattacharjee. Bhattacharjee was renowned for his frugal lifestyle. The family lived in a two-room apartment in
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opponents - both right wing and ultra-left wing Maoists during the post-Nandigram turmoil until the end of 7th Left Front Government.
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Bhattacharjee was known for his relatively open policies regarding business, in contrast with the previous financial policies of the
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in 1967. The Left Front saw a drubbing, securing just 62 seats out of 294. He resigned as Chief Minister on 13 May 2011.
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Bhattacharjee was elected to the state committee of CPI(M) in 1972 and was inducted in the state secretariat in 1982.
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family. His grandfather, Krishnachandra Smrititirtha was a Sanskrit scholar who had composed a priestly manual named
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal
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1339:"The Marxist journey of 'Brand Buddha' Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee"
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1778:"Deaths in violence unfortunate, says Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee"
1856:"Party stands by Buddha, gets restive allies to fall in line"
1696:" Exit Buddhadeb, man who saw beyond ideological convictions"
1646:"WB polls: Buddha has himself to blame for Left-front's loss"
1285:"Buddhadeb's assets: No house, no car, only Rs 5,000 in bank"
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candidate Manish Gupta by 16,684 votes. He became the second
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by the Jindal group. Another notable proposed project was a
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Recognition, election as MLA and ministership (1972–2000)
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Chief ministers from Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2098:"Why Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee refused the Padma Bhushan"
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and others) and other Left Front coalition allies like
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1970:"Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee refuses Padma Bhushan award"
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to lose an election from his own constituency, after
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1945:"Buddhadeb to miss Brigade rally due to poor health"
1719:" CPM pays for Netai, suffers losses in Junglemahal"
1457:"West Bengal Assembly Elections, 2001: An Overview"
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Singur Tata Nano controversy and Nandigram violence
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Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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1902:"Ex-West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Remains Critical"
1830:"Tear apart Nandigram notification: Buddhadeb"
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1113:"Mamata to take over as Bengal CM on Friday"
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1234:"rediff.com Profile/Buddhadeb Bhattacharya"
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614:From 1977 to 1982, he was elected as the
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1119:. Press Trust of India. 20 January 2013.
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445:Suchetan (Born: Suchetana) Bhattacharjee
1461:The Indian Journal of Political Science
16:Indian communist politician (1944–2024)
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1521:"Buddha, Paswan escape landmine blast"
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2808:Presidency University, Kolkata alumni
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1172:Choudhary, Ratnadeep (1 March 2019).
629:Later, in 1987, he became the MLA of
579:chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2606:Democratic Youth Federation of India
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2018:from the original on 27 January 2022
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1575:. Timesonline.co.uk. 13 March 2012.
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1759:"India strike over police shooting"
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1085:Jawaid, Rifat (6 November 2000).
1031:The Rise and Fall of Nazi Germany
939:The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
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160:1996 – 5 November 2000
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1669:India, One (3 December 2006).
1438:"Buddhadeb sworn in Bengal CM"
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2161:Chief Minister of West Bengal
1398:"The Loneliness of Buddhadeb"
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640:Chief Minister of West Bengal
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49:Chief Minister of West Bengal
1742:"Court notice to Jyoti Basu"
1067:in the era of globalization.
1036:Adolf Hitler's rise to power
1022:Nazi Germanyr jonmo o mrityu
778:Singur Tata Nano controversy
746:2011 state assembly election
742:2009 Indian general election
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1146:"A ritual bond with Buddha"
1006:Phire dekha (dwitiyo porbo)
990:Phire dekha (prothom porbo)
509:, resulting in the fall of
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2838:West Bengal MLAs 1996–2001
2833:West Bengal MLAs 1991–1996
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2823:West Bengal MLAs 1977–1982
1768:, BBC News, 16 March 2007.
1015:Looking back (second part)
822:, and the Netai incident.
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808:Indian National Congress
577:Bhattacharjee died from
501:, which were primarily
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210:Ministry and Departments
177:Ministry and Departments
2778:Indian anti-capitalists
2550:Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
2387:Harkishan Singh Surjeet
2306:Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
2137:Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
1862:17 October 2007 at the
1706:19 October 2012 at the
1628:4 December 2014 at the
980:(1996): Translation of
936:(1994): Translation of
912:Padma Bhushan rejection
681:Chhoto Angaria massacre
513:'s 34 years of rule in
476:Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
232:Information and Culture
25:Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
2520:E. M. S. Namboodiripad
2430:S. Ramachandran Pillai
2381:E. M. S. Namboodiripad
2290:Siddhartha Shankar Ray
2282:Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
2227:Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
1949:www.telegraphindia.com
1854:Subrata Nagchoudhury,
1150:www.telegraphindia.com
944:Gabriel García Márquez
827:Supreme Court of India
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335:Member of Polit Bureau
2753:21st-century atheists
2748:20th-century atheists
2586:All India Kisan Sabha
2569:Related organisations
2460:Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
2277:(1967, 1969−70, 1971)
1764:19 March 2007 at the
916:In January 2022, the
748:, he was defeated at
665:Bhattacharjee in 2001
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37:Bhattacharjee in 2006
2274:Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
2266:Prafulla Chandra Sen
2139:at Wikimedia Commons
1906:www.outlookindia.com
1724:29 July 2023 at the
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1038:to the last days of
983:Clandestine in Chile
825:In January 2006 the
766:Prafulla Chandra Sen
544:Sukanta Bhattacharya
435:Sukanta Bhattacharya
319:Prafulla Kanti Ghosh
309:Prafulla Kanti Ghosh
2555:V. S. Achuthanandan
2368:General secretaries
2104:. 27 January 2022.
2074:. 25 January 2022.
2044:. 25 January 2022.
1656:17 May 2011 at the
1378:. 30 September 1993
1061:Great Wall of China
1044:concentration camps
973:Vladimir Mayakovsky
969:Ei aami mayakabhski
918:Government of India
701:violence in Lalgarh
494:during his regime.
426:Meera Bhattacharjee
2683:Daily Desher Katha
2664:People's Democracy
2647:CPI(M) West Bengal
2530:Nripen Chakraborty
2470:Surja Kanta Mishra
2258:Bidhan Chandra Roy
2235:Bidhan Chandra Roy
2146:Political offices
1748:, 24 January 2006.
1700:The Economic Times
1573:"The Sunday Times"
1544:The Economic Times
1527:. 2 November 2008.
1418:. 10 November 2000
1343:The Times of India
1289:The Times of India
846:Trinamool Congress
820:Nandigram incident
800:Trinamool Congress
782:Nandigram violence
758:Trinamool congress
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