Ajit Kumar Bhuyan
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
10 April 2020
ConstituencyAssam
Founder and President of Anchalik Gana Morcha
Assumed office
June 2020
Preceded by"Office Established"
Editor of Asomiya Pratidin, Prag News, Aji and Natun Samay
In office
N/A–2020
Preceded byN/A
Succeeded byN/A
Personal details
Born1952
Jorhat, Assam, India
Political partyAnchalik Gana Morcha (since June 2020)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (before June 2020)
Parent(s)Late J. N. Bhuyan (Father), Late Aidhan Bhuyan (Mother)
Websitehttps://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shri-ajit-kumar-bhuyan

Ajit Kumar Bhuyan (born 1952) is an Indian politician and former journalist and author serving as the member of Rajya Sabha from Assam since 2020 and the founder and president of Anchalik Gana Mocha since 2020. [1] He is also the former editor of the Asomiya Pratidin, Aji, Natun Samay,[2] and Prag News.[3]

Personal life

Ajit Kumar Bhuyan was born in Jorhat, India in 1952. He had his early schooling in Amguri High School, in Sibsagar district, Assam and attended college in Sibsagar College. Before he could graduate, he joined the Dainik Janambhumi, published from Jorhat, as a sub-editor. While still working as a sub-editor, he earned his BA degree from Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College, Sivasagar.

Political life

In June 2020 Ajit Kumar Bhuyan formed a regional political party, Anchalik Gana Morcha (Regional People's Front), as its chief convenor.[4]

He has said in a press conference after his election that Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) was the reason behind joining politics. His candidature was supported by the Indian National Congress and All India United Democratic Front. Tarun Gogoi and Badruddin Ajmal were present during his nomination. Mr Bhuyan is a fierce critic of CAA introduced and passed in the Indian parliament by the Narendra Modi led Bharatiya Janata Party Government.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Shri Ajit Kumar Bhuyan". National Portal of India.
  2. ↑ Mahanta, Nani Gopal (11 April 2013). Confronting the State: ULFA's Quest for Sovereignty. SAGE Publications. p. 186. ISBN 9788132113270.
  3. ↑ Kalita, J. "A Prisoner of Conscience in Assam, 1997". College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
  4. ↑ "Regional People's Front formed in Assam with eye on next year's state polls". United News India. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Assam: All three Rajya Sabha candidates set to be elected unopposed". Hemanta Kumar Nath. India Today. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.


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