Ajit Kumar Bhuyan

Ajit Kumar Bhuyan is a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, from the state of Assam. He was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on 18 March 2020.[1] He is also an Indian journalist, author and former editor of the Asomiya Pratidin, Aji, Natun Samay,[2] and Prag News.

Ajit Kumar Bhuyan
Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
10 April 2020
ConstituencyAssam
Personal details
Born1952 (age 69–70)
Jorhat, Assam, India
Political partyAnchalik Gana Morcha
Parent(s)Late J. N. Bhuyan (Father), Late Aidhan Bhuyan (Mother)
Websitehttps://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shri-ajit-kumar-bhuyan

Bhuyan is also a former human rights activist.[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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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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