Jakir Hossain (politician)

Jakir Hossain
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly

Minister of state
Government of West Bangal

Department of Labour
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 May 2016
Preceded byMd. Sohrab
ConstituencyJangipur
Personal details
Born (1979-06-28) 28 June 1979 (age 45)
Murshidabad, India
Political partyTrinamool Congress
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
ResidenceKolkata
Alma materWest Bengal Council of Rabindra Open Schooling
OccupationPolitician, businessman

Jakir Hossain (born 28 June 1979) is an Indian politician and businessman from West Bengal, who is serving as a member of the West Bengal Assembly from Jangipur seat in Murshidabad.[1] A member of Trinamool Congress, he served as Minister of State of Labour until 2021.

Early life

Hossain was born on 28 June 1972 in Murshidabad, West Bengal. His father was Jayed Ali Biswas. He completed his education in the 10th Class from The West Bengal Council of Rabindra Open Schooling in December 2009.[2]

Career

Hossain has a rice and beedi business.[3] He was closely associated with the Indian National Congress but later shifted to Trinamool Congress.[3] In the 2016 elections, he was elected from the Jangipur seat. In 2018 he was appointed as Minister of State from the Labour Department. Before the 2021 elections, he was waiting at platform number 2 in Nimtita Railway Station to catch a train to Kolkata around 10 pm on 17 February, but a crude bomb exploded, and was injured.[4] Police detained a Bangladeshi person as a suspect.[5] He was re-elected from the same seat.

Controversies

On 12 January 2023, the Income Tax Department raided Hossain's properties including his house, rice mill, and other beedi factories in Raghunathganj, Suti, and Samserganj in Murshidabad, among other areas.[3] They seized Rs 10.90 crore in cash.[6] However, Hossain denied any wrongdoing as he claimed this money was for salaries to the laborers working in his mills.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Trinamool MLA Escapes Unhurt As Mini Truck Hits Convoy Cars: Bengal Police". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Jakir Hossain(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- JANGIPUR(MURSHIDABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Who is Jakir Hossain, TMC MLA from whose house Income Tax department seized over Rs 10 crore". DNA India. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  4. ^ "West Bengal minister Jakir Hossain injured in crude bomb attack in Murshidabad". India Today. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Bomb attack on Bengal minister Jakir Hossain: CID detains Bangladeshi national". The Indian Express. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  6. ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (13 January 2023). "₹11 crore cash seized during IT raids on Trinamool MLA". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Over Rs 10 crore in cash seized from TMC MLA Jakir Hossain's properties". India Today. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.