Abdul Mannan (West Bengal politician)

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

Abdul Mannan
আব্দুল মান্নান
Leader of the Opposition, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2016 [1]
Preceded bySurjya Kanta Mishra
MLA, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
19 May 2016
Preceded byMuzaffar Khan
ConstituencyChampdani
In office
1991–2006
Preceded byJibesh Chakrabarty
Succeeded bySunil Sarkar
ConstituencyChampdani
Personal details
Born3 June 1952
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Residence4/D, Arabinda Sarani, Chatra, Serampore - 712204, West Bengal, India

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]

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