Jitendra Tiwari
Jitendra Tiwari | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Asansol | |
| In office 13 October 2015[1] – 17 December 2020[2] | |
| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Constituency | Pandaveswar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Asansol, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2021-present) |
| Other political affiliations | All India Trinamool Congress (2011-2021) |
| Profession | Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)[3] Mayor of Asansol[4][5][6] |
Jitendra Tiwari is an Indian politician. He is a Member Of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the Former Mayor of Asansol and Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) from West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing the Pandaveswar[7] constituency.[8]
Controversies[]
Tiwari have been in controversies due to his acts and activism in political activities.
- In March 2019 Election Commission of India sent show-cause notice to Jitendra Tiwari for announcing monetary reward to councillors who would fetch maximum lead for the party candidate in the Lok Sabha election.[9]
- In May 2019 a footage of Tiwari was released by Times Now where he was caught threatening a police official in West Bengal's Durgapur.[10]
- In June 2019 Tiwari accused BJP MP Babul Supriyo for Threatening him on call.[11]
- On 13 December 2020 Tiwari wrote a letter to the Minister of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Firhad Hakim and accused the Mamata Banerjee led government of doing injustice with the city of Asansol and depriving Asansol city from the central government schemes.[12]
- On 17 december 2020 Tiwari left All India Trinamool Congress and resigned from the post of chairman and administrator of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[13]
Political career[]
Tiwari started his political career with the All India Trinamool Congress in 2011. In December 2020, he left the Trinamool Congress but after few days he again joined the party. On 2 March 2021, he resigned from Trinamool Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Dilip Ghosh.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Jitendra Tiwari has been selected mayor of Asansol municipal corporation. - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ Loiwal, Manogya (17 December 2020). "Rebel TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari resigns from key post in Asansol Municipal Corporation". India Today.
- ^ "MLA Jitendra Kumar Tiwari 's temple message". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ^ AsansolJuly 7, Asian News International; July 7, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 08:08. "Asansol clash: Jitendra Kr Tiwari lodges complaint against Babul Supriyo". India Today.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Rath Yatra: Asansol Mayor Jitendra Tiwari offers Rs 25,000 each to 22 committees". www.aninews.in.
- ^ "Asansol Mayor lashes out at Babul Supriyo for mocking his Rath Yatra donations, calls him a monkey TMC will cage | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India.
- ^ "TMC विधायक को धमकी भरी फोन कॉल, केंद्रीय मंत्री बाबुल सुप्रियो के खिलाफ FIR दर्ज". aajtak.intoday.in.
- ^ "Member List". West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "EC notice to TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari for declaring 'reward for votes'". 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Caught on camera: TMC leader Jitendra Kumar Tiwari threatens a police official in W.B's Durgapur".
- ^ ""Caller Claiming to be Babul Supriyo Threatening Me": Trinamool Leader".
- ^ "Injustice with the city of Asansol".
- ^ ""Jitendra Tiwari leaves Trinamool Congress".
- ^ "TMC MLA Jitendra Kumar Tiwari joined BJP". ndtv.in.
Categories:
- Living people
- People from Asansol
- Mayors of places in West Bengal
- 1979 births
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal
- All India Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal