Hannan Mollah Explained

Hannan Mollah
Birth Date:3 January 1946
Birth Place:Howrah, West Bengal, India
Residence:Howrah
Constituency2:Uluberia
Office2:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term2:1980–2009
Predecessor2:Shyamaprasanna Bhattacharyya
Successor2:Sultan Ahmed
Office:Member of Polit Bureau, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Term Start:22 April 2018
Term End:10 April 2022
Successor:Ashok Dhawale
Party:Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Office1:General Secretary of the All India Kisan Sabha
Term Start1:2012
Term End1:2022
Successor1:Vijoo Krishnan
1Blankname1:Affiliation
1Namedata1:Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse:Maimoona (Abbas) Mollah
Native Name:হান্নান মোল্লা
Native Name Lang:bn
Alma Mater:Presidency College, University of Calcutta

Hannan Mollah (born 3 January 1946) is an Indian communist politician and a senior leader of the All India Kisan Sabha. He was the member of Indian parliament and elected as the Lok Sabha for (lower house of Indian parliament) eight times from constituency of Uluberia in Howrah district of West Bengal, mollah is the member of Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1]

Early life

Mollah was born on 3 January 1946 in Paschim Bauria, Howrah district of West Bengal to a working class family. His father Abdul Latif Mollah was a jute-mill worker, who died when he was very young and he was raised by his mother Jamila Khatoon in his maternal grandparents' house. He studied at Chengail Junior Madrasa. He was active in a local club, which led him to Left Politics. He became a member of the undivided Communist Party of India (CPI) in 1962 when he was 16.[2] After 1964, he joined CPI(M). He graduated with MA from Presidency College, University of Calcutta.[3] [4]

Political life

Mollah was the general secretary of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) from 1980 to 1991. He is a member of the CPI(M), serving as West Bengal State Committee Member from 1982, Central Committee Member from 1986 and politburo member of the party from the 21st Party Congress in April 2015. He currently serves as the General Secretary of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) (from 2012) and as a Joint Secretary of the All India Agricultural Workers' Union.

He is a senior leader and a member of the working committee (highest body) of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) and played pivotal role in bringing together farmer unions from different parts of the country. He has been playing a leadership role in the farmers movement of India for 40 years.[5] He is playing a senior leader in the ongoing Indian farmers' protest. He is also part of the delegation representing the farmer protesters in the meetings with the Indian Government.

In December 2020, a notice for arrest was issued by Delhi Police to Mollah, which Kisan Sabha claimed as "attempt for intimidation" in background of the Indian farmers' protest.[6]

When asked by journalists regarding what happened in a nationally important farmers and government meeting on 8 December, Mollah made the notable reply - "Kuch nahi. Murgi baethi rahi, par anda nahi diya (Nothing really. The chicken sat but laid no eggs)." The Central Government and Home Minister Amit Shah was referred by chicken here. This quote gained popularity.

Under his secretaryship, AIKS has organized massive farmer movements - Kisan Long March in Maharashtra (2018), Kisan Moveement in Rajasthan (2018),[7] Kisan Mukti March to Delhi (2018)[8] [9] [10] and all Indian farmers' protest (2020).[11] [12]

Electoral career

Mollah has been a Member of Parliament from 1980 to 2009. He won the seat of Uluberia constituency eight times in a row but lost his seat to Sultan Ahmed of the Trinamool Congress in the 2009 election. He was a member from the 7th Lok Sabha to the 14th Lok Sabha. He has served as the Chairman of Wakf Board, West Bengal.

Personal life

Mollah married AIDWA leader Maimoona Abbas in 1982. He has a daughter and a son.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lok Sabha veterans with a difference . . 23 April 2004 . 12 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Das. Madhuparna. 2020-12-10. Hannan Mollah — Presidency graduate & CPM leader who has become face of farmer protest. 2020-12-10. ThePrint. en-US.
  3. Web site: Members : Lok Sabha. 2020-12-08. 164.100.47.194.
  4. Web site: কমরেড বিভীষণ. 2020-12-08. ebela.in. en.
  5. Web site: Rajalakshmi. By T. K.. Hannan Mollah: 'The poor farmers know they have no other option but to peacefully protest as long as they can'. 2020-12-31. Frontline. 29 December 2020 . en.
  6. Web site: 2020-12-04. Delhi Police issues notice to Hannan Mollah, Kisan Sabha calls it attempt at intimidation. 2020-12-10. Deccan Herald. en.
  7. Web site: 2018-02-22. Farmers March in Rajasthan Despite Police Crackdown. 2020-12-08. NewsClick. en.
  8. Web site: Chari. Mridula. Scroll Explainer: Why farmers are marching to Delhi. 2020-12-08. Scroll.in. 29 November 2018 . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2018-12-02. The Kisan Mukti March in Delhi: full coverage. 2020-12-08. People's Archive of Rural India. en.
  10. Web site: PTI. Nov 4, 2018. kisan march: 'Kisan March' in Delhi from November 28–30, says All India Kisan Sabha general secretary Hannan Mollah Delhi News - Times of India. 2020-12-08. The Times of India. en.
  11. Web site: 2020-12-07. Nobody understands farmers' problems. Everybody is giving us advice, nobody is ready to listen to us: Hannan Mollah. 2020-12-08. The Indian Express. en.
  12. Web site: দিল্লির কৃষক আন্দোলনের নেতৃত্বে থাকা হান্নান মোল্লার বিরুদ্ধে এফআইআর. 2020-12-08. Ei Samay. bn.