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
Leader of the Opposition, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2016 [1]
Governor	Keshari Nath Tripathi Jagdeep Dhankhar
Chief Minister	Mamata Banerjee
Preceded by	Surjya Kanta Mishra
MLA, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 May 2016
Preceded by	Muzaffar Khan
Constituency	Champdani
In office 1991–2006
Preceded by	Jibesh Chakrabarty
Succeeded by	Sunil Sarkar
Constituency	Champdani
Personal details
Born	(1952-06-03) 3 June 1952
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Residence	4/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]