Hannan Mollah

Hannan Mollah (born 3 January 1946) is an Indian politician[1] and a leader of the All Indian Kisan Sabha. He was elected to the Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) eight times representing the constituency of Uluberia in Howrah district of West Bengal. He is a Politburo Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)).

Hannan Mollah
হান্নান মোল্লা
General Secretary of the All Indian Kisan Sabha
Assumed office
2012
ConstituencyUluberia
Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Assumed office
April 2018
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Uluberia
In office
1980-2009
Preceded byShyamaprasanna Bhattacharya
Succeeded bySultan Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1946-01-03) 3 January 1946
Howrah, West Bengal
Political partyCPI(M)
Spouse(s)Maimoona (Abbas) Mollah
ResidenceHowrah
Alma materPresidency College, University of Calcutta

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.[3]

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.[2][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.[5]

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.[2]

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.[3]

Personal life

Mollah married AIDWA leader Maimoona Abbas in 1982. He has a daughter and a son.[3]

References
  1. "Lok Sabha veterans with a difference". The Times of India. 23 April 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. Das, Madhuparna (10 December 2020). "Hannan Mollah — Presidency graduate & CPM leader who has become face of farmer protest". ThePrint. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "কমরেড বিভীষণ". ebela.in. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. Rajalakshmi, By T. K. "Hannan Mollah: 'The poor farmers know they have no other option but to peacefully protest as long as they can'". Frontline. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. "Delhi Police issues notice to Hannan Mollah, Kisan Sabha calls it attempt at intimidation". Deccan Herald. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. "Farmers March in Rajasthan Despite Police Crackdown". NewsClick. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  8. Chari, Mridula. "Scroll Explainer: Why farmers are marching to Delhi". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  9. "The Kisan Mukti March in Delhi: full coverage". People's Archive of Rural India. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  10. Nov 4, PTI / Updated; 2018; Ist, 16:30. "kisan march: 'Kisan March' in Delhi from November 28–30, says All India Kisan Sabha general secretary Hannan Mollah | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. "Nobody understands farmers' problems. Everybody is giving us advice, nobody is ready to listen to us: Hannan Mollah". The Indian Express. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  12. "দিল্লির কৃষক আন্দোলনের নেতৃত্বে থাকা হান্নান মোল্লার বিরুদ্ধে এফআইআর". EI Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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