He entered politics through the Students' Federation of India, the CPI(M)’s student wing, and is still remembered in these parts as a firebrand leader who took up the cause of the landless and the poor.
He represented Purnia four times in the Bihar Legislative Assembly between 1980 and 1998 for 18 years until 14 June 1998 when he was gunned down with his driver Harendra Sharma and party worker Ashfaqur Rehman in broad daylight at Subhash Nagar in Purnia.[1][2][3]
His story was shown in one of the episodes of Satyamev Jayate on politics.[4]
Personal life
His son Amit Sarkar has been living in Australia with his Australian wife and 2 kids. He dwelt in politics for some time.[5][6]
References
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^"Ajit Sarkar murder case accused held". Rediff. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^Jha, Giridhar (17 October 2010). "Slain CPM leader's son returns to fight it out". India Today. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^Bhowmik, Arijita (30 March 2014). "Satyamev Jayate 2: No Criminal Politicians, No Vote Sell, Requests Aamir Khan". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^"Crusade for people pulls son back from Down Under". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
ajit, sarkar, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2015,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ajit Sarkar news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ajit Sarkar Bengali অজ ত সরক র 1947 14 June 1998 was Indian politician who was a member of the Communist Party of India Marxist Ajit SarkarMember of the Bihar Legislative Assembly for PurniaIn office 1980 1998Preceded bySharda Prasad SinghSucceeded byMadhavi SarkarPersonal detailsBorn1947Purnea Bihar IndiaDied14 June 1998 1998 06 14 aged 50 51 Purnea Bihar IndiaPolitical partyCPI M SpouseMadhavi SarkarChildren3Political career EditHe entered politics through the Students Federation of India the CPI M s student wing and is still remembered in these parts as a firebrand leader who took up the cause of the landless and the poor He represented Purnia four times in the Bihar Legislative Assembly between 1980 and 1998 for 18 years until 14 June 1998 when he was gunned down with his driver Harendra Sharma and party worker Ashfaqur Rehman in broad daylight at Subhash Nagar in Purnia 1 2 3 His story was shown in one of the episodes of Satyamev Jayate on politics 4 Personal life EditHis son Amit Sarkar has been living in Australia with his Australian wife and 2 kids He dwelt in politics for some time 5 6 References Edit Life term will end Pappu s career Retrieved 30 December 2018 Ajit Sarkar murder case accused held Rediff Retrieved 30 December 2018 Jha Giridhar 17 October 2010 Slain CPM leader s son returns to fight it out India Today Retrieved 30 December 2018 Bhowmik Arijita 30 March 2014 Satyamev Jayate 2 No Criminal Politicians No Vote Sell Requests Aamir Khan International Business Times India Edition Retrieved 30 December 2018 Crusade for people pulls son back from Down Under The Telegraph Calcutta India 29 September 2010 Archived from the original on 11 September 2012 Comrades son returns Indian Express archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ajit Sarkar amp oldid 1139523494, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
