P. C. Chacko (born 29 September 1946) is a former Member of Parliament from Thrissur Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. He is a former member of the Indian National Congress. Chacko resigned from Indian National Congress on 10 March 2021, stating that it had become difficult to be a congress leader in Kerala.[1] P.C. Chacko is the first president of Thiruvananthapuram District committee of Kerala Students Union. He was the State president of Indian youth Congress from 1970 to 1973 and held the post of national General secretary of Indian youth Congress during 1973 - 1975. He became the general secretary of KPCC[clarification needed] in 1975 and continued till 1979. He was elected to the Kerala Assembly in 1980 from Piravom constituency and during 1980- 81 he served as Minister for Industries in the state cabinet. He was elected to Loksabha in 1991 from Thrissur, in 1996 from Mukundapuram, in 1998 from Idukki and in 2009 again from Thrissur. On 2021 March 16 he joined Nationalist Congress Party,[2] which is an ally of LDF in Kerala. He was appointed President of the Kerala State Unit of Nationalist Congress Party by the National President Sri. Sharad Pawar on 19 May 2021.[3]
The Bharatiya Janata Party accused Chacko of altering the joint parliamentary committee report on 2G case and the Congress government steamrolling the report for covering corruption. BJP also expressed similar disappointment over Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar's denial of permission to BJP leaders to protest against the report.[6][7]
In the Lok Sabha general elections of 2014, Chacko sought to be elected from the Chalakudy constituency under the Indian National Congress ticket. However, he was defeated by cine artist Innocent.[8]
ReferencesEdit
^"'No Democracy Left': Kerala Congress Leader PC Chacko Sends Resignation to Sonia Gandhi". News18. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^""Happy To Be In 'Functional' Party": Ex-Congress Leader PC Chacko On NCP". NDTV.com.
^"P C Chacko appointed as NCP's Kerala unit chief". The Economic Times.
^. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
^. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^Ramachandran, Smriti Kak (11 December 2013). "'Brazen attempt at covering up corruption'". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
^"BJP may block Bills to avenge govt push to JPC report". 11 December 2013.
^. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
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Biography
October 20, 2023
chacko, confused, with, chacko, born, september, 1946, former, member, parliament, from, thrissur, sabha, seat, kerala, former, member, indian, national, congress, chacko, resigned, from, indian, national, congress, march, 2021, stating, that, become, difficul. Not to be confused with P T Chacko P C Chacko born 29 September 1946 is a former Member of Parliament from Thrissur Lok Sabha seat in Kerala He is a former member of the Indian National Congress Chacko resigned from Indian National Congress on 10 March 2021 stating that it had become difficult to be a congress leader in Kerala 1 P C Chacko is the first president of Thiruvananthapuram District committee of Kerala Students Union He was the State president of Indian youth Congress from 1970 to 1973 and held the post of national General secretary of Indian youth Congress during 1973 1975 He became the general secretary of KPCC clarification needed in 1975 and continued till 1979 He was elected to the Kerala Assembly in 1980 from Piravom constituency and during 1980 81 he served as Minister for Industries in the state cabinet He was elected to Loksabha in 1991 from Thrissur in 1996 from Mukundapuram in 1998 from Idukki and in 2009 again from Thrissur On 2021 March 16 he joined Nationalist Congress Party 2 which is an ally of LDF in Kerala He was appointed President of the Kerala State Unit of Nationalist Congress Party by the National President Sri Sharad Pawar on 19 May 2021 3 P C ChackoKerala State President of Nationalist Congress PartyIncumbentAssumed office May 20 2021 2021 05 20 Succeeded byT P PeethambaranMember of Parliament Lok SabhaIn office 2009 2009 2014 2014 Preceded byC K ChandrappanSucceeded byC N JayadevanConstituencyThrissurPersonal detailsBorn 1946 09 29 29 September 1946 age 77 Kanjirappally Kingdom of Travancore British India present day Kottayam Kerala India Political partyNationalist Congress PartyOther politicalaffiliationsIndian National Congress Till 2021 SpouseLeela ChackoChildren2Parent s P J Chacko and LeyammaResidenceThrissur KeralaBiography EditChacko graduated from Mar Ivanios College and University College Kerala University He entered politics through the Kerala Students Union and held positions including the Indian Youth Congress state president In 1980 he was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Piravam constituency and became Minister for Industries in the E K Nayanar government He was chairman of the joint parliamentary committee to probe the alleged scam in the grant of 2G spectrum and telecom licenses from 1998 to 2009 and was the official spokesperson of the All India Congress Committee 4 5 The Bharatiya Janata Party accused Chacko of altering the joint parliamentary committee report on 2G case and the Congress government steamrolling the report for covering corruption BJP also expressed similar disappointment over Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar s denial of permission to BJP leaders to protest against the report 6 7 In the Lok Sabha general elections of 2014 Chacko sought to be elected from the Chalakudy constituency under the Indian National Congress ticket However he was defeated by cine artist Innocent 8 References Edit No Democracy Left Kerala Congress Leader PC Chacko Sends Resignation to Sonia Gandhi News18 10 March 2021 Retrieved 10 March 2021 Happy To Be In Functional Party Ex Congress Leader PC Chacko On NCP NDTV com P C Chacko appointed as NCP s Kerala unit chief The Economic Times PC Chacko to head parliamentary panel to probe 2G scam the Times of India The Times of India Archived from the original on 8 March 2011 Retrieved 4 March 2011 PM to be called only if absolutely necessary says JPC chief Yahoo News Archived from the original on 17 March 2011 Retrieved 13 March 2011 Ramachandran Smriti Kak 11 December 2013 Brazen attempt at covering up corruption The Hindu via www thehindu com BJP may block Bills to avenge govt push to JPC report 11 December 2013 Kerala comedian Innocent becomes giant killer the Times of India The Times of India Archived from the original on 18 May 2014 Retrieved 17 May 2014 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to P C Chacko Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title P C Chacko amp oldid 1172138021, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
