Buddhadev Bhattacharjee dies: Bhattacharya, known as 'Badralok' in Bengali, will be remembered for the downfall of 34 years of Left rule.

Buddhadev Bhattacharjee Death: Former Chief Minister of West Bengal and a staunch Marxist leader, Buddhadev Bhattacharjee will be known in history as a practical communist who did not even consider his ideological commitment to industrialization in his state. Bhattacharya, a quintessential Bengali 'Badralok', was instrumental in the fall of 34-year-old Left rule in the state in 2011. He saw the end of an era in which he had long led a democratically elected communist government, but failed to lead the Left Front to an eighth consecutive victory in the highly politically polarized state. Bhattacharya died in Kolkata at the age of 80. Bhattacharya died at his home in Kolkata on Thursday at the age of 80. Bhattacharya, the seventh chief minister of West Bengal, worked hard with his wife and a daughter to erase his party's anti-industrial image and breathe new life into Bengal's moribund economy. He was actively involved in attracting investors and big employers to set up industries in the state with the main objective of creating more employment opportunities for the youth. Buddhadev Bhattacharjee Death Live: Former Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee passes away, Mamata Banerjee reaches his residence Buddhadev Bhattacharjee has fearlessly condemned 'Band' politics. , the Left parties were registering their opposition on various issues. For this, he received praise and criticism from within and outside the party. However, Mamata Banerjee's ambition of rapid industrialization backfired for her and the CPI(M), as Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress deftly exploited the protests against land acquisition. Mamata Banerjee: Shocked and saddened by the death of Buddhadev Bhattacharya, Mamata Banerjee said that Bhattacharya, who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly from Gossipur constituency in 1977, was known to have lived a simple life. After graduating from Presidency College in Bengali, he joined the CPI(M) before entering full-time politics. -Added in 1960s. During this time, Pramod Dasgupta, who taught Bhattacharya the art of politics along with other party leaders from Bengal like Biman Bose, Anil Biswas, Subhash Chakraborty and Shyamal Chakraborty, was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1977 from the Koshipur constituency. And at the age of 33 he became Minister of Information and Culture in the first Left Front government led by Jyoti Basu. Minister Sujith Bose discussed the development of Sandeshkali. The post Buddhadev Bhattacharjee dies: Bhattacharjee, known as the 'Badralok' of Bangladesh, will also be remembered for the downfall of 34-year left-wing rule.. appeared first on Prabhat Khabar.