Ashok Ghosh

Ashok Ghosh

General Secretary
West Bengal State Committee
All India Forward Bloc since 1946
Born 2 July 1921
Died 3 March 2016(2016-03-03) (aged 94)
Kolkata, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Politician
Years active 1946–2016

Ashok Ghosh (2 July 1921 – 3 March 2016) was an Indian Bengali politician and a senior leader of All India Forward Bloc political party.[1][2][3][4] He held the position of the state general secretary of Forward Bloc in West Bengal from 1946 until his death in 2016.[5][6]

Political career

Ghosh was a follower of Subhas Chandra Bose's political ideology. He became a general secretary of All India Forward Bloc, West Bengal in 1946. From that time on he was in that position without any interruption until his death in 2016.[5] After the Indian general election of 1989, he voiced his opposition to the then coalition government, which he termed an "opportunistic coalition". Ghosh said that..."The opportunistic coalition coming up in Delhi will conspire against the Interests of the people of West Bengal and In the changed situation, the Left Front must get ready to spearhead a sustained movement for preserving the Interests of the state as well its people."[7] After the Nandigram violence (2007), Ghosh convened an all political party meeting in Kolkata.[8]

Illness and death

In February 2016, Ghosh was admitted in a private hospital in South Kolkata, following respiratory problems. As of 4 February 2016, his condition was critical. He died at a hospital in Kolkata on 3 March 2016 due to multiple organ failure. He buried at his Ashram Purulia , West Bengal as per his wish [9][10] He was 94.

References

  1. ↑ "Veteran Forward Bloc leader Ashok Ghosh still critical". Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "সামান্য ভাল অশোক ঘোষ" (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "অশোক ঘোষ সঙ্কটে" (in Bengali). Aajkal. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "অশোক ঘোষকে দেখতে হাসপাতালে মমতা". Kolkata 24x7. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  5. 1 2 "WB CM Mamata Banerjee met with veteran Forward Bloc leader Ashok Ghosh". Kolkata Today. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mamata wishes Ashok on birthday". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Attar Chand (1991). The Long March: Profile of Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar. Mittal Publications. pp. 320–. ISBN 978-81-7099-272-1.
  8. ↑ All India Citizens Initiative (2007). Nandigram: What Really Happened? : Based on the Report of the People's Tribunal on Nandigram, 26-28 May, 2007. Daanish Books. pp. 83–. ISBN 978-81-89654-44-3.
  9. ↑ "Veteran Forward Bloc leader Ashok Ghosh dies". The Hindu. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Mamata visit hospital to see Forward Bloc leader Ashok Ghosh". WebIndia. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
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