Born on November 7, 1987, in Kolkata, Abhishek Banerjee is a youth leader of All India Trinamool Congress and currently serves as the party’s General Secretary. He is a Member of Parliament from Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency in South 24 Pargana.
Abhishek is the son of Amit Banerjee and Lata Banerjee and nephew of TMC leader Mamta Banerjee. He went to Nava Nalanda High School and M.P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School in Kolkata to complete his early education. Banerjee moved to Delhi to continue his studies at the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIM), earning a BBA and an MBA in marketing and human resources. On February 24, 2012, he married Rujira Banerjee. They have two children, a daughter named Azania and a son named Aayansh.
Abhishek Banerjee joined All India Trinamool Congress in 2011 and was considered a prominent youth icon as he became national president of All India Trinamool Yuva. In his first Lok Sabha election, he ran from the Diamond Harbour seat and defeated his closest rival, Dr. Abul Hasnat of the CPI (M). During that time, Banerjee became the youngest MP in the lower house. He was re-elected from the same seat in the Lok Sabha elections in 2019.
Banerjee served as a member of several committees such as the Standing Committee on External Affairs and the Consultative Committee, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. He was selected as a member of the Coordination Committee of the opposition coalition 'I.N.D.I.A.' on September 1, 2023.
His official Twitter handle is @abhishekaitc and the name of his official Facebook page is Amit Banerjee. He is also active on Instagram, under the username @abhishekaitc.
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This news bulletin covers the Trinamool Congress (TMC) welcoming a landmark Supreme Court direction regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal. The speaker notes that Abhishek Banerjee described the verdict as a 'much needed intervention' that has 'dealt a decisive blow to the cruel, politically motivated and deeply unjust SIR process.' The court has ordered the Election Commission to publicly publish the names of approximately 1.3 crore individuals who received notices under the 'logical discrepancy' category. Furthermore, the court has allowed Booth Level Agents (BLAs) from political parties to accompany individuals to their hearings, a move the TMC views as a significant victory. The programme highlights how the TMC challenged the Election Commission's enumeration methods, claiming the ruling provides relief against arbitrary notices. India Today correspondent Indrajit Kundu provides insights into how the party representatives will now assist in the hearing process following this judicial intervention.
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