Jatin Chakraborty

Jatindra Chandra Chakraborty (1911 – 1996) was an Indian politician and trade unionist. Chakraborty played a prominent role in West Bengal politics and was often entangled in controversies. He was a founding leader of the Revolutionary Socialist Party as well as the United Trade Union Congress. Chakraborty was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1962, 1969 to 1970 and 1977 to 1991. He served in ministerial posts in the state governments of the United Front (1969) and the Left Front (1977–1988). After falling out with the Left Front in 1988, Chakraborty became a vocal critic of the state government.

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