Jitendra Tiwari

Indian politician

Jitendra Tiwari
Mayor of Asansol
In office
13 October 2015[1] – 17 December 2020[2]
Succeeded byAmarnath Chatterjee
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2016–2021
Preceded byGouranga Chatterjee
Succeeded byNarendranath Chakraborty
ConstituencyPandaveswar
Personal details
BornAsansol, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2021-present)
Other political
affiliations		All India Trinamool Congress (2011-2021)
ProfessionMember of the Legislative Assembly (India)[3]
Mayor of Asansol[4][5][6]

Jitendra Tiwari is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the former mayor of Asansol and member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing the Pandaveswar[7] constituency.[8]

Controversies

Tiwari has been in numerous controversies due to his acts and activism in political activities.

  • In March 2019, the Election Commission of India sent show-cause notice to Jitendra Tiwari for announcing a monetary reward to councillors who would ensure the victory of a Trinamool Congress candidate in the 2019 Indian general election.[9]
  • In May 2019, footage of Tiwari was released by Times Now where he was caught threatening a police official in Durgapur, West Bengal.[10]
  • In June 2019, Tiwari accused MP Babul Supriyo of threatening him during a call.[11]
  • On 13 December 2020, Tiwari wrote a letter to the Minister of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Firhad Hakim, accusing the Mamata Banerjee-led government of doing injustice to the city of Asansol by depriving the city from central government schemes.[12]
  • On 17 December 2020, Tiwari left the Trinamool Congress and resigned from the post of chairman and administrator of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[13]

Political career

Tiwari started his political career with the Trinamool Congress in 2011. In December 2020, he left the Trinamool Congress but joined again after a few days. On 2 March 2021, he resigned from Trinamool Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Dilip Ghosh.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Jitendra Tiwari has been selected mayor of Asansol municipal corporation. - Times of India". The Times of India. 13 October 2015.
  2. ^ Loiwal, Manogya (17 December 2020). "Rebel TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari resigns from key post in Asansol Municipal Corporation". India Today.
  3. ^ "MLA Jitendra Kumar Tiwari 's temple message". www.telegraphindia.com.
  4. ^ "Asansol clash: Jitendra Kr Tiwari lodges complaint against Babul Supriyo". India Today. 7 July 2019. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Rath Yatra: Asansol Mayor Jitendra Tiwari offers Rs 25,000 each to 22 committees". www.aninews.in.
  6. ^ "Asansol Mayor lashes out at Babul Supriyo for mocking his Rath Yatra donations, calls him a monkey TMC will cage | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India.
  7. ^ "TMC विधायक को धमकी भरी फोन कॉल, केंद्रीय मंत्री बाबुल सुप्रियो के खिलाफ FIR दर्ज". aajtak.intoday.in. June 2019.
  8. ^ "Member List". West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  9. ^ "EC notice to TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari for declaring 'reward for votes'". 21 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Caught on camera: TMC leader Jitendra Kumar Tiwari threatens a police official in W.B's Durgapur".
  11. ^ ""Caller Claiming to be Babul Supriyo Threatening Me": Trinamool Leader".
  12. ^ "Injustice with the city of Asansol".
  13. ^ ""Jitendra Tiwari leaves Trinamool Congress". 17 December 2020.
  14. ^ "TMC MLA Jitendra Kumar Tiwari joined BJP". ndtv.in.