Ajit Kumar Bhuyan (born 1952) is an Indian politician and former journalist and author serving as the member of

Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...

from

Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

since 2020 and the founder and president of Anchalik Gana Mocha since 2020. He is also the former editor of the

Asomiya Pratidin Asomiya Pratidin is an Assamese language, Assamese daily newspaper catering to all of Assam, with five editions published from Guwahati, Bongaigaon, Dibrugarh, and North Lakhimpur. The other periodical and magazines published under Pratidin gr ...

, ''Aji'', ''Natun Samay'', and Prag News.

Personal life

Ajit Kumar Bhuyan was born in

Jorhat Jorhat ( /) is a major city in Upper Assam division, Upper Assam and among the fastest growing urban centres in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and ...

, India in 1952. He had his early schooling in Amguri High School, in Sibsagar district, Assam and attended college in

Sibsagar College Sivasagar University is a public university located in Joysagar, Sivasagar, Assam. It was established in 2023 by the Sivasagar University Act 2023, which upgraded the existing Sivsagar College, Joysagar (Autonomous) into a university. The unive ...

. Before he could graduate, he joined the

Dainik Janambhumi () is an Indian Assamese-language daily newspaper. This newspaper is published by Janambhumi Group of Publications from Nehru Park, Tulsi Narayan Sarma Path, Jorhat. In 1947, Janambhumi Group of Publications was founded with the launch of the ...

, published from Jorhat, as a sub-editor. While still working as a sub-editor, he earned his BA degree from

Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College is a college situated in Jhanji, Sivasagar, Assam, India. It was founded on 25 July 1964. The college is affiliated with Dibrugarh University and recognized by the University Grants Commission. History Jhanji HN ...

, Sivasagar.

Political life

In June 2020 Ajit Kumar Bhuyan formed a regional political party, ''Anchalik Gana Morcha'' (Regional People's Front), as its chief convenor. He has said in a press conference after his election that

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 by providing an accelerated pathway to Indian citizenship for persecuted refugees of religious minorit ...

(CAA) was the reason behind joining politics. His candidature was supported by the

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and

All India United Democratic Front The All India United Democratic Front (also known as AIUDF and ''Sarva Bharatiya Sanyukt Ganatantric Morcha'') is a political party active in the Indian state of Assam. It is the 3rd largest political party in Assam Legislative Assembly after ...

Tarun Gogoi Tarun Gogoi (1 April 1936 – 23 November 2020) was an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 13th Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016. He was the longest serving Chief Minister of Assam. He was a member of the Indian National Con ...

and

Badruddin Ajmal Badruddin Ajmal (born 12 February 1950) is an Indian businessman, politician, philanthropist and Islamic theologian from the state of Assam. He is the state-president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind for Assam. He was the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha ...

were present during his nomination. Mr Bhuyan is a fierce critic of CAA introduced and passed in the Indian parliament by the

Narendra Modi Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Par ...

led

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

Government.

References

Living people Indian journalists Independent politicians from Assam Rajya Sabha members from Assam 1952 births People from Jorhat district 21st-century Indian politicians {{India-journalist-stub