Anukul Chandra Naskar (

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: অনুকূল চন্দ্র নস্কর) commonly known by his alias ''Paresh Da'' is an Indian

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politician and senior Politburo member of

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Political life

Naskar hailed from Balia,

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area in

South 24 Parganas district South 24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS (S)), or sometimes South Twenty Four Parganas and Dakshin 24 Parganas, is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore previously, with its Zilla Parishad now in ...

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. He joined in

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movement in 1967. In 1985, Naskar became the Central Committee member of

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(MCCI). After formation of the

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in 2004, he was appointed as Politburo member of the party and in-charge of

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wing including

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and

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. Naskar worked to strengthen the party's cooperation with the various banned outfit like

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(PLA) and

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(ULFA). His wife Kavita Rava is also a maoist leader of Eastern region. A combined force of

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and intelligence branch of

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arrested him on 9 May 2013 from

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of Assam.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Naskar, Anukul Chandra Living people Anti-revisionists Communist Party of India (Maoist) politicians Indian guerrillas Naxalites Politicians from Kolkata Year of birth missing (living people) People from South 24 Parganas district