Sris Chandra Chattopadhyaya (18731967) was a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

civil servant and politician from

East Bengal East Bengal (; ''Purbô Bangla/Purbôbongo'') was the eastern province of the Dominion of Pakistan, which covered the territory of modern-day Bangladesh. It consisted of the eastern portion of the Bengal region, and existed from 1947 until 195 ...

. He was a Member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of

East Pakistan East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, wit ...

. He was born in Dhaka.

Career

Chattopadhyaya was a member of the

Constituent Assembly of Pakistan The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was the supreme federal legislature of the Dominion of Pakistan. It was established in August 1947 with the primary tasks of framing Constitution of Pakistan of 1956, a constitution; and serving as an interim ...

. He had argued for a secular Pakistan in the constituent assembly. He was opposed to the passing of the

Objectives Resolution The Objectives Resolution () was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 12 March 1949. The resolution proclaimed that the future constitution of Pakistan would not be modeled entirely on a European p ...

of 1949.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chattopadhyaya Pakistani MNAs 1947–1954 1966 deaths Year of birth missing Bengali Hindus Pakistani Hindus Politicians from East Pakistan Politicians from Dhaka Members of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan Bangladesh National Congress politicians