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Former Bengal minister Ujjal Biswas dies at 72

Kolkata, Nov 11 (UNI) Senior Trinamool Congress leader from Nadia and former state minister Ujjal Biswas died at a hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday at the age of 72.
Biswas, a three-time MLA from Krishnanagar South, had been admitted to a hospital in Mukundapur for more than a week with multiple health complications, including cardiac and kidney-related ailments.
According to sources, his condition deteriorated following a bypass surgery, after which he suffered a stroke.
He subsequently developed pneumonia and septic shock, with multiple organs gradually failing despite treatment.
Biswas was elected from Krishnanagar South for the first time in 2011, when the Trinamool Congress came to power in West Bengal.
The then chief minister Mamata Banerjee inducted him into her Cabinet as the minister for technical education and training.
Although he was dropped from the Cabinet in 2016, he was brought back about a year later and given charge of the correctional services department, where he continued until 2022.
He was subsequently assigned the science and technology portfolio.
A loyalist of Mamata Banerjee, Biswas remained with the Trinamool Congress even as several party leaders switched sides following the change of government in 2026.
He lost the Krishnanagar South Assembly seat to BJP candidate Sadhan Ghosh in the 2026 Assembly elections.
His health had kept him away from active politics over the past few months.
Following his electoral defeat, Biswas was embroiled in a controversy over alleged irregularities in the distribution of relief materials.
A large quantity of relief supplies meant for distribution among the public was reportedly recovered from his residence in Kathuria Para in Krishnanagar.
He was accused of stockpiling the materials at his home instead of distributing them among those in need.
Police arrested the former MLA after questioning him in connection with the case.
The controversy triggered considerable resentment among local residents, with some allegedly throwing eggs at him and others subjecting him to public humiliation.
Biswas spent 30 days in jail in the alleged relief materials scam before securing bail.
He was subsequently arrested in another case and remained behind bars for 49 days before being released on conditional bail.
Trinamool sources claimed that the developments had taken a toll on his mental and physical health. UNI SAG CDS
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