Abhishek Banerjee Biography: A fresh summon has been issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the TMC leader and MP Abhishek Banerjee. He was asked to appear before his officials for questioning on March 29, 2022, in a money laundering case related to an alleged coal scam in West Bengal, as per officials. He and his wife, Rujira Banerjee, have now approached the Apex Court over the ED's jurisdictional powers. They want to be questioned by the ED in Kolkata instead of New Delhi.
Earlier, the agency had questioned Abhishek Banerjee in the same case for about six hours on Monday. After coming out of the ED office, he had told the reporters, "We will not be cowed down. We will bow down before the people, not the people in power.”
Abhishek Banerjee is the nephew of Trinamool Congress Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He is a member of the All India Trinamool Congress. Currently, he is serving as a Member of Parliament in Diamond Harbour (Lok Sabha constituency), West Bengal since 2014. Since 2011, he has also been the National President of the All India Trinamool Youth Congress. He was appointed as the general secretary of the All India Trinamool Congress in June 2021.
Abhishek Banerjee: Key facts
| Born | 7 November 1987 |
| Place of Birth | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Age | 34 |
| Parents | Father: Shri Amit Banerjee Mother: Smt. Lata Banerjee |
| Spouse(s) | Rujira Banerjee |
| Date of Marriage | 24 Feb 2012 |
| Educational Qualifications | B.B.A., M.B.A.(Human Resource and Marketing) and UGP Educated at Indian Institute of Planning & Management, New Delhi And I.M.I., Belgium |
| Profession | Politician |
| Favourite Pastime and Recreation | Reading biographies of international achievers, listening to old Hindi songs |
| Sports and Clubs | Cricket, Soccer, Snooker |
Abhishek Banerjee Biography: Early Life, Family, Education, Parents, Marriage
He was born on November 7, 1987, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. His father's name is Shri Amit Banerjee and his mother's name is Smt. Lata Banerjee. He went to Nava Nalanda High School and M.P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School in Kolkata. Then he pursued his B.B.A and M.B.A in Human Resource and Marketing from the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIM) in New Delhi in 2009. He was married on February 24, 2012, to Rujira Banerjee. The couple has two children.
Abhishek Banerjee: Political Career
In 2011, he joined politics as a member of the All India Trinamool Congress.
He was appointed as the National President of the party's youth wing, the All India Trinamool Youth Congress, in 2011.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time from the Diamond Harbour constituency in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal in 2014.
He was a member of the Standing Committee on Commerce and the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs.
He was also a member of the Railway Convention Committee (R.C.C) from April 2015 to May 2019.
In 2019, he was re-elected to the 17th Lok Sabha for a second term.
He was a member of the Standing Committee on External Affairs and the Consultative Committee, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs from September 13th, 2019 onwards.
To inspire the youth, he also arranged the M.P Cup Football Tournament in his constituency. He wanted youths to engage in sports and physical activities.
Abhishek Banerjee: Special Interest
To protect human rights.
He likes working for peace in society.
To foster ethical and spiritual values among the people and strive for communal harmony.
Abhishek Banerjee: Positions Held
| May 2014 | Elected to 16th Lok Sabha |
| 1 September 2014 | Member, Standing Committee on Commerce Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs |
| 27 April 2015 - 25 May 2019 | Member, Railway Convention Committee (R.C.C.) |
| May 2019 | Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 13 September 2019 onwards | Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
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