Abani Roy

Abani Roy (10 March 1939 – 25 November 2021) was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, where he represented West Bengal. He was the leader of the Revolutionary Socialist Party. He was General Secretary of United Trade Union Congress.[1] He associated with the RSP since the age of 20 in 1959, Roy was the member of its Central Secretariat, besides being the general secretary of the party for a brief period. His first foray into electoral politics was in 1978, when he was elected to the Kolkata Corporation. He entered the Rajya Sabha in 1998 and retired in August 2011.[2]

He died on 25 November 2021 at the age of 84 at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi.[3]

References
  1. "RSP warns Abani Roy MP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. "Abani Roy, key Left Front face in UPA-1, dies". 26 November 2021.
  3. "Senior RSP leader Abani Roy passes away at 84". Deccan Herald. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.


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