Dasgupta was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1985, and he was also a member of the Lok Sabha from Panskura in 2004 and Ghatal in 2009.
CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta (Left) with former JNU Students Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar (File Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and former Member of Parliament, Gurudas Dasgupta died at the age of 83 on Thursday following a prolonged illness, party sources said. Dasgupta is survived by his wife and daughter.
He was suffering from lung cancer for last several months, West Bengal CPI secretary Swapan Banerjee said.
“He (Gurudas Dasgupta) passed away at his home in Kolkata at 6 am. He was suffering from lung cancer for quite some time. Due to his poor health he had relinquished party posts but was a member of CPI national executive council,” Mr Banerjee said.
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CPIM expresses deep condolence on demise of veteran CPI leader comrade Gurudas Dasgupta. The Left movement in the country and the working class has lost a strong voice. Red Salute comrade! pic.twitter.com/PlhWLismYo
— CPI (M) (@cpimspeak) October 31, 2019
Dasgupta, who was known for his oratory skills, was a veteran trade union leader of the All India Trade Union Congress or AITUC. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1985. He was also a member of the Lok Sabha from Panskura in 2004 and Ghatal in 2009.
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