Shillong, July 06: The State Unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party , Meghalaya today pay tribute to Dr Syama Prasad Mookkerjee , a founder member of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh which latter change to BJP.
Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee was Born on 6th July 1901 in a famous family. His father Sir Asutosh was widely known in Bengal. Graduated from Calcutta University he became a fellow of the Senate in 1923. He enrolled as an advocate in Calcutta High Court in 1924 after his father’;s death. Subsequently he left for England in 1926 to study in Lincoln’;s Inn and became a barrister in 1927. At the age of 33, he became the world’;s youngest Vice-Chancellor of the Calcutta University and held the office till 1938. During his tenure, he introduced a number of constructive reforms and was active in Asiatic Society of Calcutta as well as was a member of the Court and the Council of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Chairman of the Inter-University of Board.
Pandit Nehru inducted him in the Interim Central Government as a Minister for Industry and supply. On issue of Delhi pact with Likayat Ali Khan, Mookerjee resigned from the Cabinet on 6th April 1950. Shri Mookerjee founded Bharatiya Jana Sangh on 21st Oct. 1951 at Delhi and he became the first President of it. In 1952 elections, Bharatiya Jana Sangh won 3 seats in Parliament one of them being that of Shri Mookerjee. He had formed National Democratic Party within the Parliament which consisted 32 members of MPs and 10 of Members of Rajya Sabha which however was not recognised by the speaker as an opposition party.
Dr Mookherjee believed that India’s political with complete realism. Its aim is fully independence of India based on a constitution that will give due protection to minority rights whenever and where over necessary. His believe wonsideraas always not to patronage of particular communities and interests merely on consideration of cast or religion.
The State President Shri Khlur Singh Lyngdoh, State General Secretary Dipayan Chakraborty spoke on the program.(SP News)
