By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: Veteran CPI-M leader and sitting MLA Professor Mostafa Bin Kashem committed suicide here on 29th May by jumping from the fifth floor of the Government Guest House for MLAs. Seventy-year-old Prof Mostafa had been suffering from urology problems. He was MLA from Basirhat Uttar constituency in North 24 Parganas district.
Mostafa Bin Kashem
Yesterday he was at the Government Guest House for MLAs in Kolkata. At afternoon he jumped from 5th floor, but his body landed on the balcony of the first floor. His son Masum Bin Kashem found his body. His both kidneys were not properly active for last few years. Recently one kidney was removed. So he was depressed over it. He had written a suicide note where he clearly stated that, due to his two kidneys have been damaged he has no right to live. So he has taken this way to finish his life.
He lived in village Nehalpur Dhanyakuria under Swarupnagar police Station of North 24 Parganas district. He was also ex Member of Rajya Sabha. He was first elected Member in West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1977 from Baduria but in 1982 he was defeated. In 1991 he was elected from Swarupnagar constituency which he held till 2006. After delimitation he changed his constituency to Basirhat Uttar in the same district and he won the seat in the 2011 assembly poll.
For a long time he was chief Advisor of West Bengal Madrasa Board. He was also attached to West Bengal Waqf Board. He established a degree college after Ex Minister & Professor Syed Nurul Hasan in Swarupnagar.
He was born in village Khaspur of Baduria area. He passed matriculation from Dhanykuria High School. He was graduate from prestigious Presidency College of Kolkata and Masters in Political Science from Calcutta University.
After completed his education he joined the service in civil defence department for few days. In 1967 he joined as a professor of Political Science at Basirhat College. He retired in 2007. He is survived by his son, daughter, and wife.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee along with several TMC and Congress leaders visited Kashem’s room in the MLA hostel and expressed condolence. Several CPI-M leaders also visited the place.
Left Front Chairman Biman Bose said, “We have lost a veteran and learned leader of our party as well as West Bengal’s people.”
He will be laid to rest today in his native village.