CPI (M) today expressed grief over the demise of its former Parliamentarian and central committee member Noorul Huda, terming his passing away as "big loss" for the communist and peasants' movement.
The veteran CPI(M) leader passed away today in Kolkata due to old age related ailments. He was 85.
"The politburo of expresses deep grief at passing away of Huda, a senior leader of the party and its kisan (farmers') movement. He selflessly worked throughout his life for upliftment of Indian people adhering to Marxist-Leninist worldview.
"In his death, the communist and peasants' movement have suffered a big loss," CPI(M) said in a statement.
According to the party, Huda joined Communist Party in 1949 as a student activist in Kolkata. He gave up his job as an engineer and shifted to Silchar in Assam in 1966 and started working with Kisan Sabha there.
Huda became a member of Central Kisan Council in 1967 and continued in the same position till he breathed his last.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament in 1973 from Silchar constituency and member of Legislative Assembly of the Northeastern state for one term.
Huda became a member of Assam state committee of CPI (M) in 1970 and state secretariat in 1978.
He was elected to party central committee in 1985 at 12th Congress and continued to be part of it till 2012.
The ex-MP also worked as finance secretary of All India Kisan Sabha, framers' wing of CPI (M), from 2006 to 2013.
Huda was jailed a "number of times" and spent two years and eight months in prison, the party said.
Huda's wife had passed away few years back and he had no children.
