Jogendranath Mandal | |
|---|---|
| যোগেন্দ্রনাথ মন্ডল (Bengali) বরিশালের বাঘ (Bengali) Tiger of Barisal (English) | |
 Jogendranath Mondal Portrait | |
| 1st Minister for Law and Justice | |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 8 October 1950 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governors General | Muhammad Ali Jinnah Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Ministry of Labour, Government for Pakistan | |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 8 October 1950 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| President | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Governors General | Muhammad Ali Jinnah Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| Ministry of Commonwealth and Kashmir Affairs, Government of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 October 1949 – 8 October 1950 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor General | Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jogendra Nath Mandal 29 January 1904 Barisal, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 5 October 1968 (aged 64) Bangaon, West Bengal, India |
| Citizenship | British India (1904–1947) Pakistan (1947–1950) India (1950–1968) |
| Political party | Muslim League |
| Alma mater | Brojomohun College, Calcutta law College (University of Calcutta) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Jogendranath Mandal (Bengali: যোগেন্দ্রনাথ মন্ডল; 29 January 1904 – 5 October 1968) emerged as a prominent figure among the architects of the nascent state of Pakistan.[1] He served as the inaugural Minister of Law and Labour, as well as the subsequent Minister of Commonwealth and Kashmir Affairs. Within the Interim Government of India, he had previously held the portfolio of law.[2] Distinguished as a leader representing the Scheduled Castes (Dalits), Mandal vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal in 1947. His rationale rested on the apprehension that a divided Bengal would subject the Dalits to the dominance of the majority caste-Hindus in West Bengal (India) and Assam. Eventually opting to maintain his base in East Pakistan, Mandal aspired for the welfare of the Dalits and assumed a ministerial role in Pakistan as the Minister of Law and Labour.[3] However, a few years subsequent to the partition, he relocated to India, tendering his resignation to Liaquat Ali Khan, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, citing the perceived anti-Dalit bias within the Pakistani administration.[4][5][6]
- ^ Heyworth-Dunne, James (1952). Pakistan: the birth of a new Muslim state. Cairo: Renaissance Bookshop. p. 79. OCLC 558585198.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sen, Dwaipayan (30 June 2018). The Decline of the Caste Question. Cambridge University Press. p. 172. doi:10.1017/9781108278348. ISBN 978-1-108-27834-8. S2CID 158407103.
- ^ Mandal, Jogendra Nath (8 October 1950). "Resignation letter of Jogendra Nath Mandal". Wikilivres.
- ^ "5 noted personalities who left Pakistan for India". The Express Tribune.
- ^ "Eye on Uttar Pradesh polls, BJP showcases Pakistan Dalit minister who 'came back disillusioned'". The Indian Express.