Calcutta, Oct. 2.
Following the downfall of the and Hindu Ministers, Messrs, Ghuznavi and Chakravarty,
respectively, in the Bengal Gov-jemment, the announcement is made that Sir Provash Chunder Mitter, joo, and Nawab Musharraf Hossain, Khan Bahadur, have been off-and have accepted the vacant offices. Sir P. C. Mitter has had a distinguished political carver. Me was one of the three Indian Members of the first Ministry under'
Gemma at Inti Aet, other two colleagues Sarendranath Banerjeo and Nawab Ah Choudhury, Khan Bahadur, At} that time, he was in charge of the Education portfolio and in this office had no easy time in trying to] mend matters in connection swith the Calcutta University, of which: in those times the late Sir Asutosh Mukerjee was the dominating personality. As Education Minister, Sir Provash was responsible, among. other beneficial measures, for the betterment in pay and prospects, of school teachers. He always has. been: a Liberal in polities and took.
prominent part in forming the Indian Liberal Federation, Nawab Musharruf Hossain belongs a very distinguished Mohammedan family in Eust Bengal. He first took to politics about 16 or 17 years ago. After the annulment of the Partition of Bengal he lected to the Bengal Legislative Council as member for the Jalaiguri and Maida constituency and has been a member of the Council Practically ever since. In 1923, ho Was returned to the reformed Coun. il and in 1924 he moved the much talked about resolution regarding. the fixing of a percentage of Mohammedans in the Government service. That resolution was opposed. by the late Mr. C. R, Das, who, after great difficulty, succeeded in having the matter postponed sine' die. In addition to his act ities on the Bengal Legislative Council, he has served as Vice-Chairman of the Jalpaiguri Municipality, has been 'a member of the District Board ever. since its inception and is the Prosident of the Anjuman Islamia Association in Jalpaiguri. He is also 'a member of the Enstern Bengal Iway Advisory Committee. For his ublic services, he received the {title of Nawab in' the New Year's Honours in January 1926.
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