Sabina Iyasmin
Sabina Iyasmin | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Molandi, Nadia district, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sabina Iyasmin is an Indian political figure from West Bengal associated with political activities in the Kaliganj area of Nadia district. She came into public attention following the death of her daughter during an incident of violence after the 2025 Kaliganj Assembly by-election. She is a candidate in the Kaliganj Assemly Constituency in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Personal life and background
Sabina Iyasmin resides in Molandi village, located in the Kaliganj block of Nadia district, West Bengal. She is married to Hossain Sheikh, a migrant laborer and a long-time supporter of the CPI(M). Before entering active politics, Iyasmin was primarily a homemaker.[1]
2025 Kaliganj violence
The catalyst for Iyasmin's political career was a violent incident on June 23, 2025, following the results of the Kaliganj Assembly bye-elections.
According to police reports and eyewitness accounts, a victory procession was organized by workers of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after their candidate, Alifa Ahmed, won the seat. During the celebrations, crude bombs were hurled at the homes of opposition supporters in Molandi. The TMC workers identified 10 years old Tamanna Khatun, daughter of Hossain Sheikh and Sabina Iyasmin, both longtime CP(M) supporters and targeted her with bombs, to kill her. One such bomb struck Tamanna Khatun, while she was in the courtyard of her home. Tamanna succumbed to her injuries shortly thereafter.[2][1]
Aftermath and legal battle
The death of Tamanna Khatun sparked widespread outrage across West Bengal. Sabina Iyasmin and her husband staged high-profile protests, including a sit-in outside the office of the Superintendent of Police in Krishnanagar in July 2025. Iyasmin publicly accused local TMC leaders of orchestrating the attack and criticized the West Bengal Police for failing to arrest all the individuals named in the First Information Report (FIR). She further alleged that police conducted late-night raids on the homes of witnesses to intimidate them. Of the 24 persons accused in the FIR, only 11 have been arrested. All of them are associated with TMC.[3][4]
Political involvement
In March 2026, the Left Front officially named Sabina Iyasmin as their candidate for the Kaliganj constituency for the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections.[5] Her candidacy was seen by political analysts as a symbolic move to highlight the issue of political violence in the state.
Yasmin's campaign has focused on the theme of "justice for her daughter" and the safety of ordinary citizens.[2] In various rallies, she has stated:
"I am not seeking votes out of sympathy for my daughter's murder. Instead, my life and my family stand as living proof of how helpless and insecure people have become."[1]
Iyasmin also revealed that TMC leaders have offered her 2 crore rupees to withdraw from the election.[6]
The death of Tamanna Khatun became part of broader political debate in West Bengal regarding electoral violence and governance. This case also highlighted previous incidents of TMC attacks and murder of leftists and CPI(M) supporters like murder of Sudipto Gupta in 2013, murder of Maidul Middya in 2021, murder of Anish Khan in 2022 in the TMC reign from 2011 to 2026 in West Bengal.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chatterjee, Madhu Sudan (1 April 2026). "Bengal Polls: A 'Martyr's' Mother on Campaign Trail". NewsClick.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chatterjee, Shrabana (2026-04-26). "For two women, a fight for justice in Bengal poll contest". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Singh, Shiv Sahay (2025-06-25). "Four arrested in minor death in bomb explosion in West Bengal's Kaliganj". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ Chaudhuri, Subhasish (17 March 2026). "CPM fields mother of Tamanna Sheikh from Kaliganj, who died in last year's bypoll victory". The Telegraph.
- ↑ Chatterjee, Shrabana (2026-03-16). "Left Front announces first list of 192 candidates for West Bengal Assembly polls". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Trinamool Offered Me Rs 2 Cr To Withdraw: CPI-M's Sabina Yasmin, Who Lost Her Daughter To Post-Poll Violence". ETV Bharat News. 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
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