Bedabrata Barua to attend GPC programme

Eminent lawyer and politician Bedabrata Barua will attend the Guest of the Month programme of Guwahati Press Club on Wednesday, October 10. The programme will begin at 1 pm. Member-journalists are requested to participate in the interactive session.

Brief Bio-data of Bedabrata Barua:

Born on 13 .07.1928

Passed Matriculation Examination from Calcutta University -1945 (Second in Assam)

B.A. Hons from Presidency College, Calcutta- 1949

M A (Politics ) Calcutta University- 1951 and L L B -1952

Joined D R College Golaghat -1951

Elected to Lok Sabha from Kaliabar Parliamentary Constituency 1967 (again in 1971 & 1977)

Union Deputy Minister of Law Justice & Company Affairs 1971 to 1977

Union Minister of State for External Affairs from 1979 to 1980

Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India since 1977 to 2001