Benoy Krishna Konar

He was the President of the All India Kisan Sabha and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for 8 years.

[2] Like his elder brother Harekrishna Konar, he became fully involved in organising the peasant movement in Burdwan.

He was known for his firm ideological commitment to Marxism and led an exemplary life marked by simplicity.

[2] He was known for making caustic remarks against the Trinamool Congress and its chief Mamata Banerjee which had drawn flak even from allies during Singur and Nandigram agitations.

Konar had also taken potshots against the then West Bengal Governor, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, after the Nadigram killing in 2007.