Ripun Bora

Ripun Bora (born 1 October 1955) is an Indian politician and leader of the Indian National Congress party from Assam. He served as President of the Assam Trinamool Congress from 2022 to 2024.^[1][2] He was the President of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee from 2016 to 2021,^[3] and Member of Rajya Sabha for Assam from 2016 to 2022. Bora also served as the Minister of Education, Government of Assam.^[4] He was a member of the Indian National Congress till 2022.^[5]

Ripun Bora
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 2016 – 2 April 2022
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Pankaj Bora
Succeeded by	Rwngwra Narzary
Constituency	Assam
President of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 24 August 2016 – 24 July 2021
National President	Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi
Preceded by	Anjan Dutta
Succeeded by	Bhupen Kumar Borah
President of Trinamool Congress, Assam state unit
In office 2022 – 01 September 2024
Preceded by	Dr. M. Shanti Kumar Singha
Personal details
Born	(1955-10-01) 1 October 1955 (age 69)
Political party	Indian National Congress (Before 2022, 2024 - present)
Other political affiliations	Trinamool Congress (2022–2024)
Alma mater	Gauhati University (1978)

Controversy

On 21 September 2020, Ripun Bora along with seven other members was suspended from the Rajya Sabha for their unruly behaviour in the house by tearing documents, breaking mics and heckling the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Their actions were condemned by several leaders.^[6][7]

On 3 June 2008 then Education Minister of Assam, Ripun Bora was arrested in Delhi for offering and paying bribe of Rs one million to a CBI official, who was investigating the September 2000 murder of Daniel Topno.

Bora was one of the accused in the murder case. Topno, who was the District President of All Assam Tea Tribe Students Union, was Bora's political rival during the1996 Assam Assembly election. The case was handed over to CBI in 2001 after Assam Police failed to make any progress.^[8]

Although, in 2014 Kamrup Metro Session Court acquitted Bora, CBI filed a criminal revision petition in Guwahati High Court and the case was registered on 3 June. No hearing has taken place on the matter since 2014.^[9]