Rumi Nath is an Indian politician and was a member of Assam Legislative Assembly. In 2006, she contested and won election from Borkhola constituency to the Assembly as a BJP candidate. She later defected from BJP and joined Congress. She won the election again in 2011 as a Congress candidate.[1] She is a doctor by profession. She was arrested in April 2015 by Guwahati police for her alleged connection to pan-India auto theft racket.[2] In October 2020, she was expelled from the Indian National Congress for anti-party activities.[3]
Personal life
editIn May 2012, she allegedly converted to Islam,[4] changed her name to Rabeya Sultana and married her long time friend.[5] She has a daughter from the marriage.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Bigamist Cong MLA,second husband beaten up by mob". The Indian Express. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Auto theft racket: Congress MLA Rumi Nath arrested - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Hemanta Kumar Nath (9 October 2020). "Assam: Congress expels MLA Rajdeep Gowala, ex-MLA Rumi Nath for 6 years for 'anti-party' activities". India Today. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Congress MLA Rumi Nath: From one controversy to another". The Indian Express. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Desk, India TV News (28 May 2012). "Assam MLA Rumi Nath leaves husband, converts to Islam to marry Facebook friend | India News – India TV". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Congress MLA Rumi Nath: From one controversy to another". The Indian Express. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.