Nirapada Sardar

Nirapada Sardar is an Indian politician, union leader and member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was an MLA in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016 elected from Sandeshkhali (ST). He is presently secretary of the All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU) and one of the West Bengal state secretaries of CPI(M).

He has raised issues of illegal landgrabs, attacks on women and police inaction in Sandeshkhali for several years. His accusation are that goons of the Trinamool Congress have taken control of the area and were enjoying impunity in assaulting people and expropriating land given to sharecroppers. He became a central figure during the 2024 upsurge against the local leaders of the TMC. In his support Sandeshkhali villagers kept the police station under a gherao for 17 days until his release.