25/08/2026
I wish to place on record a simple clarification regarding certain reports and commentary that have recently appeared in sections of the media and on social media.
I am associated with CAV Foundation Trust, a non-political, non-profit charitable trust established in 2020. The trustees have decided, through an appropriate resolution, to change the name of the Trust from CAV Foundation Trust to Bahujan Movement Foundation Trust. Our lawyers are presently preparing the necessary legal documentation and completing the required formalities for this change.
I had shared certain posters and information relating to the activities of the Trust on my page. Surprisingly, this was subsequently interpreted by some sections of the media as suggesting that I had changed, or was attempting to change, the name of the NCPI political party.
I have already issued a clarification on Facebook, but I wish to reiterate that these are two entirely separate entities.
The proposed name change concerns only CAV Foundation Trust, a charitable trust established in 2020. It has absolutely nothing to do with the name or legal identity of NCPI.
A registered political party has its own legal and organisational framework, and any question concerning a change in its name would necessarily have to follow the party's applicable procedures and the requirements of the Election Commission of India. Such a matter cannot arise merely because an individual shares a poster or because an independently constituted charitable trust changes its name.
I am therefore genuinely surprised—and, I must admit, somewhat amused—that such an elementary distinction could have resulted in reports suggesting that the name of a political party had been changed.
For the avoidance of any further misunderstanding:
CAV Foundation Trust is being renamed Bahujan Movement Foundation Trust.
The name of NCPI has not been changed.
I hope this clarification puts an end to any unnecessary speculation or confusion.
Dr Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar
ABP Ananda
Zee 24 Ghanta
Republic Bangla
TV9 Bangla