Birat Chandra Mandal was a member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Pakistan. He had argued for the constitution of Pakistan to be secular.[1]
Mandal represented Bengal Depressed Classes Association at the All India Depressed Classes Association meeting at Shimla in 1930.[2][3] He supported the creation of separate electorates for low caste and high caste Hindus.[4]
Mandal argued that Mohmmad Ali Jinah had said Pakistan would be a secular state.[5][6] On 9 March 1949, he was made the law and labour minister of Pakistan.[7] He was a Member of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.[8]
Mandal died on 5 October 1964 in Kolkata, West Bengal.[9]