Trivedi served as a Union Minister during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government under Dr Manmohan Singh as a member of the Trinamool Congress (TMC).​Trivedi served as a Union Minister during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government under Dr Manmohan Singh as a member of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). 

The administration cited “credible inputs” suggesting covert links between the Siraj-ul-Uloom seminary and the banned Jamaat-e-Islami.​The administration cited “credible inputs” suggesting covert links between the Siraj-ul-Uloom seminary and the banned Jamaat-e-Islami.