On the 40th anniversary of martyrdom of Com. Jauhar, Com. Nirmal and Com. Ratan, CPI (ML) observed martyrs’ day on 29 November 2015 in Patna. As the General Secretary of the party during early 1970’s, Com. Jauhar had laid the foundation of revolutionary peasant upsurge in Bhojpur and adjoining districts of Central Bihar. Speaking at a function organized to pay tributes to the martyred leaders, CPI(ML) General Secretary, Com. Dipankar Bhattacharya said that Com. Jauhar had led the party through a difficult time during the Emergency. He also added that the country was going through a similar state of unannounced emergency and that as in case of emergency then, even today the people were fighting back. He urged the party comrades to continue the struggles for people as only that would be a true tribute to the martyrs. The function was chaired by Com. B.B. Pandey, editor of Samkalin Janmat and attended by several party comrades from across the state. Tributes to the martyrs were also paid in party offices across the state.
