CPI (ML) senior leader and Udaipur district committee member Com Chatra Bhai, aged 65, passed away on 26 December 2016. He was consistently engaged in struggles on workers’ issues, farmers and adivasis in the Sarada region. From a young age he had been at the forefront of workers’ struggles in Jawar Mines (Sarada). He played an important role in agitations on the issues of irrigation, NREGA work and wages, drinking water, education and teachers’ issues, forest land pattas, and other issues.
A condolence meeting was held at his home in Sarada, Udaipur, attended by people from Devpura village and district Party workers. Speakers at the condolence meeting remembered his long struggles and victories on people’s issues and farmers’ rights. State Committee member Shankar Lal Choudhury said that Com Chatra was a selfless warrior who fought for the rights of the poor; we shall keep alive the fight to fulfill his dreams. A 2 minute silence was observed to pay tribute to Com. Chatra.
