New Delhi: AS part of the decision
of its 14th All India Conference to celebrate the birth centenary of Comrade
Jyoti Basu, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions has organised programmes in
different parts of the country on July 8. A K Padmanabhan, president of the
CITU inaugurated the year-long celebration of the birth centenary of Comrade
Jyoti Basu at the CITU headquarters, BTR Bhawan in New Delhi on July 8. The
CITU has planned year-long programmes at various levels all over the country to
celebrate the birth centenary of Jyoti Basu, from July 8, 2013 to July 8, 2014.
After offering floral tributes to the great
revolutionary leader, a meeting was held at the CITU centre. In his speech, A K
Padmanabhan said Comrade Jyoti Basu started his trade union activities in the
1940’s, mobilising the railway workers. He made a remarkable contribution to
the Indian trade union movement. He was a teacher, orator, ruler, trade union
leader, internationally known communist leader from India, and was the longest
serving chief minister in the country. Jibon Roy, ex-MP and general secretary
of the All India Coal Workers Federation also addressed the meeting. S Dev
Roye, A R Sindhu, national secretaries of the CITU and Ranjana Nirula,
treasurer, CITU attended the programme.
People's Democracy,
July 14, 2013
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