Com. Chittabrata Majumdar

The B.S.N.L. Employees Union W.B. Circle expresses its deep grief at the passing away of Comrade Chittabrata Majumdar, General Secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions. Comrade Chittabrata Majumdar died in a hospital in Kolkata while undergoing treatment for respiratory problems. He was seventy one years old.

Comrade Chittabrata Majumdar was attracted to the Communist Party while a student. He joined the Communist Party in 1957. After being in the student movement he became associated with trade union work. As Party organiser in Howrah district he built the trade union movement in various industries. He was in jail for a year and four months under the Defence of India Act in 1965-66.

Comrade Chittabrata Majumdar was elected to the West Bengal State Committee of the Party in in 1982. He became a member of the State Secretariat in 1985. He was involved in Party education and wrote a number of booklets and pamphlets.

With his years of dedicated work, Comrade Chittabrata Majumdar made an immense contribution to developing the working class movement in West Bengal. As a minister in the West Bengal government between 1977 and 1982 he played an important role in developing the cottage and small scale industries.

He was currently a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Comrade Chittabrata Majumdar was a communist who all through his life worked with great dedication and discipline with deep Marxist-Leninist conviction. As a General Secretary of the CITU, Comrade Chittabrata Majumdar worked tirelessly despite his ill-health to discharge his responsibility.

  In his death, the working class movement have lost a leader of great integrity and commitment. His life and work for the movement will always be cherished.

The BSNLEU W.B. Circle pays its respectful homage to the memory of Comrade Chittabrata Majumdar. It conveys its heartfelt sympathy to his wife Sabitri Majumdar and daughter Barshana.