People's Democracy

PB Homage To Comrade Subhas Chakrabarti

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses deep grief at the passing away of Comrade Subhas Chakrabarti, member of the West Bengal state secretariat, trade union leader and minister in the Left Front government.

Subhas Chakrabarti began his political activities from his school days when he joined the student movement in the late fifties. He was the all India general secretary of the Students Federation of India between 1977 and 1979. He became a member of the West Bengal state committee of the CPI(M) in 1971.During the period of semi-fascist terror in West Bengal, Subhas Chakrabarti boldly faced the attacks and organised the student and youth movement. Later he began working on the trade union front and he was till the end the vice president of the state CITU.

Comrade Subhas Chakrabarti was a popular leader who served the party with dedication. His death is a loss for the party and the working class movement in West Bengal. 

The Polit Bureau conveys its heartfelt condolences to his wife, son and other members of the family.