Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) president Shibu Soren on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the party’s colliery workers union and outlined the future political course of action.
The seventy-year-old MP, who handed over the leadership of the JMM to his son Hemant, is largely confined behind the walls of his government mansion in Morhabadi due to his health. However, Tuesday was a rare occasion when he presided Jharkhand Colliery Mazdoor Sangh‘s (JCMU) meeting in the capacity of its Chairman.
Even though he made occasional public appearances, Shibu last chaired a meeting in March 2020, when the JMM’s Central Working Committee met to analyze its performance in the 2019 state assembly elections .
Party sources said Shibu is looking to strengthen and revitalize the organizational structure of JCMU. Even though JCMU had considerable influence over the employees of subsidiaries of Coal India Limited operating in Jharkhand, its presence has been decreasing in recent years.
In its meeting, the JCMU condemned the Centre’s move to open up the coal sector for commercial mining. It also passed a resolution asking CIL subsidiaries operating in Jharkhand to pay compensation to displaced families as per the Centre’s 2013 land acquisition laws and provide compensation which is four times the current valuation of their land.
“JCMU will strengthen its presence in the coming days and fight for the cause of coal workers,” the resolution said.
Recently, the JCMU faced a hit after its incumbent Vice President Mathura Prasad Mahato, who is also a Tundi MLA, and several office-bearers accepted positions in various coal labor unions without the party’s prior approval. In this case, JMM had sent show cause notices to Mahto and all other JCMU officials.
JCMU secretary Vinod Kumar Pandey said, “Mathura Mahto has submitted her reply and the decision on this is pending with the president. Other officials are also sending their feedback.
The seventy-year-old MP, who handed over the leadership of the JMM to his son Hemant, is largely confined behind the walls of his government mansion in Morhabadi due to his health. However, Tuesday was a rare occasion when he presided Jharkhand Colliery Mazdoor Sangh‘s (JCMU) meeting in the capacity of its Chairman.
Even though he made occasional public appearances, Shibu last chaired a meeting in March 2020, when the JMM’s Central Working Committee met to analyze its performance in the 2019 state assembly elections .
Party sources said Shibu is looking to strengthen and revitalize the organizational structure of JCMU. Even though JCMU had considerable influence over the employees of subsidiaries of Coal India Limited operating in Jharkhand, its presence has been decreasing in recent years.
In its meeting, the JCMU condemned the Centre’s move to open up the coal sector for commercial mining. It also passed a resolution asking CIL subsidiaries operating in Jharkhand to pay compensation to displaced families as per the Centre’s 2013 land acquisition laws and provide compensation which is four times the current valuation of their land.
“JCMU will strengthen its presence in the coming days and fight for the cause of coal workers,” the resolution said.
Recently, the JCMU faced a hit after its incumbent Vice President Mathura Prasad Mahato, who is also a Tundi MLA, and several office-bearers accepted positions in various coal labor unions without the party’s prior approval. In this case, JMM had sent show cause notices to Mahto and all other JCMU officials.
JCMU secretary Vinod Kumar Pandey said, “Mathura Mahto has submitted her reply and the decision on this is pending with the president. Other officials are also sending their feedback.
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