COMRADE Lalu Oraon passed away in the early morning of 17 December 2019. Comrade Lalu lived in the Chapatti crossing at Sachindra Chandra Tea Garden. A former Darjeeling District Committee member of the CPIML, he was one of the organizers of the tea garden workers’ union, the Tarai Sangrami Cha Sharmik Union. As AICCTU’s fighter leader in the Tarai region in the tea workers movement in Darjeeling district, the contribution of Comrade Lalu to the establishment of the newly formed Tea Workers' Union cannot be forgotten. The garden authorities always feared the workers’ protests led by Comrade Lalu, whose popularity among the adivasi tea workers was immense. Comrade Lalu participated in the last Party Congress of CPIML at Mansa. The depot line, Chapati crossing, Faujijot, Bhatajot, Lakshman Singhjot, Ambari of the tea garden at Kharibri block were all areas where Lalu organised workers and led memorable struggles.
Red Salute to Comrade Lalu Oraon!
