Port Blair, Aug 12: CPI (M), Andaman and Nicobar State Organising Committee has organised a Condolence Meeting at Shaheed Bhavan, Anarkali, Port Blair to condole the death of Comrade Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, former Chief Minister of West Bengal. Addressing the gathering, D. Ayyappan, Secretary, CPI (M) A & N State Organising Committee said that Comrade Buddhdeb Bhattacharya led a simple life. CPI (M) State Secretary said that Buddhadeb Bhattacharya who had a great desire to indutrialise the West Bengal was not allowed to fulfill his commitment made to the people as the Left Front was unseated from power by a combination of forces from ultra left to extreme right wing political parties. Addressing the meeting, former State Secretary KG Das described Com Buddhadeb Bhttacharys as a role model for the Communists all over the country. Speaking on the occasion, D. Laxman Rao, State Secretariat Member of CPI (M) termed Buddhadeb Bhattacharya as one of the tallest leaders of Left in the country. Addressing the Condolence meeting, B. Chandrachoodan, State Secretariat Member, who paid homage to the departed leader in Kolkatta on 9th August, 2024, said that Com Buddhadeb Bhattacharya tried to industrialise West Bengal for providing job to millions of unemployed youth of West Bengal. The meeting was addressed also by senior leader P. Banerjee who said that like other Communist leaders of Bengal, Com. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee lived in a two-room flat at Kolkatta when he was the Chief Minister of West Bengal and thereafter.
A large number of party workers of Port Blair attended the Condolence meeting.
Condolence meetings were also organised at Diglipur in North Andaman and Billiground in Middle Andaman by CPI (M) Area Committees on 10th and 11th August, 2024 respectively. Dr Gouranga Majhi, Sunil Bepari, Sarani Topno and AVA Samad spoke at the condolence meeting at Diglipur while Nikunjo Biswas, Rahul Dev Mridha and SR Mridha spoke at the Condolence Meeting at Billiground.
