The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) is deeply grieved at the demise of Comrade Nepaldeb Bhattacharya, senior trade union leader, President of All India Road Transport Workers Federation and All India Working Committee member of CITU. Comrade Bhattacharya was admitted in a nursing home at Kolkata for critical ailment a few days back. He breathed his last today on 13th May, 2025 around 1.25 AM. He was 74.
Comrade Nepaldeb Bhattacharya joined the student movement and the communist movement in his early youth during late sixties. He had been one of the frontline organizers of the student movement. He was elected as the All India General Secretary of SFI in 1979 and continued up to 1986. Subsequently he joined the trade union movement and played a crucial role in organizing the unorganized workers in West Bengal. He was instrumental in building rail hawker union in West Bengal, later he joined the transport workers movement and became a frontline organizer of transport workers movement in West Bengal and national level also. He was elected President of All India Road Transport Workers Federation from its 11th All India Conference held in July, 2022. He has been the All India Working Committee member of CITU for a long period. He is also the President of CITU North 24 Pargana district Committee.
Comrade Nepaldeb Bhattacharya played important role in parliamentary front as well in championing peoples’ cause, he was elected in Rajya Sabha from West Bengal in 1981.
Comrade Nepaldeb Bhattacharya, despite ill health, remained active in TU movement until he fell seriously ill and was hospitalized recently. He joined the Road Transport Workers Parliament March on 24th March, 2025 and also participated in the preparatory campaign for the historic Brigade Rally at Kolkata on 20TH April, 2025, while also being present in Brigade Rally.
At Comrade Nepaldeb Bhattacharya’s demise, the trade union movement has lost a senior frontline experienced leader. It is a big loss.
CITU conveys its heartfelt condolences at the demise of Comrade Nepaldeb Bhattacharya, to his bereaved wife Manjula Bhattacharya and other family members and comrades. Comrade Nepaldeb Bhattacharya Red Salute!
Tapan Sen
General Secretary
