COM.S.S.ROY
It is
with great sadness, we received the message of
the sudden demise of Com. S.S. Roy, working President of NCCPA today the
13th August, 2020. He was
afflicted with the deadly virus Covid 19 further saddened us. He was taken to a Private Nursing home at
Kolkata by his son due to acute abdominal pain
and cardiac difficulties but
could not be saved. The end came at the
small hours of the day.
Com.S.S.
Roy was an astute leader of the Postal Employees and have led them in many
capacities, both at the National and State levels. Mostly he was stationed at Kolkata and was
responsible to a great extent in shaping
the movement of the Central Govt. employees in the State of West Bengal. If the COC of Central Government employees of
West Bengal is the most united and militant organization and if it is today a
class conscious organization, a good
amount of credit must go to him. The
untiring efforts, disciplined functioning and leadership qualities of comrades like S.S. Roy had been
instrumental in the present day stature of the COC West Bengal. After his retirement from service, he did
not choose to have a peaceful life away from the trials and tribulations of the
working class movement. The advent of neo-liberal policies and the constant
attack on the working class; the continous efforts of the successive
governments to enslave the country once again; the ideological shift especially
amongst the middle class employees; the communal polarization of the society,
emergence of fundamentalism and religiosity ; eclipse of secularism as a way
of social life; sliding down the
scientific temper in the contemporary society; all saddened him and made him
active in the movement which he aspired to make it mighty. He seems to have decided that he must be
active in the movement as long as his physical ability permits which extended
till his date of death. He was the Working
President of the National Co-ordination Committee of Pensioners Associations. On 16th July, 2020, he chaired the
National Executive Committee meting of
NCCPA. He was a very soft spoken
person but at the same time firm and unflinching on certain ideals. While he patiently hears all presentations
at the meetings, the views contrary to
the working class interest is seldom considered by him. He was clearly conscious of the requirement
of discipline as the supreme pre-requisite for the well functioning of an
organization.
Born in
Murshidabad, West Bengal, in 1941, Com.Roy had his primary education in his
home town. He took his graduation and
entered the Government service in Postal Department and rose to become a
Supervisor in SBCO wing. He dedicated
his whole life in the service of the Postal Employees. The Postal employees are the backbone of the
Central Government employees’ movement and have the presence in every nook and
corner of the country.
In all
the general strike actions, organized by the Central Trade Unions in the
country against the economic policies, the
participation of the postal employees and the consequent closure of post
offices even in small rural villages, had made the event a truly pan Indian
matter. Extensive travel to the rural
areas was a pre- requisite before every
such action, which the leaders had undertaken. It is the determination and
dedication of comrades like Com.S.S. Roy that made the Postal employees
movement in West Bengal so strong and united today.
In
1999, Com.Roy was elected as the President of the COC. West Bengal. From 2002
to 2005, he worked as its General Secretary. For a long time, thereafter, he
was the joint convenor of the united Committee of Teachers, workers and
employees (popularly known as 12th July Committee), which had been
the joint platform for struggle especially of the middle class employees of
West Bengal. He had spent considerable
time and energy in organizing the Central Government employees movement in West
Bengal.
His
departure is bound to orphan the young comrades who are presently in the
forefront of Central Government employees’ movement in West Bengal. They shall no doubt be able to overcome the
void created by the departure of Com. S.S. Roy though the absence of his physical presence and
sanguine advice will be felt daunting for many more days to come.
On
behalf of the National Secretariat of the NCCPA and on my personal behalf, I
convey my heartfelt condolences to all his colleagues and comrades, who had the
occasion to work with him and importantly to the bereaved members of his
family.
Lal Salam Comrade;
Long live Com.SS. Roy’s memory
K.K.N. Kutty,
Secretary General, NCCPA and Vice
President,
Confederation
of CGE & Workers.
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