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Burn Standard shuts Howrah plant after workers assaulted
Kolkata: State-owned wagon maker Burn Standard Company (BSC) has filed an FIR against five assailants and suspended work in its factory in Howrah in West Bengal Thursday after two of its senior officials were assualted.
“We have sent a letter to the government and lodged an FIR (first information report Wednesday night following the assault on Santanu Sarkar and Debashish Bhattacharya, both senior officials of BSC.
“Also, a suspension notice has been put up in the Howrah plant,” DGM of personnel relations G.H. Nag said.
Nag said the other unit of the company in Burnpur in West Bengal was functioning normally.
“Another group of workers lawfully affiliated with a trade union in the company want work to resume in Howrah,” he said.
The alleged altercation took place Wednesday as the BSC officials went to make peace with around 175 agitating casual workers affiliated with the state’s ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC) demanding regularisation and other amenities since Feb 11.
“The protestors are not affiliated to any party banner and don’t have a trade union registration. However, some of the workers from that group have been putting up TMC affiliated INTTUC banners. The hunger strike of these workers also is illegal as no prior notice was served,” he said.
Nag said the suspension of work will affect nearly 840 personnel in the company. It has 240 officials and workers under direct payroll and another 600 under contractors. The company presently has two contractors for wagon projects and another four for other works.
Asked over the timeframe of the work suspension notice, Nag said “it is hard to tell how long it will drag on but it will affect the 600 causal staff as it’ll imply loss of paya the regular permanent workers won’t be affected much”.
Company employees have expressed concerns over the suspected manhanding of officials.
“We are all afraid and can’t make out what to do under these circumstances, we cannot carry on work,” said Sushanta Bhattachaya, company’s DGM at the headquarter.
The TMC on the other hand has rubbished the claims from the public sector firm.
“When we went to talk to the (company) GM, he immediately called in his personal security staff and asked us to leave stating he doesn’t want to talk to us. As we were leaving (the meeting room), the GM also left with us and straightaway left (from the venue),” TMC leader Gautam Chowdhury said.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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