Comrade Munna Yadav, 46, passed away on the night of 21 August 2024. He had recently undergone a heart-valve replacement surgery in the RML Hospital, Delhi, and was under the process of recovery, but succumbed to some complications developed afterwards.

Comrade Munna was joined the party from the mid-nineties when he came to Delhi as a migrant worker after completing his ITI course from Arrah, Bihar. His native village in Bhojpur has been a stronghold of the party's struggles. He remained active in Delhi organisation since then and was always seen at the forefront performing arduous jobs with sincerity in various party programmes especially big all India rallies in the decade of nineties and later. He also worked for a living in industries in Azadpur-Wazirpur belt in Delhi till he decided to become a full time activist around 2009 when he became intensely engaged in trade union struggles in Wazirpur industrial area. He was among few comrades who successfully took the challenge of developing a party foothold in this industrial belt.

He led many trade union struggles in different industries in this area and became a popular name for the workers seeking help against repressive tactics of factory owners in those days, in the process he and other comrades also faced police highhandedness and confronted hired goons on many occasions. He contested the Assembly election from Wazirpur constituency in 2013 as CPIML candidate. Later, he couldn't remain active mainly for health reasons as he developed serious liver related ailments, went back to his native place, and was treated in a Patna hospital. He returned to Delhi a couple of years ago and rejoined party activities.

He is survived by his wife and two children. We pay our condolences to his bereaved family.

Red Salute Comrade Munna Yadav!