Senior party leader of Uttarakhand, Comrade Kanti Prasad Chandola passed away at the age of 70 years, on the night of December 15th, 2023. He was suffering from a prolonged lung infection to which he succumbed. Comrade Chandola was a state committee member of Uttarakhand CPIML and the state vice-president of AICCTU. After joining the party, he took upon the responsibility of organizing the party work among teachers and other employees.

He was earlier associated with CPI(M) and joined CPI(ML) about 15 years ago. Comrade Chandola, who came under the influence of the communist movement at an early age, was a teacher in the Higher Secondary Education Department of Uttarakhand. In the early 90s, he worked as a Mathematics lecturer at Chauras Inter-College in Srinagar Garhwal. Those were the days of stormy struggles of the Uttarakhand statehood movement. There was never a day when there were no protests, demonstrations, rallies or clashes with the police. He was at the forefront of every protest and struggle. He also helped in supporting the financial needs of the youth who were joining the movement. Even after retirement, he continued to play an active role in organizing struggles of teachers and employees.

He used to write regularly in Karmachari Shikshak Darpan, the mouthpiece of Uttaranchal Mountain Employees’ and Teachers’ Organisation. While being the principal of the Inter-College in Tehri district, he played a vital role in stopping a cheating racket run by local goons. After retirement around 2012, he started living in Dehradun. It was here that he breathed his last.

Red Salute to Comrade Kanti Prasad Chandola!