The Mohini Mill was built byone of the famous personality in kushtia Mr.Mohini Mohan
chakrabati. He established this garment mills named as kushtia Mohinimills and co.
limited in 1908. In running position Mohinimill got recognition the largest
garment factory in Asia. Kushthia Now in Bangladesh.As it was once said "Calcutta" is cultural capital of India,Kushthia was said to be cultural capital of undivided Bengal.Lalan Fakir ,Rabindranath Thakur had born in Kushthia.People of all communities learnt how to live with mutual understanding,cooperation & with criticism. Rabindranath taught them how to laugh & sing in tough time. Mohini Mill had long cultural heritage & it is said freedom fighters were helped financially & emotionally by owners & they were emotionally attached to this legendary institution
British Government connected Kushthia with Kolkata with Railway in the early decades 20th century.So Mohini Mills transferred their main unit to Kolkata. Just Beside the Belghoria station,Mohini Mill stood with 90 Bighas of land.n the present context of Kolkata that is the most prime position for buisness,Just beside Railway station & very near to Ganga.
There were 436 looms and 32100 spindles and the total employment at the time of closure stood at about 2079. It was a composite textile mill and its product line included dhotis, long cloth, saris, mosquito nettings, bed sheets, shirting etc. During the time of Naxalites menace gripped the Bengal,fall started.It remained completely closed in 1979 to 1981.It was obvious Left has already arrived in Bengal for populism politics or destructive politics. Instead of helping to grow the great private enterprise they helped taking over by Government.Government took over & handed over to NTC. Once it is Government property you need not to make profit.It is for helping the party leaders to fill up with party cadres.So that they are secured of Government jobs and work 24 hours for the party.CPI(M) implemented that policy. Finally the said Mill was denotified by default and ceased to be Government of India undertaking with effect from 22 June 1988. The labour friendly government accepted the fact even, after remaining in charge of Mohini Mill for almost 7 long years the management of NTC, a Central Public Sector Undertaking, virtually abandoned and deserted the unit without even declaring closure as per ID&R Act, 1951.
So,our question is why workers and governments at the centre & state will not be held responsible for brutal disobedience of law of the land & will not be held accountable? In April 1990 the BIFR submitted a report stating that Mohini Mill was not any more in a position to carry out the much-needed modernisation after taking care of the past liabilities. BIFR opined that Rs 17.17 crores would be necessary to revive Mohini Mill.
Since 1988, the workers were left to suffer their plight without any intervention from any quarters. When there was nothing left of anything the Banks stepped in to lay claim to the land on the plea that they were ‘secured’ creditors and Mohini Mill owed them a lot.
Finally the State Government stepped in with aplomb. On 1 September 2003 the mighty Government of West Bengal under "Budhdhu"deb Bhattacharya hung up notices all around that it had ‘resumed’ the land of Mohini Mill. The logic was that once upon a time, this land was made available to the Mohini Mill for constructing the factory. Now that it is closed the West Bengal Government deems it to be fit and proper to take back or resume the land of Mohini Mill in its favour.
"Cultured" Bengal remained quiet as it was done by "Cultured "Budhdhu". But they did not have guts to open other units there as no investors want to come to Bengal. So "Mohini" Brccks came out in the Agarpara area.Each brick of the premises were sold at Rs.2 per brick.After all they had to survive.Entire 90 Bigha land came under lawlessness.
n 3rd December 2001,Somshankar Mukhopadhyay wrote an article in Tmes of India. He wrote "...the unions were also involved in the mess. a top CITU leader, who resides at a stone's throw from the mill, did not bother to prevent the daily pilferage, said the workers, adding that his coffers and that of others like him have increased steadily. about 600 workers, now residing in the mill quarters, are being threatened with eviction by those eyeing the property. what irked the workers most is the fact that no solution emerged from the labour-friendly state government."
No industry came,politics of left in collaboration of Congress continued. The great traditional company died & leaders laughed they are still laughing as it was the start of "No" Industrialisation of Bengal. Since GOI showed that they can close Factories without obeying law of the land.So others continued to do that as well.
We request the present Government as it respect ndian tradition & values to stop this destruction.It is not too late.
British Government connected Kushthia with Kolkata with Railway in the early decades 20th century.So Mohini Mills transferred their main unit to Kolkata. Just Beside the Belghoria station,Mohini Mill stood with 90 Bighas of land.n the present context of Kolkata that is the most prime position for buisness,Just beside Railway station & very near to Ganga.
There were 436 looms and 32100 spindles and the total employment at the time of closure stood at about 2079. It was a composite textile mill and its product line included dhotis, long cloth, saris, mosquito nettings, bed sheets, shirting etc. During the time of Naxalites menace gripped the Bengal,fall started.It remained completely closed in 1979 to 1981.It was obvious Left has already arrived in Bengal for populism politics or destructive politics. Instead of helping to grow the great private enterprise they helped taking over by Government.Government took over & handed over to NTC. Once it is Government property you need not to make profit.It is for helping the party leaders to fill up with party cadres.So that they are secured of Government jobs and work 24 hours for the party.CPI(M) implemented that policy. Finally the said Mill was denotified by default and ceased to be Government of India undertaking with effect from 22 June 1988. The labour friendly government accepted the fact even, after remaining in charge of Mohini Mill for almost 7 long years the management of NTC, a Central Public Sector Undertaking, virtually abandoned and deserted the unit without even declaring closure as per ID&R Act, 1951.
Since 1988, the workers were left to suffer their plight without any intervention from any quarters. When there was nothing left of anything the Banks stepped in to lay claim to the land on the plea that they were ‘secured’ creditors and Mohini Mill owed them a lot.
Finally the State Government stepped in with aplomb. On 1 September 2003 the mighty Government of West Bengal under "Budhdhu"deb Bhattacharya hung up notices all around that it had ‘resumed’ the land of Mohini Mill. The logic was that once upon a time, this land was made available to the Mohini Mill for constructing the factory. Now that it is closed the West Bengal Government deems it to be fit and proper to take back or resume the land of Mohini Mill in its favour.
"Cultured" Bengal remained quiet as it was done by "Cultured "Budhdhu". But they did not have guts to open other units there as no investors want to come to Bengal. So "Mohini" Brccks came out in the Agarpara area.Each brick of the premises were sold at Rs.2 per brick.After all they had to survive.Entire 90 Bigha land came under lawlessness.
n 3rd December 2001,Somshankar Mukhopadhyay wrote an article in Tmes of India. He wrote "...the unions were also involved in the mess. a top CITU leader, who resides at a stone's throw from the mill, did not bother to prevent the daily pilferage, said the workers, adding that his coffers and that of others like him have increased steadily. about 600 workers, now residing in the mill quarters, are being threatened with eviction by those eyeing the property. what irked the workers most is the fact that no solution emerged from the labour-friendly state government."
No industry came,politics of left in collaboration of Congress continued. The great traditional company died & leaders laughed they are still laughing as it was the start of "No" Industrialisation of Bengal. Since GOI showed that they can close Factories without obeying law of the land.So others continued to do that as well.
We request the present Government as it respect ndian tradition & values to stop this destruction.It is not too late.
Congress & Left onle taught us to break law & close institutions
ReplyDeleteThe Closure Saga of Industries in Bengal continues - long journey since last 37-40 years. Painful and Sad.
ReplyDeleteWe wonder sometimes Bengal enjoying closures?
ReplyDeleteBJP lao Bangla Banchao
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