PoliticsPhoto: Prabhat KhabarShafiq Khan's Journey from Rickshaw Worker to Coal Labor Leader
Shafiq Khan is remembered in Koylanchal's labor politics for his simplicity, honesty, and fight for workers' rights. Starting as a rickshaw worker in Gaya in the 1950s, he became active in trade union movements among coal workers in Bermo. Born to a soldier father, he joined AISF and the Communist Party in 1951. He worked closely with laborers, including in Giridih and Bermo, advocating for their welfare.
Prabhat Khabar··Bermo


