Founder of Marxist Coordination Committee (MCC) A. K. Roy’s last rites were performed on Monday evening. He was cremated with full State Honour on the banks of river Damodar at Mohalwani Ghat at Dhanbad.
Thousands of people turned up to pay homage to Roy at Lal Maidan Nunudih while senior leaders of different political parties, district administrative officials, including others, were present at Roy’s last rites. On behalf of State Government, Land and Revenue Minister Amar Bauri was present in his last rites. JMM Chief Shibu Soren, Dhanbad Mayor Shekhar Agarwal, MLA Raj Sinha, Jagnath Mahato, Arup Chatterjee, Jaleshwar Mahato, Mathura Mahato and other party leaders rushed there to pay homage.
The mortal remains of Roy were brought to Nunudih ground where thousands of people and his supporters paid their tributes and raised slogans of ‘A K Ray Amar Rahe’ (Roy’s memory stays forever).
Three-times MP from Dhanbad constituency, Roy, had also been a legislator from the Sindri constituency three times. He died on Sunday morning at the age of 84. He had been ill since long and admitted in CCU at BCCL's Central Hospital at Dhanbad where he took his last breath. Roy was born on 15 June, 1935. He always fought against corruption.
He was the founder of Marxist Coordination Committee (MCC). He contested independently from Dhanbad in 1977 for the first time and became a Member of Parliament. He was supported by the Janata Party, which also got the advantage of the JP wave. He was also victorious in the Lok Sabha elections of 1980 and 1989.