The nomination process for the upcoming Railway Urban Bank delegate elections, scheduled for July 24th and 25th, concluded on Wednesday. Over 200 candidates from various departments and stations across the Chakradharpur railway division filed nominations. This includes candidates from unions like South Eastern Railway Men's Congress, South Eastern Railway Men's Union,...
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OBC Railway Employees Association, SC ST Railway Employees Association, Independent Bahujan Railway Union, Guard Council, Loco Running Staff Association, and other organizations. The last day of nomination witnessed a rush of railway employees filing their nominations, leading to a bustling atmosphere. A total of 81 delegates are to be elected across the division. Shashi Ranjan Mishra, the division coordinator of the South Eastern Railway Men's Union, raised concerns about the hasty and disorganized nature of the election process, noting that the nomination list was released on the same day as the deadline. He also highlighted that the union had fielded 64 candidates, including three women. He criticized the lack of special arrangements for engineering supervisors and tower beacon personnel, and expressed concern about the impracticality of holding voting in Chakradharpur for employees from remote areas like Dogwapashi, Juruili, Banspani, Barajamda, Adityapur, and Banspani, as it would be difficult for them to travel. He reported lodging a complaint with the Senior DPO about these issues.