Prem Singh
Thakur, President of the Film & Studio Setting Allied Mazdoor Union
(FSS&AMU) was assaulted in the compound of the FWICE office, allegedly by 50 goons including a woman
allegedly associated with MLA Ram Kadam, says a FWICE complaint. The
representatives of 22 film
bodies including Raja Firoz Khan – Senior Vice Chairman, Junior Artistes'
Association; Zahid Shaikh – Joint Secretary, FWICE and President of Cine
Dancers’ Assocation; Khalid Khan – General Secretary, Film Studio Setting &
Allied Mazdoor Union; Mahesh Aane – General Secretary, Western India
Cinematographers' Association: Prem
Singh Thakur – Chairman, Film Studio Setting and Allied Mazdoor Union;
Navin Shetty - Vigilance Chairman, FWICE; Chand Shaikh - Joint Secretary 1st, Allied Majdoor Union; and Wasim Qureshi - Committee
Member, Cine Agents Combine.
The
assailants arrived at around 3.30 pm in
around 15 vehicles and were apparently
waiting for Prem Singh Thakur to emerge to intimidate and assault him. The
incident was captured on CCTV cameras of the surrounding offices, says an FWICE
spokesperson. “They also attacked, threatened and abused Subhash Terekar, a
mazdoor who was filming the incident and snatched his phone.”
FWICE
says the incident is the latest in a series of violent intimidatory measures by
Gangeshwarlal Shrivastav, a renegade, expelled by the FWICE for alleged corrupt
practices and intimidating actions along with his cohorts.
“Despite
losing several legal proceedings in various courts the aforesaid people have
unlawfully retained control of the FSS & AMU offices and bank accounts due
to the alleged political patronage of Ram Kadam, whom they have since appointed
"CHAIRMAN" of their faction. Since then they have, through sheer
brute force, managed to intimidate workers, and retain possession of the office
and bank accounts from which crores has been allegedly embezzled.
“They
have also attempted political interference to influence officials at the Trade
Union office and the police force to harass the legal union of the workers led
by President Prem Singh Thakur and Gen. Secretary Khalid Khan,” said the
spokesperson.
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