foray into coalfield politics. Addressing a joint convention of the Bihar and West Bengal Colliery Mazdoor Congress held at the Labour Welfare Centre grounds at Chirkunda on Match 15, Yashpal Kapoor, who is now president of what is described as "Bihar and West Bengal Colliery Mazdoor Con- gress'', welcomed the 'integration proposal' pasted jointly by the Bihar Colliery Mazdoor Congress and the West Bengal Colliery Mazdoor Congress