Lucknow/New Delhi. In an important administrative change in the Sahara India family, Sumit Rai, Head and CEO of Sahara Media, has been removed from his post and attached to Sahara India’s Command Office, Lucknow. After this order, a wave of happiness is being seen among Sahara Media employees and it is being seen as a big victory of the long movement of the employees. According to the official order issued by Sahara India, Sumit Rai (Executive Director, SIMC Delhi/NCR) has been placed under Corporate HR, Lucknow with immediate effect and has been directed to report in Lucknow within three days. During the period of attachment, he worked under Executive Director R.S. Will report to Dubey. This order has been issued with the approval of higher management.
matter related to employees’ movement
Sahara Media employees were continuously protesting in New Delhi, Noida, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna and Dehradun for the last several months. The main demand of the employees was that they should get the opportunity to talk directly to the top management of Sahara India and a clear decision on their pending issues—such as wages, service conditions and future roles. Media persons have alleged that Sumit Rai was a major obstacle between the management and the employees and was not allowing the employees’ views to reach the higher management properly. For this reason, the demand for his removal was rising for a long time.
Why was Sumit Rai removed? two types of claims
At present two types of things are coming to the fore regarding this entire incident.
first claim It is that due to continuous agitation and pressure of the employees, the higher management removed Sumit Rai from Sahara Media and attached him to Command Office Lucknow.
second claim It is that Sumit Rai himself, troubled by the movement, requested the higher management and voluntarily asked to be attached to Sahara India.
However, the official reason behind this decision has not yet been clarified publicly by the Sahara management.
Happiness among employees, opening the way for direct talks with management
Sahara Media employees say that after Sumit Rai’s removal, they will now be able to communicate directly with the top management of Sahara India. According to the employees, this decision is not just the transfer of one person but is an important turning point for the future of the entire media unit. The employees have called it a “big institutional victory” and said that now their problems will reach the management directly without any filter.
Who is the next media head?
At present the biggest question is who will be the next head of Sahara Media. No official information has come out yet in this regard. According to sources, Sahara management may soon decide the new leadership for the media unit. Overall, removing Sumit Rai from Sahara Media and sending him to Lucknow Command Office is not only an administrative decision, but it is also being considered as a decisive turning point in the history of Sahara Media related to the employees’ movement.