Comrade Suresh Bind, popularly known as Azaad, was killed by feudal-criminal forces on 22 February 1998, shortly after he had cast his vote at a polling booth in Fatuha, Patna district, during the 1998 Lok Sabha elections. A popular organiser of the oppressed landless poor, Comrade Azaad led militant land struggles in Patna in the 1980s and 1990s, through which hundreds of landless households were settled in various parts of Fatuha and adjoining areas. Among them, more than 500 households established a colony in Usfa village, which is today known as Azaad Nagar in memory of his martyrdom.

In March 2024, hundreds of houses in Azaad Nagar were destroyed in a sudden fire. Yet, defying the devastation and the constant threats of the land mafia and Bulldozer Raj, the residents of Azaad Nagar rebuilt their colony. In January 2025, they erected a plaque bearing the Preamble of the Constitution; in April, they installed a statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar; and today, a statue of Comrade Azaad was unveiled in the presence of hundreds of villagers, comrades, and members of his family, including his wife and son.

This statue of Comrade Azaad stands as a testament to the power, unity, and fighting spirit of the rural poor — the foundational strength and enduring identity of CPI(ML) in Bihar.