Enthusiastic Extended CEC Meeting of Odisha Circle held at Bhubaneswar..

An enthusiastic Extended CEC Meeting of the Odisha Circle was held at the Telephone Exchange Conference Hall, Bhubaneswar, on 25^th January 2026. Circle office bearers and district secretaries of BSNLEU participated in the meeting, along with leaders of AIBDPA. At the outset, Com. Kameswar Rao, CS, explained the background for convening the meeting and the necessity of BSNL workers joining the countrywide strike on 12th February 2026. Senior leaders including Com. A. Dhupal (AIBDPA), Com. Saroj Ranjan Das (Ex-CS), Com. Sarat Mohanti, President, and Com. S. K. Bhattacharya were present. Com. Santosh Kumar Ray, Organising Secretary (CHQ), also addressed the meeting on staff-related issues. District secretaries and CWC members shared their views and highlighted the hardships faced by employees. Responding to the discussions, Com. Animesh Mitra, GS, BSNLEU, explained the present situation prevailing in the country and also in BSNL. He highlighted the significance of the Wage Agreement and the role played by BSNLEU, clarified various staff issues raised by the delegates, and elaborated on the implications of the Labour Codes and Shram Shakti Niti-2025 on future trade union activities. He appealed to all BSNL workers to participate wholeheartedly in the 12th February 2026 countrywide strike. A good number of women comrades participated in the meeting, and a new office bearers’ body of BSNLWWCC, Odisha Circle, was formed. At the conclusion, the Odisha Circle Union resolved to achieve a massive victory in the forthcoming Membership Verification.