Joint Forum writes to the Secretary, Telecom and the CMD BSNL, regarding the steps to be taken by the government, before merger of MTNL with BSNL..

The Joint Forum of the Non-Executive Unions and Associations of BSNL, have written letter to the Secretary Telecom and the CMD BSNL, regarding the proposed merger of MTNL with BSNL. MTNL is listed in the share market. Hence, the Joint Forum has demanded that, MTNL should be delisted first before merging it with BSNL. The Joint Forum has also demanded that, the financial liability of MTNL, which comes to around Rs.30,000 crore, should be taken over by the government and that BSNL should not be compelled to take over that liability. The Joint Forum has pointed out that, the networks of MTNL in Delhi and Mumbai, are in a bad shape. Hence, the money needs to be spent by BSNL, for the restoration of the networks of MTNL, should be given by the government.