Three-Day Protest Dharna by BSNL employees at West Bengal CGMT Office.

A three-day protest dharna organised by the BSNL Coordination Committee, West Bengal Circle, was held from 19–21 January at the CGMT Office, Kolkata, with large participation of employees and pensioners. The programme was presided over by Com.Ashish Das, Com.Imran Khan and Com.Akhilesh Banerjee. Com.Sujay Sarkar, Convenor, explained the demands of the agitation. Speakers from BSNLEU, AIBDPA, CMU and district unions strongly criticised the government and BSNL management over wage and pension revision, retrenchment of SLA employees, non-payment of DA to contractual workers, and issues related to the Pension Validation Act. They also opposed the anti-worker labour codes and the National Monetisation Pipeline. The speakers called for unity against communal attacks on migrant workers and appealed for participation in the National Convention of Casual and Contractual Employees on 7 March in Delhi and the nationwide General Strike on 12 February 2026. On the final day, Com.Avas Roy Choudhury (CITU) addressed the gathering, highlighting the dangers of the labour codes and urging workers to join the general strike.