Wage Revision issue and NFTE’s mischievous propaganda – BSNLEU throws an open challenge.

NFTE leaders are making a mischievous propaganda in many places stating that, the government came forward to settle Wage Revision with 5% fitment, but it was rejected by Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, BSNLEU. They also propagate that, Wage Revision issue is not settled only because of Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, BSNLEU. The following are the facts regarding the Wage Revision issue.

On 31.01.2019, the then Additional Secretary of DoT, Shri Anshu Prakash, told the AUAB leaders that he was willing to settle Wage Revision with 5 % fitment. This proposal was accepted by all the 9 General Secretaries of AUAB, including Com.P.Abhimanyu. However, on the next day itself, Shri Anshu Prakash, withdrew his proposal for 5% fitment, stating that, no one in the DoT was agreeing for settling Wage Revision with 5% fitment. 

Again, in the backdrop of the 3 day strike called on by the AUAB, Shri Anupam Shrivastava, the then CMD BSNL, informed the AUAB leaders on 13.02.2019 that, the Minister was willing to settle Wage Revision with 0% fitment immediately and that the Minister would settle for 5% fitment later on. This proposal was also accepted by all the General Secretaries of the AUAB. At the same time, the AUAB only demanded that the Minister’s assurance should be given in writing. However, the DoT refused to give anything in writing. Hence, all the General Secretaries of the AUAB unanimously decided to go on the 3 day strike, held on 18th, 19th & 20thFebruary, 2019. 

The above are the two occasions, when proposals were made by the government regarding Wage Revision. In both the occasions, all the General Secretaries of the AUAB have taken unanimous decisions. There was absolutely no difference of opinion among the General Secretaries of the AUAB. Hence, BSNLEU throws an open challenge to the leaders of NFTE to openly announce, when the government proposed to settle Wage Revision with 5% fitment and that Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, BSNLEU, rejected it. Will the NFTE leaders reply?