The Assam circle union of BSNLEU is conducting an inspiring Extended Circle Executive Committee meeting at Jorhat today. The Assam district union of BSNLEU has made excellent arrangements for this meeting. Important leaders of BSNLEU and AIBDPA are participating. Com.Bijoy Thakur, Circle President, delivered the presidential address. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, inaugurated this meeting. In his address, the General Secretary congratulated the Assam comrades for organising a successful strike on 16^th February. He explained in detail about the issues on which BSNLEU organised the strike. Further, he gave details regarding the ongoing Wage Revision talks and also about the status of BSNL’s 4G launching. The General Secretary gave an analysis as to how the big corporates are getting benefited from the government policies, while the working class facing miseries. The meeting is also addressed by Com.M.R. Das, All India President, AIBDPA, Com. Bijoy Deka, Circle Secretary, Com.Omkar Bhowmik, Organising Secretary (CHQ) and Com.S.N. Sarma, Circle Secretary, AIBDPA. In the post lunch session, the subjects committee started and deliberations are going on.

Com. Ramesh Chand Sharma is the former Organising Secretary (CHQ) of BSNLEU. He retired from service on superannuation on 29.04.2023. At the time of his retirement itself, Com. Ramesh Chand Sharma had announced a donation of Rs.51,000/- to the CHQ. Due to his illness, there was delay in handing over the amount to the CHQ. Today, Com. Ramesh Chand Sharma, together with Com.Vipin Soni, District Secretary, BSNLEU, Rewari, came to the CHQ and handed over the cheque for Rs.51,000/- to Com.P.Abhimanyu,  GS. The CHQ heartily thanks Com. Ramesh Chand Sharma for this big donation.

It is known to the employees that, the BSNL Management is carrying out monetisation of assets, for the financial revival of the Company. However, it has been brought to the notice of the CHQ that, in Mumbai city, the Management is forcefully evicting employees from the quarters / colonies where they are living in. Employees and retirees are already forcefully evicted from Santacruz Wireless Colony and Panch Bungalow, Andheri Colony, in Mumbai city. Now, the Management wants to evict the employees from JB Nagar, Andheri Colony, Mumbai. Such forceful evictions are causing extreme hardship to the employees and their families. BSNLEU has written letter to the CMD BSNL today, demanding not to forcefully evict employees from their quarters / colonies, for the purpose of monetisation of assets.

The Corporate Office has issued the minutes of the Wage Revision Committee meeting held on 05.03.2024. In the last meeting, BSNLEU had objected that, the Management is issuing the minutes without consulting the Unions. Hence, this time, the draft minutes of the meeting held on 05.03.2024 was given to the Unions. Yesterday, BSNLEU submitted it’s views on the draft minutes. Based on this, the Management has issued the final minutes. Copies of the final minutes as well as the views expressed by BSNLEU on the draft minutes are enclosed for the information of our comrades.

The CHQ has already informed that, a meeting of the Central Executive Committee of BSNLEU will be held online on 21.03.2024. Notification for this meeting has already been issued. The BSNL Corporate Office also has already given approval to the CGMs for the sanctioning of Special Casual Leave to the CEC members for attending the meeting. The meeting will start sharply at 10:00 am. All CHQ office bearers, as well as Circle Secretaries, are requested to attend this meeting without fail. The link for this online meeting will be sent on WhatsApp shortly.