In the Formal Meeting with the Director (HR) held yesterday the 10.05.2023, BSNLEU strongly raised the point that many cases recommended by the CGMs for Career Progression of the Sports Personnel, based on the policy issued in 2008 were not settled. It was also pointed out that, without settling the pending cases, the Management has issued a Compendium, without consulting the Recognised Unions. BSNLEU strongly demanded that all the old cases, recommended by the CGMs, based on the Policy issued in 2008, should be considered. This was agreed by the Director (HR). In accordance with this decision, the Admn. Branch of the Corporate Office, has issued letter to all the CGMs, calling to submit the old cases sent to the Corporate Office up to December, 2022. The CHQ requests all the circle secretaries to immediately send the old cases, recommended by the CGMs to the CHQ on the WhatsApp of the General Secretary or e-mail on bsnleuchq@gmail.com.

The Management has drastically increased the qualifying marks for the JE training class. Earlier, the qualifying marks were 35% for OC; 30% for OBC and 20% SC/ST. All of a sudden the qualifying mark has been increased and fixed as 50% for all categories. This is a very big injustice to the JE training candidates. BSNLEU immediately already wrote a detailed letter to the CMD BSNL against this arbitrary increase in the training class qualifying marks and demanded restoration of the old qualifying marks. Yesterday, Com.Animesh Mitra, President and Com.P. Abhimanyu, GS, discussed this issue with Shri P.K. Purwar, CMD BSNL and demanded restoration of the old qualifying marks. The CMD BSNL heard our views and assured to do the needful.

BSNLEU had sought a Formal Meeting with the Director (HR), for which agenda items are already submitted. The meeting was postponed due to the cataract surgery of Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS. This meeting is being held at 03:00 pm tomorrow the 10.05.2023.

The Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions, consisting of all the Central Trade Unions except BMS, has extended it’s whole heart support to the young women wrestlers who are fighting against sexual exploitation of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). In a statement issued yesterday the 08th May, 2023, the Central Trade Unions have demanded the immediate arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and also conducting of a thorough investigation on the allegations. The press statement issued by the Central Trade Unions is enclosed herewith. It is noteworthy that, BSNLEU had already conducted countrywide demonstrations on 27.01.2023, extending support to the young women wrestlers fighting against sexual exploitation and demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Chairman of the WFI.

All are aware that, BSNLEU has given call for organising demonstrations, to protest against the curtailment of the facility of “Immunity from Transfers”. Under this circumstance, Com.Animesh Mitra, President and com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, met Shri P.K. Purwar, CMD BSNL, today and had a detailed discussion on this issue. During the discussion, the CMD BSNL assured to look into the issue and to take appropriate decision. In view of this, the All India Centre has decided to postpone the demonstrations to be organised on 11.05.2023.