The Foundation Day of our great Organisation, BSNLEU, shall be observed tomorrow the 22.03.2022. In this connection, the CHQ has already given call to hoist our Union Flag in all places and also to organise gate meetings. Hoisting of the Union Flag will mark the Foundation  Day of BSNLEU and also will highlight the holding of the 10th All India Conference, being held at Guwahati, from 02nd to 04th April, 2022. Organising the gate meetings will be to explain the demands of the General Strike, to be held on 28th & 29th March, 2022 and for mobilising  the employees for the success of the General Strike. All the circle and district secretaries are requested to take best efforts to organise tomorrow’s programmes successfully. Photos and reports may be e-mailed on bsnleuchq@gmail.com.

The CHQ has already given call to hoist our Union Flag and to organise Gate Meetings on 22.03.2022, to mark the holding of the 10th All India Conference of BSNLEU at Guwahati from 2nd to 4th April, 2022 and also to observe the Foundation Day of our great organisation, BSNLEU.  The Gate Meetings should be organised for mobilising the employees for the General Strike, to be held on 28th & 29th March, 2022. All the circle and district unions are requested to organise this programme successfully.

The 2 day exuberant circle conference of BSNLEU, Tamil Nadu circle, started yesterday the 18.03.2022, at Tenkasi, in Tirunelveli district. 202 delegates and observers are attending this conference. The National flag and the Union flag were hoisted amidst slogans. Com.Soosai, DS, Tirunelveli and Com. Babu Radhakrishnan, CS, welcomed. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, delivered the inaugural address. Com.P.Sampath, president, TNUEF and Com. Swaminathan, AIIEA, also addressed. All the three leaders bitterly criticised Modi government’s economic policies and appealed to the delegates to make the General Strike successful. After the inaugural session, the open session, as well as felicitation to the office bearers who have retired from service, including Com.S.Chellappa, AGS, and Com.P.Indira,Convenor,BSNLWWCC, took place. This session was addressed by Com.P. Abhimanyu, GS, Com.P.Sampath, president, TNUEF, Com. Swaminathan, AIIEA, Shri Muralidharan, CGM, Tamil Nadu, Shri Piji Pratap, GM, Tirunelveli, Com. Natarajan, CS, NFTE, Com.Valanarasu, CS, SNEA, Com.Saravanakumar, CP, AIGETOA, Com.Tamil Maran, VP, AIBSNLEA, Com.N. Kuppusamy, CS, AIBDPA, Com.Jayabalan, CS, FNTO, Com.Raveendran, CS, TEPU, etc., addressed. All the leaders greatly appreciated the contributions of Com.S. Chellappa, AGS & CP, Tamil Nadu, Com.P.Indira, Convenor, BSNLWWCC and other circle office bearers who retired. 

The 9^th Circle Conference of BSNLEU, Tamil Nadu circle is being held at Tenkasi, tomorrow and day after tomorrow. In this connection, a press meet was held at Tenkasi today. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, addressed the media persons and explained about  the hurdles being created by the Modi government, in BSNL’s 4G launching and also about the handing over of BSNL’s mobile towers and optic fibre to the private. The General Secretary informed the media that BSNL employees would fully participate in the two day General Strike being held on 28^th & 29^th March, 2022. 

The BSNL Casual Contract Workers Federation, West Bengal circle and Kolkata circle organised a March to the Deputy Labour Commissioner’s Office, yesterday the 16.03.2022 at Kolkata. Immediate payment of the wage arrears pending for the past 16 to 18 months, re-engagement of the retrenched contract workers and many other demands were raised. Many leaders, including Com.Animesh Mitra, Secretary General, BSNLCCWF, addressed the gathering at the Deputy CLC’s office.

The 10^th Circle Conference of BSNLEU, Kerala circle, started jubilantly at Kollam, yesterday the 15.03.2022. 227 delegates participated in this conference enthusiastically. The Conference started with Com.P.Manoharan, circle president, hoisting of Union flag, amidst thundering slogans. Thereafter, the inaugural session of the Conference was held. Com.Prasanna Ernest, Hon’ble Chairperson of the Kollam Municipal Corporation, presided over. Com.K. Chandran Pillai, a veteran trade union leader, a former MP and Secretary, CITU, delivered the inaugural address. Shri C.V. Vinod, ITS, CGMT Kerala, Com.P. Rajendran, former MP, Com.V.A.N. Namboodiri, former General Secretary, BSNLEU, Com. C. Chandran Pillai, former Secretary General, Confederation & NFPE, Com.K.G. Jayaraj, GS, AIBDPA, Com.K. Mohanan, former Circle Secretary and Com.N. Guruprasad, CS, AIBDPA, addressed the inaugural session. Thereafter, the delegate session of the Conference started. Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, addressed the delegates session today morning and spoke at length about all the important issues related to BSNL and the Non-Executives. He hit hard at the pro-corporate economic policies of the Modi government, National Monetisation Pipeline and called on the employees to make the two day General strike a total success in Kerala circle.  After the deliberations of the delegates, the General Secretary replied to some the All India level issues raised. Com.Santosh Kumar, circle secretary, summed up the discussions. Election of office bearers is held unanimously.

The inspiring 8th Circle Conference of BSNLEU, Chennai Telephones circle, started today. The conference started with the hoisting of National Flag and the Union Flag. Around 250 comrades, including a good number of women comrades, enthusiastically participated in the open session of the Conference, presided over by Com.Shankar. Com.Sridhara Subramanian, CS, Chennai Telephones, welcomed everyone. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, delivered the inaugural address of the Conference. He explained about the present financial condition of BSNL, the status of 4G launching, National Monetisation Pipeline and the efforts being taken by the Modi government to demolish the entire public sector of the country. Further, he explained about the demands of the two day General Strike, to be held on 28th & 29th March, 2022 and called on the employees to massively participate in the strike. The Conference was also addressed by Shri Sanjeevi, CGM, Chennai Telephones Circle, Com.S. Chellappa, AGS, Com.Babu Radhakrishnan, Circle Secretary, Tamil Nadu, Com. Lingamurthy, Dy.GS, FNTO and other fraternal leaders. After the open session, the circle secretary presented the report on activities and the audited accounts were presented by the Treasurer. Thereafter, deliberations by the delegates started and it’s going on.

The All India Conference of the AIGETOA is being held at Bhopal. The open session of this Conference was held yesterday the 13.03.2022. On behalf of BSNLEU, Com.Prakash Sharma, AGS, greeted the Conference. Shri P.K. Purwar, CMD BSNL, addressed this Conference and has stated that BSNL’s 4G service would be launched in August, 2022. BSNLEU wishes this Conference all success.