After winning in the Membership Verification for the record 7th time in a row, the BSNLEU started it's two day CEC meeting in the ALTTC, at Ghaziabad. Com. P.Asokababu, CS, AP circle and one of the senior most leaders of the movement, hoisted the Union's Red Flag, amidst thundering slogans. Thereafter, the CEC meeting started. Com. Animesh Mitra, President, is presiding over the meeting. Com. Upendar Singh Teotia, CS, UP(West) circle, welcomed everyone on behalf of the Reception Committee. Com.P.Abhimanyu,GS, welcomed all the CEC members, on behalf of the CHQ. Com.A.K.Padmanabhan, Vice-President, CITU, delivered the welcome address. The meeting will be discussing about the ways and means to lift BSNL out from the financial crisis, joining the working class to fight against the measures being taken by the government, to destroy the Public Sector, etc. will be discussed prominently in the meeting.

By enacting the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) the ruling BJP has made an assault on the secular character of our Constitution. Why the CAA is enacted? After enacting the CAA, in which direction the government will proceed and what is it’s ultimate goal? Today’s meeting of the Union Cabinet has decided to create the NPR (National Population Register). The next step is creating NRC (National Register of Citizens). All these steps are nothing but to implement the agenda of the RSS to create the “Hindu Rashtra”. This article for the Tele-crusader January, 2020 explains.

Telangana Circle has distributed  food materials worth Rs.1,87,000/- to 132 casual & contract workers so far, working in Hyderabad, Sangareddy, Adilabad, Khammam, Mehaboobnagar, Nizamabad and Nalgonda districts. Food materials were distributed today in Nizamabad and Nalgonda districts today, as per the following details :-

Nizamabad : Food materials worth Rs.1500- were distributed to each of the 15 contract workers working in Nizamabad SSA. Com.E.V.L.Narayana District Secretary,  Com.Rambabu District President and many other leaders participated in this programme. 

Nalgonda: Food materials worth Rs.1500- were distributed to each of the 11 contract workers working in Nalgonda SSA. Com.T.Veera Reddy, CITU, Telangana state secretary, Com.B.Paripurnachry, District Secretary, BSNLEU and other district leaders  participated in this programme.

BSNL is in a deep financial crisis. It is even unable to pay salary / medical facilities to employees. At this juncture austerity measures need to be strictly implemented. However, often we are coming across news of extravagance, being indulged in by the top officers. Now, we have come across a complaint, written to the CVC (Chief Vigilance Commissioner), on the extravagance of the CVO (Chief Vigilance Officer) BSNL, as given hereunder:-

A special CBI court in Ahmedabad has convicted a former senior BSNL official for possession of disproportionate assets (DA) and sentenced him three-year imprisonment besides slapping a fine of Rs 27 lakh. Kiran Premchand Patel, former assistant general manager, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), in Gujarat's Bhavnagar has been convicted for DA to the tune of 29.84 lakh, which was 148 per cent of his income during the check period of January 1997 to January 2004, CBI officials said here today.

The Ernakulam Convention of the Central Public Sector Trade Unions held on 08-04-2018, has drawn the road-map for struggles against privatisation and on the wage revision issue. Following are the views of the Convention.

After getting the clearance of the DPE,  the DoT has to prepare the Cabinet Note, for getting the Cabinet's approval, for the Wage Revision of BSNL employees. This issue was discussed by BSNLEU, with the DoT, on 31-05-2018. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, Com.Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS and Com. Animesh Mitra, Vice-President (CHQ) met Shri Pawan Gupta, Director (PSU-1) and enquired about the status of the Wage Revision. The Director (PSU-1) replied that the DoT is working on the preparation of the Cabinet Note. The Union requested the Director (PSU-1) to expedite the same.

BSNLEU is mobilising around 3,500 comrades from various circles, for the Mazdoor Kisan Sangarsh Rally, to be organised at New Delhi on 05^th September, 2018. Quota has already been allotted to various circles, vide CHQ circular no.12 date 31.05.2018. CHQ is also arranging accommodation for the comrades coming from far away circles. Due to non-availability of accommodation, CHQ has been able to book accommodation only for 840 comrades. CHQ has already requested the circle secretaries to inform about the number of comrades coming from their respective circles, to participate in the rally. But, only very few circle secretaries have so far given the figure. CHQ wishes to inform that the accommodation would be provided on the basis of “first-come, first-served” basis. The figures so far given by various circle secretaries are as follows:-

Tamil Nadu               - 300

Madhya Pradesh      - 194

Kerala                        -  65

West Bengal             -  55

Kolkata Telephones – 50

The AUAB had called upon the unions and associations to organise press meets throughout the country yesterday the 29-10-2018, to explain about the non-implementation of the assurances given by the Hon'ble Minister of State for Communications. The AUAB had also circulated a press release, to be issued to the media, exposing the road-blocks being created by the DoT, in the settlement of wage revision and other issues. As per this call, press meets are organised in many parts of the country. CHQ heartily congratulates the circle and district unions which have taken efforts to organise the press meets. Here are some of the views of the press meets.

The Martyrdom Day of freedom fighters, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Raj Guru, falls on 23^rd March. It was on this day in 1931, that these three heroes were hanged by British imperialists. BSNLEU is observing this day every year. CHQ calls on the Circle and District unions to observe this day in a befitting manner.

The Combined Extended Circle Executive Committee meeting of West Bengal, Kolkata and Telecom Factory, Kolkata circles was held in the CTO Building auditorium at Kolkata yesterday the 11.08.2019. The meeting was presided over by a presidium consisting of Com.Banani Chattopadyay, Com.Prabhir Dutta and Com.Sekhar Bhattacharjee. It was heartening to note that even on a Sunday, the branch secretaries have come from the length and the breadth of West Bengal circle, in addition to the functionaries of Kolkata and Telecom Factory circles. The meeting was addressed by Com.P.Abhimanyu,GS, Com.Animesh Mitra, President & CS, West Bengal, Com.Sisir Roy, Organising Secretary (CHQ) & CS, Kolkata and Com.Om Prakash Singh, CS, Telecom Factory (Kolkata). In his detailed address, Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, explained with facts and figures, how BSNL had come out of the onslaughts of the governments in the past and asserted with confidence that it would come out victorious from the present crisis also, with the united struggles of the employees, as well as support of the people.

BSNLEU की सीईसी की ग़ाज़ियाबाद में उत्साहपूर्ण शुरुआत...
मेम्बरशिप वेरिफिकेशन में लगातार 7वीं बार रिकॉर्ड जीत दर्ज करने के बाद, BSNLEU की दो दिवसीय सीईसी की  आज ALTTC, ग़ाज़ियाबाद में शुरुआत हुई। गगनभेदी नारों के बीच आंध्र प्रदेश के सीएस और ट्रेड यूनियन आंदोलन के वरिष्ठतम कॉमरेड पी.असोका बाबू ने यूनियन का लाल झंडा फहराया। इसके पश्चात सीईसी मीटिंग प्रारंभ हुई। मीटिंग की अध्यक्षता कॉम अनिमेष मित्रा कर रहे हैं। स्वागत समिति की ओरसे कॉम उपेन्द्र सिंह तेवतिया, सीएस, (यूपी-वेस्ट) ने सभी का स्वागत किया। CHQ की ओर से कॉम पी. अभिमन्यु, जीएस ने सभी सीईसी मेंबर्स का अभिनंदन किया। स्वागत उद्बोधन कॉम ए के पद्मनाभन, उपाध्यक्ष, सीटू ने दिया। मीटिंग में, BSNL को वर्तमान वित्तीय संकट से उबारने के लिए किए जा रहे उपायों पर चर्चा होगी और वर्किंग क्लास को साथ ले कर पब्लिक सेक्टर को खत्म करने के सरकार द्वारा किए जा रहे प्रयासों का विरोध करने हेतु प्रमुखता के साथ विचार विमर्श होगा।

The AUAB leaders of Kolkata met Prof. Pradip Bhattacharya, member of the Rajya Sabha, today and presented the memorandum. The AUAB leaders also explained to the MP about the road-blocks being created in the launching of BSNL’s 4G service and delay in the implementation of Revival Package. Shri Pradip Bhattacharya, MP, assured to make intervention.

In respect of the employees recruited before 01.10.2000, but whose actual appointment took place after 01.10.2000, GPF was implemented for the first few years, and subsequently they were switched over to the EPF. BSNLEU is strongly demanding that the arrears of employees contribution, of the EPF, during the period for which GPF was implemented, should be borne only by the Management, since it was the mistake committed by the Management. This issue was discussed in the 35^th meeting of the National Council, and direction was given by the Chairperson that, provision of the EPF Act should be followed in this respect. However, this is not implemented so far. This issue was discussed by com. P. Abhimanyu, GS, with shri P.D. Chiraniya, GM (CA) yesterday. The GS strongly demanded that as per the EPF Act, the employee contribution arrears should be borne by the Management only, and that the decision of the National Council should be implemented. The GM (CA) assured to do the needful.  

Com Swapan Chakraborty Dy GS and com Jhon Varghes, AGS met shri D.Chakraborty, PGM  (Pers.) and demanded that the restructuring  of Hindi Translators, both Junior Hindi Translators and Senior Hindi Translators  to provide  them promotional avenue to the post of  Rajbhasa Adhikari (AD-OL), which is pending with the BSNL management for a long time . It was demanded that the process should be completed with out further delay. The GM (Pers.) informed that proposal was sent to the DoT, for restructuring of the Rajbhasa Adhikari post, with creation of 175 intermediary post of Asstt Rajbhasa Adhikari in E-1 pay scale, so that Hindi Translators in Non- Executive posts can get promotion through LICE to E-1 scale.100% posts of Asstt. Rajbhasha Adhikari are to be filled up through LICE. The DoT has sent back the proposal to BSNL for certain queries and the EF cell in BSNL is processing the reply of those queries. He further assured that the proposal will be re-submitted to the DoT at the earliest to get it approved by the DoT.