On the occasion of two Circle Conferences of Calcutta Telephones Circle and West Bengal Telecom Circle, the Joint Open Session was held on 27th November 2012 at the Kolkata CTO Conference Hall. Due to massive and enthusiastic participation of large number of pensioners, the hall was not only full, but many comrades were standing outside. Except a few leaders of BSNLEU etc. all others were the DOT-BSNL retirees. A good number of women pensioners were also present.

The meeting was presided over by Comrades Ananta Kr. Bhattacharjee and P.Roy, President of Kolkata and Vice-President of W.Bengal Circle Unions of AIBDPA. Comrades V.A.N.Namboodiri, President BSNLEU & Advisor AIBDPA, .K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary,AIBDPA, S.S.Ray, Jt. Convenor, 12 July Committee (WB), Animesh Mitra, Dy. GS & Circle Secretary, BSNLEU (W.B.Circle), Saibal Sen Gupta, AGS & Circle Secretary, BSNLEU (Kolkata), Supriya Mitra, Circle Secretary, AIBDPA (Kolkata), Sushanta Ghosh, Circle Secretary, AIBDPA (W.B.Circle), Prasun Mukhopadhyaya (Cicle Secretary, AIBSNLEA) and other leaders addressed and greeted the Open Session. Speakers called for strengthening the organisation to protect the rights of the pensioners and employees. They stressed the need to defeat the anti-people, anti-worker, anti-pensioner policies of the government. Pensioners were called to play their due role in making the ensuing two-day nationwide strike called by all Central Trade Unions and Federations on 20-21 February 2013, a grand success. Shri S. Maity, CGM, Kolkata Telephones also greeted the conference. He congratulated AIBDPA for its growth and activities.

The Circle Conference of West Bengal Telecom Circle has also started on the same day and continued on 28th November.