

The 11th All India Conference of BSNLEU was held at Coimbatore on 22-23 July, 2025. Com A K Padmanabhan, Vice President, CITU inaugurated the conference with an educative and effective speech covering the important developments in the country and congratulated BSNLEU for joining the general Strike on 9th July, 2025. Com. Animesh Mitra, President presided. Com. P. Abhimanyu, General Secretary and ComP. R. Natarajan, Chairman, Reception Committee welcomed one and all.
Com. V. A. N. Namboodiri, founder General Secretary addressed and recalled the formation of BSNLEU and its advancement through struggle. He expressed gratification for the formation of AIBDPA and BSNLCCWF at the initiative of BSNLEU. Coms. A Soundarrajan, State President, CITU, Chandeswar Singh, General Secretary, NFTE BSNL, M S Adasul, General Secretary, SNEA(I), Nithya Gerald, Joint Secretary, AIGETOA, K. G. Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA and Vairamoni, Treasurer, SEWA addressed the inaugural session.
Com. K G Jayaraj, General Secretary in his address explained the adoption of the draconian Validation of Pension Rules as part IV of Finance Bill, 2025 and the dangerous provisions arrogating extraordinary powers to the government to deny the due benefits to the pensioners. He also explained the various agitations being held by Civil Pensioners Associations at the initiative of NCCPA demanding scrapping of the Act.
The conference elected the office bearers unanimously with the following important functionaries;
President; Com.M Vijayakumar (Kerala) General Secretary: Com. Animesh Mitra (West Bengal) Deputy General Secretary : Com.Ganesh Hinge (Maharashtra) Treasurer: Com.Irfan Pasha (Karnataka).
The outgoing General Secretary Com.P Abhimanu is elected Vice President.
