India is celebrating its 74th Independence Day on 15th August, 2020 amidst many challenges. This time, apart from other things, Covid-19 pandemic is being hit the country very dangerously. The poor people and the workers are the worst affected; 13 crore workers have lost their jobs. No financial help has been granted to these workers , particularly the migrated workers even though a Rs.20 lack package was declared by the central government . Labour laws are being suspended and amended to suit the intersts of the employers.

Public Sector Enterprises in the country is contributing much to the Indian Economy which is facing big attack from the central government. BSNL  is no exception, the revival package declared for BSNL and MTNL , as per the decision of central cabinet on 23-10-2019 still remains in paper only . Of course they have retrenched 78,569 BSNL employees in the name of VRS, one of the components of the revival package. The tender floated by BSNL for the 4G services had to be cancelled on the intervention of the goverment. BSNL employees and pensioners are denied wage revision and pension revision due from 01-01-2017. Medical reimbursement and medical allowance is not being paid to BSNL pensioners for the last two years, putting the aged and ailing pensioners to utter distress.

The unity and integrity of the country is under great threat due the continued attacks on the secular fabric of the country. The divisive communal agenda of the sangh parivar is being implemented with active patronage and support of the government.

So let us pledge on the occasion of the 74th Independence Day to continue the fight to protect the freedom of the country ensuring unity, democracy, integrity and secularism which is the integral part of the Indian Constitution..

Let us also continue our fight for the revival of BSNL, wage revision, pension revision , immediate payment of pending medical bills and allowance and other imporatnt issues.