The District Conference of Kottayam in Kerala was held successfully at Tarapada hall, Kottayam on 16th September, 2014. Com. N. S. S. Nair, District Vice President presided and Com. P. R. Mohanan, Asst. Circle Secretary welcomed the gathering. The conference was formally inaugurated by Com. K. Suresh Kurup, MLA. Com. P. V. Chandrasekharan, delivering the key note address,explained in detail all the issues confronting the pensioners in general and BSNL DOT Pensioners,particularly. Com. Thomas Pothen, State Vice President, CGPA, Com. V. Karthikeyan, District Secretary, BSNLEU and Com. A. B. Lalkumar, District Secretary, Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and workers addressed the conference.

Office bearers with Com. M. K. Jacob (President) Com. K. P. Pankajakshan (Secretary) and Com. P. N. Sukumaran (Treasurer) were elected unanimously.

The conference was concluded with vote of thanks by Com. K. P. Pankajakshan.

Com. K. G. Jayaraj, General Secretary and Com. S. C. Bhattacharjee, All India Treasurer, BSNLEU have met Shri. Vivek Ashish, Under Secretary in the Department of Expenditure on today, the 19th September and discussed the issue of 78.2% IDA merger to BSNL Pensioners. He has stated that the matter is being considered favourably and may be cleared without much delay. The representatives wanted to meet the Joint Secretary and Director (Adm), with whom the file is pending for final clearance, but they were not available in the office,the former on leave and the later on training.

The file is pending with the Department of Expenditure for the last two months and every time the officers are telling the same thing and therefore let us make the Sanchar Bhawan March a big success.

SHRI.R. C. BHATTACHARJEE, ELDER BROTHER OF COM. S. C. BHATTACHARJEE, ALL INDIA TREASURER AND CHHATTISGARGH CIRCLE SECRETARY,BSNLEU HAS EXPIRED TODAY AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS AT A RAIPUR HOSPITAL. HE WAS 71 AND SURVIVED BY WIFE AND CHILDREN. COM.S.C.BHATTACHARJEE WHO IS AT CHQ IS FLYING BACK TO RAIPUR.

AIBDPA MOURNS THE SAD DEMISE AND CONVEY HEARTY CONDOLENCES TO COM.S.C.BHATTACHARJEE AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS.

19Tth September, 2014 is being observed as the “Martyrs Day” by all the Central Government Employees organisations as well as the Pensioners Associations to commemorate the heroic sacrifices of the striking workers of 1968 one day strike. The strike called by the Joint Action Committee of Central Government Employees organisations,demanding mainly, need based minimum wage was crushed brutally by the then Indira Gandhi government,killing 13 comrades and victimising thousands of workers and leaders. But the government could not weaken the movement and on the contrary it was grown with more vigour and capacity to launch stronger struggles thereafter.

Let us pay rich tribute to the martyrs and pledge to strenghthen the organisation to meet any onslaught of the ruling class. 

Com. K. G. Jayaraj, General Secretary has joined CHQ on 18th September,2014 and he will be available in New Delhi upto 4th October, 2014.

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The Massive Convention of Central Trade Unions held at the Constitution Club hall, New Delhi on 15th September, 2014 has given a clarion call for observance of National Protest Day on 05-12-2014 against the anti worker and anti-people policies of the central government. In addition to 11 Central trade unions independent federations from central & state ,bank, insurance, telecom and other PSUs also participated in the convention. The presidium was constituted with all Presidents of the Central Trade Unions, including Com. A. K. Padmanabhan, President, CITU.

The convention was addressed by all the General Secretaries of the Central Trade Unions, viz, Com. Brajesh Upadhay (BMS), Com. Sanjeeva Reddy (INTUC President), Com. Gurudas Dasgupta (AITUC), Com. Harbhajansingh Sandhu (HMS), Com. Tapan Sen (CITU), Sankar Sahay (AIUTUC), Com. Swapan Mukharjee (AICCTU), S. P. Tiwari (TUCC), Monalisha (SEVA), Com. M. Shanmugam (LPF) and Com. Abani Roy UTUC).  

Joint State level conventions will be held during September/October, 2014 and massive protest rallies at state capitals will be held as part of the Protest Day on 5th December, 2014.

AIBDPA fully endorses the above program and calls upon all its units to participate enmassse.

Retrenchment of 140 casual/contract workers arbitrarily by General Manager, Vellore in Tamil Nadu has compelled the BSNLCCWF to launch a 48 hrs FAST in front of the CGMT Office, Tamil Nadu on 15th September, 2014. About 1000 casual contract workers are participating in the fast. The issue was taken up with the CMD,BSNL also by Com. V. A. N. Namboodiri, President, BSNL CCWF but of no avail. AIBDPA & BSNLEU are extending full solidarity to the agitating BSNL contract workers.

The district level convention of Coochbehar District Branch in West Bengal was held on 14-09-2014. Com. Sunil Kumar Biswas, District President presided over the convention. Com. S. C. Pathak, District Secretary,while welcoming, narrated the circumstances under which the convention is being held. Com. R. K. Yadhav, Asst. Circle Secretary was the main speaker and spoke on the 29 point charter of demands put forward by AIBDPA and he appealed to make the Sanchar Bhawan March on 20th November a grand success by maximum participation of the pensioners. 

The Krishnagar District Branch organized an impressive convension with good participation of pensioners on 13th September, 2014. Com. Santosh Kumar Biswas, District Vice President was in the chair. Com. Asoke Banerjee, District Secretary welcomed all the participants. Com. Pijush Chakraborty, Asst. Circle Secretary delivered the keynote address, explaining in detail the latest developments and the decision for the Sanchar Bhawan March on 20th November. Com. Parimal Sarkar, District President, BSNLEU, Com. Prabir Banerjee, District Secretary, BSNLEU and Com. Sushit Chaki, District Secretary, CGPA  also spoke.