The decision of Empowered Group of Ministers to levy Rs.10890 cr from BSNL and MTNL towards additional spectrum charges is the part of the game plan of the central govt to dismantle these PSUs for the sake of private telecom companies.AIBDPA strongly protests and demands to waive the additional charges.
Sonia Gandhi,Congress President and Chairperson of UPA is the 4th richest person in the world according to Bssiness Insider,an American journal. Her son in law Robert Vadras assets is repoted to have increased by 600 times in the last five years.Arvind Kejriwals revelations in this regard point to misuse of political influence.
The 2nd Circle Conference of AIBDPA,Tamil Nadu is sheduled to be held on 14th October 2012 at the historical city ERODE.Coms.V A N Namboodiri,President BSNLEU and Advisor AIBDPA, K G Jayaraj,General Secretary,S.Chellappa,Circle Secretary BSNLEU etc will participate.
President Hugo Chavez has been reelected a record 4th consecutive time in Venezula securing 55% of votes in the election to the President.With this he can continue in power upto 2019 and proceed with his anti- imperialist policies and more welfare measures for the common people.
The call of AIBDPA CHQ to observe Protest Day on 8th October has been successfully implemented through out the country.Com.K.G.Jayaraj,General Secretary addressed a well attended rally organised by the Alappuzha District Unit at the GMT office, Alappuzha.Com.N.Guruprasad, District Secretary welcomed. BSNLEU also joined in most of the places.
Central Cabinet on Thursday have decided to allow FDI in pension sector also and to raise the FDI cap in insrance sector to 49% from the present 26%.It is dangerous and damaging to gamble with the pension fund.AIBDPA strongly condemn the decision and calls upon all its units to conduct protest demonstration on Monday,8th October 2012.
The oil companies have hiked the price of LPG upto Rs.127 per cylinder on Monday for the non subsidised cooking gas and the total price will go upto Rs.942.The companies have also stated that the prices are subjected to revision on a monthly basis.The govt on Sep 14 has imposed a cap of six cylinders to each house hold in a calender year.
One of the most influential Marxist historians of the contemporary age,Eric J Hobsbawn breathed his last on 1st October 2012 in Hampstead in England.He was 95 and is respected world over as the great and encyclopaedic scholar in humanities and social sciences.