The
Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting of AIBDPA started through an impressive
Inaugural cum Open Session held at Telecom Institute Hall, CTO, Kolkata on 18th
August’11. Apart from CEC Members and leaders of AIBDPA and sister
organizations, more than five hundred BSNL & DoT Pensioners attended the
Open Session. Com. A.K. Bhattacharjee, President, AIBDPA conducted the
proceedings.
In the
beginning, all leaders and members assembled outside the auditorium and Red
Flag of the Association has been hoisted by Com. A.K. Bhattacherjee. Leaders
placed floral tributes at the specially erected Martyrs’ Column amidst
thunderous slogans. Thereafter BSNLEU comrades of Bengal
presented some mass songs.
Veteran
Leader of the P&T and CGE employees’ movement as well as Chairman of the
Reception Committee, Com. Sisir Bhattacharjee delivered his welcome speech.
Com.
Sukomal Sen, Senior Vice-President of AISGEF inaugurated the CEC Meeting with
his elaborate and educative speech. He explained in details the attack on the
working class as well as pensioners all over the world by the forces of
neo-liberal globalization and the heroic resistance struggles against it. He
highlighted the need to intensify nationwide struggles to defeat the
anti-worker anti-pensioner PFRDA Bill pending in the Parliament. Com. Sen
strongly condemned the growing violent attack unleashed by the present West
Bengal State Govt. led by Ms. Mamata Banerjee against Left Front workers, Trade
Unions, small peasants, agricultural workers, students, women and democratic
people and called for full support from all parts of the country to defeat the
attack on democracy.
The
meeting was addressed by Com. V.A.N. Namboodiri (Advisor, AIBDPA), Com. K.G.
Jayaraj (General Secretary, AIBDPA), Com. R.L. Bhattacharjee (President,
NCCPA), Com. Shibshankar Roy (Jt. Convenor, 12 July Committee) and Com. Saibal
Sengupta (AGS/ BSNLEU). All the leaders in their speeches highlighted the
present critical national situation and stressed the need to build up united movement
to resist the onslaught. They also discussed in details the issues related to
pensioners as also saving BSNL. Com. A.K. Bhattacharjee, President extended
thanks to all. The large audience listened the speeches with rapt attention.
After the
Open Session, the CEC meeting started with Com. A.K. Bhattacharjee on the
chair. Com. K.G. Jayaraj, General Secretary, placed the Report on Activities
during the interim period and the accounts of the association. CEC Members has
started discussion, which will continue on 19 August’11.

Leaders on the dais (sitting from left to right): Com. R.L.
Bhattacharjee, Com. Sukomal Sen, Com. V.A.N. Namboodiri, Com. A.K. Bhattacharjee,
Com. Sisir Bhattacharjee, Com. K.G. Jayaraj. Sitting behind: Com. Saibal Sengupta.
Standing (L to R): Com. Susanta Ghosh, Com. Mihir Dasgupta, Com. Animesh Mitra.

A section of the audience

Com. Sisir Bhattacharjee delivering welcome
address

Com. Sukomal Sen delivering inaugural speech

Com. V.A.N. Namboodiri delivering speech

Com. K.G. Jayaraj speaking