*Hundreds of Comrades from far off circles have already reached New Delhi to participate in the March to Sanchar Bhawan on 24-08-2022. Some of them, including Com. M B Chaniyara, Circle Secretary, Gujarat & CHQ Organising Secretary, reached on 22nd inst itself. However, most of the participants are scheduled to reach on today, the 23rd. Some others are to reach in the morning of 24th including Comrades from nearby circles.

CHQ has arranged accommodation for those who have given advance intimation. Generally, our comrades are satisfied with the arrangements made by CHQ. As already been informed, there may be shortcomings which may please be brought to our notice in a matured manner. Let us maintain utmost discipline until the program is concluded.

As per the revised schedule, the meeting in connection with the March to Sanchar Bhawan will be held at Eastern Court at 10AM on 24th August, 2022. Com. V A N Namboodiri will preside over the meeting. Com. A R Sindhu, National Secretary, CITU and General Secretary, All India Federation of Anganvadi Workers & Helpers will deliver the inaugural address.Coms. R N Parashar, Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers, P. Abhimanyu, General Secretary, BSNLEU, K K N Kutty, Secretary General NCCPA, K Raghavendran, General Secretary, AIPRPA and Animesh Mitra, Secretary General, BSNLCCWF etc will address.After the meeting, the rally will start and proceed until the police block. Memorandum on the issues will be submitted personally to the Hon’ble Minister of Communications, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications and CMD, BSNL.

A Press Conference was held today, the 23rd inst at the Press Club, New Delhi. Com. V A N Namboodiri, Advisor, Com. R S Chouhan, AGS and Com. D P S Shishodia, Circle Secretary, NTR, New Delhi participated and briefed the issues of the pensioners included in the six point chater of demands for the March to Sanchar Bhawan, to the media reporters, both print and visual.

Those who want to pay the CHQ quota may meet Com. K. Pankajavalli, Asst Treasurer, CHQ and get the receipts.

The three phased agitational programme on the six point charter of demands focusing Pension Revision and Denial of Medical benefits has evoked big response and enthusiasm among the telecom and BSNL pensioners throughout the country irrespective of union affiliation. The confidence and determination to fight against the continuing apathy to the genuine demands by the government and the BSNL management is very much visible in the pensioners and quite encouraging too. Now, CHQ is taking all out efforts to make the culminating programme, March to Sanchar Bhawan on 24-08-2022 memorable and a resounding success.

Arrangements are in final stage at New Delhi for the successful conduct of the Sanchar Bhawan March. Comrades from the far off circles have already started their onward journey to New Delhi and it is very much enthusuiastic that the participants are being given spectacular send off by the respective district branches, treating them as the warriors of the great struggle for the cause of the pensioners. Veteran Leader and our source of inspiration, Com. V A N Namboodiri has reached New Delhi on today, the 20th August and will supervise the preparations and guide us for the successful conduct of the Sanchar Bhawan March.

Com.Pijush Chakraborty, Circle Secretary inaugurated the district Conference of Telecom Stores, Kolkata on 16-08-2022 with an elaborate speech covering the important issues of the pensioners. After adoption of report and accounts, office bearers were elected unanimously. The important functionaries are Com. Didar Baksh (President) Dhiralal Karmokar (Secretary) and Tapan Kr Roy (Treasurer).

The country is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Independence in a befitting manner. Yes, we are really proud to be Indians. No doubt, the country has achieved much and progressed considerably in most of the sectors. We are indebted to the sacrifices of thousands of great warriors who fought against British imperialists for the independence of this great country. But we are also facing big challenges against secularism, unity in diversity and protection of national assets. It is also a disturbing fact that while there is steep increase in the number of billioniers ,the ineqality between the rich and poor is being widened alarmingly. BSNL, as in the case of other important Public Sector Enterprises, is all set to be sold out for a song. The workers and pensioners are aslo under severe attack. So, let us rededicate ourselves to continue our fight to protect this great country from the divisive forces and ensure a better life, particularly for the marginalised and downtrodden people.

A book on the historic 1946 P&T Strike written jointly by Coms. V A N Namboodiri, Advisor and P V Chandrasekharan, Patron was released by veteran trade union leader Com.K N Ravindranath by handing over the first copy to Com. C C Pillai, former Secretary General of NFPE and Confederation. The function in this regard was held at K G Bose Bhawan, Ernakulam on 13-08-2022. Com.N Guruprasad, Circle Secretary preseded over the impressive function. A host of leaders, including Coms. V Sreekumar, General Secretary, Confederation,Kerala, P K Muraleedharan, Convener, NFPE, M Vijayakumar, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, K Ravikuttan (CGPA) and C G Gopinath(AIPRPA) addressed. Com.P S Peethambaran, Convener, Organising Committee welcomed and Com.Premkumar (BSNLEU) proposed vote of thanks.

BSNL EMPLOYEES UNION has given a call to organise countrywide Black Badge wearaing Demonstration on 17-08-2022 against the treacherous stand of the government and BSNL management to retrench 35000 employees more in the name of another VRS. It is also against the move to treat the employees as slaves by asking them to work 12hrs per day or face action on 56(J).This a very serious situation and nothing short of the intention of the government to hand over BSNL to the corporates. It has to be resisted with all out efforts and strong struggles. Therefore all the AIBDPA units are requested to join the Protest Action called by BSNLEU on 17-08-2022 in large numbers so as to give a strong warning to the government and the BSNL management.

The statement issued by Com.P Abhimanyu, General Secretary in this regard is reproduced below;

BSNLEU calls on the employees to organise Day-long Black Badge wearing and Lunch Hour Demonstrations on 17-08-2022.*It is shocking to know that, the Government and the BSNL Management are taking serious steps to retrench another 35,000 employees through VRS. The Government and the Management are also trying to convert BSNL employees into slaves, with threatenings to dismiss under Rule 56(J) and making them to work up to 12 hours per day. Under these circumstances, the All India Centre of BSNLEU has decided to organise the following agitational programmes on *17-08-2022. **(1) Day-long Black Badge Wearing.**(2) Lunch Hour Demonstrations. *The CHQ of BSNLEU calls upon all the circle and district unions to organise the above two programmes successfully by mobilising the maximum number of employees, pensioners and contract workers. Let us send our strongest protest to the Government and the Management.Regards.*-P.Abhimanyu,GS.*

AIBDPA / CIRCULAR No. 6/2022

11th August, 2022

To
All CHQ Office bearers, Circle Secretaries, District Secretaries and Affiliates.

Dear Comrades,

CHQ is making all out efforts to make the Sanchar Bhawan March memorable in all aspects.

ACCOMMODATION :

Arrangements for accommodation to about 1100 comrades from far away circles are in final stage. It’s hoped to complete the process in a few days and intimation will be given to all the respective Circle Secretaries. Any queries in this regard may please be routed through the Circle Secretaries only. In case of any problem after reaching New Delhi the same may be brought to the notice of Com. R. Muraleedharan Nair, AGS at his mobile number 9447006262.

LET US MAKE IT COLOURFUL AND ATTRACTIVE.

As already been intimated, all the circles and districts should bring their banners and maximum flags for the Sanchar Bhawan March. CHQ will arrange sufficient numbers of placards.

REACH AT EASTERN COURT BY 0930 AM.

Circle Secretaries are requested to ensure that all the participants reach NTR office complex, near BSNL Corporate office in Janpath Road before 0930 AM on 24-08-2022. Those who come by metro has to get down at Janpath Station and come out through gate No 4. We will start the rally exactly at 10AM and the participants have to be behind the banner of their respective circles. It is certain that the police may prevent the March at Jantar Mantar where we will hold a meeting. Com. A R. Sindhu, National Secretary, CITU has consented to deliver the inaugural address. Coms. P Abhimanyu, General Secretary, BSNLEU, R N Parashar, Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, K K N Kutty, Secretary General, NCCPA, V A N Namboodiri, Advisor, AIBDPA, K Ragavendran, General Secretary, AIPRPA etc will address.

NEARBY CIRCLES HAVE TO INTIMATE EXACT NUMBERS OF PARTICIPANTS.

CHQ has already given the target of participants for each circle. We have got the figures of the far away circles. However, the number of participants from NTR, New Delhi, ALTTC Gaziabad, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and UP(E) are yet to be known. UP(W) Circle Secretary has agreed to participate 200 comrades. So other circles are also required to intimate the exact number of participants at the earliest.

MAINTAIN UTMOST DISCIPLINE.

We are all elders and aware of the importance of maintaining discipline. There may be short comings which have to deal with patience and maturity.

Comrades, we are all set to create a new milestone with the successful conduct of the Sanchar Bhawan March.

WE WILL FIGHT AND WE SHALL WIN.
RED SALUTE COMRADES.

With warm Greetings

K G Jayaraj
General Secretary.

It is unfair to hold the employees responsible for the problems being faced by BSNL – BSNLEU writes to Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister for Communications.

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Only the anti-BSNL and pro-private steps taken by the government is responsible for the downfall of BSNL. However, in the Heads of circle conference, held in the BSNL Corporate Office on 04.08.2022, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister of Communications, has held the employees responsible for the downfall BSNL. This has been widely reported in the media, which has sent a wrong message about BSNL employees. In view of this, BSNLEU has written a letter to the Hon’ble Minister of Communications, wherein the facts and figures have been explained.

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OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS.

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Dated: 10^th August, 2022.

Dear Comrades,

The Nation will celebrate the 75^th year of its independence on 15^th August, 2022   It was a long journey commenced from the day we attained freedom on 15^th August 1947.   In that journey, our country has created ever so many milestones in its progress from a primitive economy to one of the performing developing economies of the world. In retrospect many of us do feel that the country could have done better.  Strikingly it disappoints the large majority of the people that the great objective of creating an egalitarian society remained a mirage.  The trajectory of the development of the country in the past three decades especially clearly indicates that the concept of egalitarianism has been abandoned by its rulers   

On this day, it is our duty to rededicate ourselves to the cause of our Nation.  Besides the conventional practice of participating in the Independence Day celebration at institutional level, the Government and especially the Prime Minister has called upon us to make it an event at every home.  Pensioners are normally the senior most persons at every house and we must ensure that we take the initiative to hoist the flag at our house tops on 15^th August 2022 and explain to our young members the sacrifice rendered by the freedom fighters of the country.  But for their dedication and determination, perhaps we would not have been enjoying the freedom even today.  The role of the working class and the revolutionaries, which unfortunately did not get the requisite prominence in the recorded history of the freedom movement must get special mention on this occasion.  Our Constitution, the federal structure of our Nation, the democratic concept of governance were the product of deep deliberations and aspirations of those who were active in the freedom struggle.  The fact that those high ideals are on severe strain in the present-day governance of the country is to be brought home.  We must have no hesitation in stating that the concept of independence is not only freedom from alien colonial rule but embracing a governance procedure for the well- being of the entirety of the populace of the country without allowing room for any discrimination. 

Let us hoist the flag explaining the concept of an egalitarian society for that alone will keep the Nation free for ever.

With greetings,

Yours fraternally,

KKN. Kutty

Secretary General.