More than five thousand BSNL workers, Contract Workers and BSNL Pensioners marched to Parliament today, 15th November 2010 protesting against disinvestment, retrenchment of  one lakh workers through VRS, sharing of BSNL cables& towers with private companies etc and also demanding honouring of financial commitments made by the Government at the time of corporatisation, immediate procurement of adequate mobile lines, settlement of absorption of ITS officers, granting 78.2% IDA fixation, revision of pension for pre-01-01-2007BSNL retirees etc. The march which started from Bharat Sanchar Bhawan went through the main routes like Janpath and was stopped at Parliament Street by the police authorities, where the rally was held. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Convener, JAC welcomed all and mentioned about the main demands. Com. Basudev Acharya, M.P., and leader of  CPI(M) , Lok Sabha, inaugurated the march and assured all support to the demands of the BSNL Workers. He also assured to take up these issues in the Parliament. General Secretaries of the unions, Coms. P.Abhimanyu(BSNLEU), Chandeswar Singh (NFTE), Vallinayagam (FNTO), G.L.Jogi (SNEA), Prahlad Rai (AIBSNLEA), K.G.Jayaraj (AIBDPA), Tapas Ghosh (BSNL C&CWF), V.Subburaman(TEPU) Sureshkumar (BSNLMS) and others spoke.

The Memorandum to the Prime Minister was presented by the leaders going to PMO.

The Parliament March and the rally was a show of strength of the BSNL Workers and their determination for struggle till the demands are met.